Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:38:04 -0600 From: Tillman <tillman@seekingfire.com> To: FreeBSD-Sparc64 <sparc64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Serial boot console and kernel options (sio vs sab) Message-ID: <20030818213804.J29079@seekingfire.com> In-Reply-To: <20030818122911.A29079@seekingfire.com>; from tillman@seekingfire.com on Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:29:11PM -0600 References: <20030818122911.A29079@seekingfire.com>
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On Mon, Aug 18, 2003 at 12:29:11PM -0600, Tillman wrote: > I currently have a getty listening on COM1 to allow me to login to my > Ultra 5 over a null modem cable. I'd like to expand this so that I can > also access the boot process over the serial line (in addition to on the > normal keyboard/monitor). > > Following the relevant chapter in the handbook (section 17.6), I find > that they talk about the sio serial driver. I used the sab serial driver > ... and it doesn't seem to have a man page. Are the same kernel options > applicable to sab? For example, can I do something like this in my > kernel config file: <snip> Nevermind, Sparc-newbie mistake on my part. For the archives, folks interested in this should look at "setenv output-device" and "setenv input-device" in the Sparc forth BIOS. Or just pull the keyboard. Sigh. My apologies :-) -T -- Don't try to have the last word. You might get it. - Robert Heinlein
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