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Date: Thu, 13 Apr 1995 18:36:01 -0700
From: Bill Paul <wpaul>
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Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot boot.c
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wpaul       95/04/13 18:36:00

  Modified:    sys/i386/boot/biosboot boot.c
  Log:
  According to a Usenet posting forward to me by Jordan, there's
  at least one user out there who's system won't autoboot from the
  serial console because of what sounds like 'phantom keystrokes'
  making the timeout timer trip. I've tried to solve this by
  adding an extra call to init_serial() right before the 'Boot:'
  prompt is printed (done only if RB_SERIAL is set) to hopefully
  make sure that the input buffer is clear. Unfortunately, the fellow
  is in Germany and I haven't heard back from him yet. I haven't
  been able to duplicate this problem on my hardware, so this is
  a stab in the dark. At the very least, it shouldn't hurt anything.