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Date:      Mon, 12 Nov 2007 20:55:00 +0000
From:      =?UTF-8?B?6Z+T5a625qiZIEJpbGwgSGFja2Vy?= <askbill@conducive.net>
To:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: nfe internet problems
Message-ID:  <4738BDA4.3070405@conducive.net>
In-Reply-To: <4738B818.2070204@chuckr.org>
References:  <47375D78.4040309@chuckr.org>	<20071112005620.GA87383@cdnetworks.co.kr>	<4737BCC3.5030509@chuckr.org>	<20071112044340.GC87383@cdnetworks.co.kr> <4738B818.2070204@chuckr.org>

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Chuck Robey wrote:

*snip*
> 
> I have one other odd problem, it's that no probe messages whatever print 
> during booting, so I had to pick up the demsg later on.  The last thing 
> I see during booting is the first spinner character, usually "|", and 
> the next thing I see is "Login;", nothing inbetween whatever.   Any idea 
> why my booting has gone totally silent on me?

Not so odd. This is the way we set up servers. '-h' for headless.

Now - the question is *why* IF/AS/WHEN you have no such setting.

My guess is BIOS reporting one thing, probe another w/r finding a VGA it is 
allowed to use for console.

What the probe 'discovers' doen't go active until it has finished - but the 
first two loader stages simply 'assume' console will be dealt with somehow, so 
their output does show up - boot device choice, spinner and such are still BIOS 
turf.

Bill




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