Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 20:21:59 +0800 From: "Gallagher, James" <james.gallagher@misys.com> To: "'Peter Larkowski'" <peter@larkowski.net>, freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: RE: serial console on ultra axe Message-ID: <A99171D862A6D511A8F700B0D0D1307F02ED35A2@singex2.misys.com>
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> -----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
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