From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 8 07:09:59 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEA411065672 for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 07:09:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amsibamsi@gmail.com) Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.156]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6917C8FC1E for ; Tue, 8 Jul 2008 07:09:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from amsibamsi@gmail.com) Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id l26so1308657fgb.35 for ; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:09:57 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:from:to :in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version :subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=lfQSTEast/SzX2NRrZuP0maXnV/x4f7+dDGj6Q5vsLQ=; b=hzXaWvA6mTrucpxmMgbkWqKZn6iw8XwsfD3iBRC6WPstoUYL/hveRPEADzsbd7lyx/ SQUWKW5x59zRnCqgoHifZsEf7nlcPiS1GQ1rXR4iSLmFt6XkEHE/1QVkfuCDk88fFeaG 7SRlwtUDM58DGUmxgZ+YjVuBvvZWeaFAijEMc= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references :x-mailer; b=cKTM1fAMKYFz3DIN1hloIsbaH5odtbYYtSHNyH3q1XYAy2TdU/PZT5ZAyy9y8PUpOx 1sKb5lxY08GXnz6yD3n/VYFSH4vs31HkAF0j6YLAmhkwsYxHeHmZNs9i1jba9NpSLVi2 8GMLq+YsVArsdKndm3Cq9Sf4fF65aaPv4VN84= Received: by 10.86.33.19 with SMTP id g19mr5123319fgg.30.1215500997381; Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:09:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from marvelman.marvels.xx ( [77.57.75.125]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id d6sm6403398fga.2.2008.07.08.00.09.56 (version=SSLv3 cipher=RC4-MD5); Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:09:56 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <6352545C-E966-49D4-8CAE-7994F497EA15@gmail.com> From: Anselm Strauss To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <3B2BA9F4-4088-4101-88A6-56B4AD00B4E5@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v926) Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:09:54 +0200 References: <3B2BA9F4-4088-4101-88A6-56B4AD00B4E5@gmail.com> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.926) Subject: Re: No serial console input in loader X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:10:00 -0000 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