Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2022 14:26:16 -0700 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Mark Millard <marklmi@yahoo.com>, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Cc: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: git: df065f699f1f - main - stand: More sensible defaults when ConOut is missing Message-ID: <818c62c0-d76c-fcb5-4b0e-0f4d16138557@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <B5F045B3-5382-49F3-AD47-61C53B9C6158@yahoo.com> References: <B5F045B3-5382-49F3-AD47-61C53B9C6158.ref@yahoo.com> <B5F045B3-5382-49F3-AD47-61C53B9C6158@yahoo.com>
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On 9/24/22 12:16 AM, Mark Millard wrote: > John Baldwin <jhb_at_FreeBSD.org> wrote on > Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2022 21:29:03 UTC : > >> On 8/26/22 9:18 PM, Warner Losh wrote: >>> The branch main has been updated by imp: >>> >>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=df065f699f1ff819bb9607c44a6754275ab335ed >>> >>> commit df065f699f1ff819bb9607c44a6754275ab335ed >>> Author: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> >>> AuthorDate: 2022-08-26 21:46:33 +0000 >>> Commit: Warner Losh <imp@FreeBSD.org> >>> CommitDate: 2022-08-27 04:17:56 +0000 >>> >>> stand: More sensible defaults when ConOut is missing >>> >>> . . . >> >> One possibly surprising result of this is that I did not get dual console >> output on my rpi after this. (Curiously this only affected my arm64 image >> but not my armv7 image.) Loader output goes to both, but kernel output is >> only on the video console (which I don't normally use for my pi). > > > I just tried a RPi4B (USB3 SSD media) based on: > > FreeBSD-14.0-CURRENT-arm64-aarch64-RPI-20220923-00d8a28f19b-258155.img.xz > > and do not see the specific behavior, if I interpret > correctly. > > The system has (unchanged by me): > > # more /boot/loader.conf > # Configure USB OTG; see usb_template(4). > hw.usb.template=3 > umodem_load="YES" > # Multiple console (serial+efi gop) enabled. > boot_multicons="YES" > boot_serial="YES" > # Disable the beastie menu and color > beastie_disable="YES" > loader_color="NO" I had an empty loader.conf as I hadn't needed one before. My firmware is also old (2017) which is probably a factor as it doesn't provide ConIn or ConOut variables from what I can see. -- John Baldwin
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