From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 8 18:57:55 2009 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 9EF3E1065672 for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:57:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sven@hazejager.nl) Received: from mail-gx0-f214.google.com (mail-gx0-f214.google.com [209.85.217.214]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D3FE8FC1E for ; Sun, 8 Nov 2009 18:57:55 +0000 (UTC) Received: by gxk6 with SMTP id 6so231132gxk.13 for ; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:57:54 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.100.80.11 with SMTP id d11mr5731840anb.155.1257704879343; Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:27:59 -0800 (PST) X-Originating-IP: [83.160.136.100] Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 19:27:59 +0100 Message-ID: <8ffccde70911081027m19784be4ve4e33f150a9caa5b@mail.gmail.com> From: Sven Hazejager To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Subject: 7.2-p4 serial console not showing kernel messages? 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: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:57:55 -0000 All, I'm having trouble getting 7.2-p4 to run. I'm using nanoBSD, either under VMware using a virtual serial null-modem or on an Alix Soekris-like serial-only CF-based device, both show this problem: my serial console does not display kernel messages, they all go to the VGA console! I'm using the nanoBSD cust_comsole function to enable the console. Relevant files are shown here: /boot.config: -h -S57600 /etc/ttys, only one line is "on": ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.57600" xterm on secure These are still in my kernel conf, if I remove these I get no kernel messages at all (kernel boots fine with this though): device atkbdc # AT keyboard controller device atkbd # AT keyboard device kbdmux # keyboard multiplexer device vga # VGA video card driver I have also tried to set this in the loader, no luck: hint.sio.0.flags="0x30" On the serial console, I see the boot manager (boot0) and the loader just fine. "show" in the loader says "console=comconsole" so that seems to be fine. However all kernel output goes to the VGA console. I *do* get a login prompt after a while on the serial console though. If I boot the same kernel over PXE on the ALIX, the kernel messages *do* go to the serial console... What am I overlooking? Thanks, Sven