From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 31 00:18:38 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 D6D6E16A4CE for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:18:38 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9FFBF43D46 for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:18:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from [192.168.4.250] (dhcp50.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.250]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j0V0Icrd099164 for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:18:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v619.2) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <4f66b4e404752f59ecc1515cbc96927e@xcllnt.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed To: sparc64@freebsd.org From: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 16:18:38 -0800 X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.619.2) Subject: HEADSUP: change in serial console handling 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: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 00:18:38 -0000 Gang, Yesterday I fixed the support for the Z8530 in uart(4), which was the main blocker for not switching over to uart(4). With that fixed, I enabled puc(4) and uart(4) and also disabled ofw_console(4), sab(4) and zs(4) in GENERIC in 6-CURRENT. I updated /etc/ttys accordingly. With uart(4) the default console handler for serial consoles, we are also a small step away from having keyboard and mouse support enabled by default. It's known to work on some models (like the U5/U10), but it needs tweaking and testing on the U2 (and I think U1E). I'll be doing that in the coming days/weeks. The intend is to merge it all back to 5-STABLE for inclusion in the upcoming 5.4 release. I'll be doing that in a couple of weeks. So, if you can, play with it and report any problems. Thanks to Daniel Seuffert for his contribution, without which there wouldn't be any progress. FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net