Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2012 22:30:26 +0200 From: Uffe Jakobsen <uffe@uffe.org> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: serial console "detection" during boot Message-ID: <505CCE62.7090408@uffe.org> In-Reply-To: <505786AC.9010302@FreeBSD.org> References: <505786AC.9010302@FreeBSD.org>
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On 2012-09-17 22:23, Andriy Gapon wrote: > > what do you think of the following two diffs? > +1 > Most likely I overdid various checks in libi386/comconsole.c. > And, obviously, the RETRY_COUNT value is pulled out of thin air. > Any help and suggestions are very welcome. > > With this patch I am able to boot with > boot_multicons="YES" > console="vidconsole,comconsole" > in loader.conf on hardware where serial ports are disabled in BIOS. > Previously loader would just hang trying to apply the console setting. > This patch would be a blessing - I've had problems like the one that you describe. /Uffe
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