Date: Sun, 28 May 1995 23:27:50 -0700 (PDT) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> To: bde@zeta.org.au (Bruce Evans) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, peter@haywire.DIALix.COM Subject: Re: aargh! How to handle 128 ttys on a system? Message-ID: <199505290627.XAA00500@gndrsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199505290255.MAA24888@godzilla.zeta.org.au> from "Bruce Evans" at May 29, 95 12:55:12 pm
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> >Also, the probe/attach only leaves the card in a quiescent state. I'm
> >using a user mode program the uploads the firmware for the host controller
> >and booting it in /etc/rc*. This step also configures the port array.
> >Was there a decision made on the best place to put these during the boot
> >sequence?
>
> No, but if serial lines are used for networking, then they must be
> initialized very early, before /etc/netstart is run.
This could be handled by /etc/start_if.${ifn} within /etc/netstart, it
is one of the reasons that is even there.
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Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation Company Custom computers for FreeBSD
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