From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 11 12:24:31 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E77D16A4CE for ; Wed, 11 May 2005 12:24:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from rly19a.srv.mailcontrol.com (cluster-a.mailcontrol.com [80.69.8.190]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5921E43D55 for ; Wed, 11 May 2005 12:24:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from james.gallagher@misys.com) Received: from singex2.misys.com ([203.126.166.10])j4BCOLsj005077; Wed, 11 May 2005 13:24:22 +0100 Received: by singex2.misys.com with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Wed, 11 May 2005 20:22:06 +0800 Message-ID: From: "Gallagher, James" To: "'Peter Larkowski'" , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 20:21:59 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) X-Scanned-By: MailControl A-05-00-20 (www.mailcontrol.com) Content-Type: text/plain X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.1 Subject: RE: serial console on ultra axe X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 12:24:31 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: Peter Larkowski [mailto:peter@larkowski.net] > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 20:18 PM > To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org > Subject: serial console on ultra axe > > > I upgraded from 5.3 to 5.4 (stable cvsup) yesterday. I built > a GENERIC > kernel with the audiocs driver added. I read UPDATING and > took note of > the change to uart, updating /etc/ttys accordingly. > Unfortunately I get > nothing on the serial console after: > > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command > prompt. Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]... nothing to autoload > yet. jumping to kernel entry at 0xc0048000. > > It should be noted that I've never been able to use the > default /etc/ttys. > I've always had to start a getty on /dev/console, which doesn't work > anymore either. In any case I'm not even getting kernel > messages. Any > ideas? The machine boots normally. as soon as the disk stops > thrashing, I can ssh right in. Probably related to this issue here http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2005-May/014509.html ? It was reported while I was in the middle of a cvsup (on x86) over the weekend. I got away fine, didn't seem to have any noticeable problems (apart from an annoying BIOS default I'd never noticed before). James