Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:09:54 +0200 From: Anselm Strauss <amsibamsi@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: No serial console input in loader Message-ID: <6352545C-E966-49D4-8CAE-7994F497EA15@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <3B2BA9F4-4088-4101-88A6-56B4AD00B4E5@gmail.com> References: <3B2BA9F4-4088-4101-88A6-56B4AD00B4E5@gmail.com>
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On Jun 28, 2008, at 13:15 , Anselm Strauss wrote: > Hi, > > I have a small router that has no video output, it only supports a > serial console. I configured the serial console in /boot/ > boot.config, /boot/loader.conf and /etc/ttys. It's working in the > BIOS, on the boot prompt before the loader starts, and when logging > in on the getty. The only place where it's not working correctly is > at the loader prompt. I can see the loader menu and the logo, but I > can't choose the boot entry or interrupt the timeout. I can't make > any input at all. What could this be? > > Cheers, > Anselm Don't know what this was, but now it works. I use Grub to directly load /boot/loader as kernel. I set the serial console in the BIOS to 115200 Baud. In Grub's menu.lst I then use: serial --unit=0 --speed=115200 terminal serial and in /boot/loader.conf: console="comconsole" comconsole_speed="115200" Seems like this is all that is needed. Anselm
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