Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 12:44:49 -0800 (PST) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: syslogd runaway on 2.2-BETA (solved) Message-ID: <Pine.UW2.3.95.970204122708.3657E-100000@cedb> In-Reply-To: <Pine.UW2.3.95.970203162037.19755E-100000@cedb>
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On Mon, 3 Feb 1997, Dan Busarow wrote: > Anyway, now I'm trying to figure out serial consoles. Everything > in the archives makes it sound like a no-brainer so maybe > I'll get it going :) Wrapping up my little problem with syslog/running headless. I built a new kernel with sio0 included and installed it. vi /etc/ttys and turn on ttyd0 with std.9600 reboot with -c ( not -h ) and disable sc0 The system booted up with messsages coming across the laptop I had plugged into the serial port :) Man, this was easy, I don't even have COMCONSOLE as an option in the kernel. Disabling sc0 appears to automatically kick it into serial console mode. I was going to make sure the serial port was working before I stuck option COMCONSOLE in the kernel config file but it looks like I don't need to. Looking at the Makefile in boots/biosboot I see that COMCONSOLE is unconditionally defined so it may be an obsolete option. Anyway, I take back my earlier statement that using -c to toggle a VGA card off and on was cool. A serial console is much cooler. Dan -- Dan Busarow 714 443 4172 DPC Systems / Beach.Net dan@dpcsys.com Dana Point, California 83 09 EF 59 E0 11 89 B4 8D 09 DB FD E1 DD 0C 82
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