From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 14 21:55:30 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD6351065690; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from issyl0@FreeBSD.org) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::2c]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6FF88FC15; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:29 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id q8ELtTHv016704; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:29 GMT (envelope-from issyl0@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from issyl0@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) id q8ELtTDj016699; Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:29 GMT (envelope-from issyl0@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201209142155.q8ELtTDj016699@svn.freebsd.org> From: Isabell Long Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:29 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Cc: Subject: svn commit: r39550 - in head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook: bsdinstall install serialcomms X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:55:30 -0000 Author: issyl0 Date: Fri Sep 14 21:55:29 2012 New Revision: 39550 URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/39550 Log: - Update a section of the serial communications Handbook chapter to refer to uart(4) in FreeBSD 8.X as opposed to the obsolete sio(4). Keep the references to sio(4) but specify that they are for 7.X and older releases. [1] - Fix some capitalisation convention errors also in the Handbook. PR: docs/171529 [1] Approved by: gjb, gabor (mentors) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.sgml head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:37:14 2012 (r39549) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/bsdinstall/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:55:29 2012 (r39550) @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ - Installing &os; 9.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and + <title>Installing &os; 9.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and Later Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:37:14 2012 (r39549) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:55:29 2012 (r39550) @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ - Installing &os; 8.<replaceable>x</replaceable> and Earlier + Installing &os; 8.<replaceable>X</replaceable> and Earlier Synopsis Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:37:14 2012 (r39549) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml Fri Sep 14 21:55:29 2012 (r39550) @@ -547,16 +547,20 @@ for messages while the kernel is booting, or use the /sbin/dmesg command to replay the kernel's boot messages. In particular, look for messages that start with the - characters sio. + characters uart if you use &os; 8.0 or + higher, or sio for &os; 7.2 or older. To view just the messages that have the word - sio, use the command: + uart or sio depending on the + installed version of &os;, use the commands: - &prompt.root; /sbin/dmesg | grep 'sio' + &prompt.root; /sbin/dmesg | grep 'uart' +&prompt.root; /sbin/dmesg | grep 'sio' - For example, on a system with four serial ports, these are the - serial-port specific kernel boot messages: + For example, on a &os; 7.X + system with four serial ports, these are the serial-port specific + kernel boot messages: sio0 at 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on isa sio0: type 16550A