Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:28:26 +0200 From: "Gabor PALI" <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/124003: [patch] Update Outdated Information in FAQ, Question 4.5.5 Message-ID: <483ad71b.11355e0a.4c4e.fffff7fd@mx.google.com> Resent-Message-ID: <200805261530.m4QFU3r0088015@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 124003 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] Update Outdated Information in FAQ, Question 4.5.5 >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon May 26 15:30:02 UTC 2008 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Gabor PALI >Release: FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: System: FreeBSD disznohal 6.3-STABLE FreeBSD 6.3-STABLE #4: Fri Apr 4 23:29:43 CEST 2008 dezzy@disznohal:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC_ i386 >Description: I think the description of the procedure of booting on the serial console is getting old in the FreeBSD FAQ, Question 4.5.5. ``How do I get the boot: prompt to show on the serial console?''. I suggest to snip every (outdated) details from the answer and simply place a link to the Handbook (24.6. ``Setting Up the Serial Console''). >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: --- books.faq.patch.15.diff begins here --- Index: book.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/faq/book.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.822 diff -u -r1.822 book.sgml --- book.sgml 25 May 2008 14:49:12 -0000 1.822 +++ book.sgml 26 May 2008 03:40:27 -0000 @@ -2700,25 +2700,8 @@ </question> <answer> - <orderedlist> - <listitem> - <para>Build a kernel with - <literal>options COMCONSOLE</literal>.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Create /boot.config and place <option>-P</option> - as the only text in the file.</para> - </listitem> - - <listitem> - <para>Unplug the keyboard from the system.</para> - </listitem> - </orderedlist> - - <para>See - <filename>/usr/src/sys/i386/boot/biosboot/README.serial</filename> - for information.</para> + <para>See <ulink url="&url.books.handbook;/serialconsole-setup.html">this + section of the handbook</ulink>.</para> </answer> </qandaentry> --- books.faq.patch.15.diff ends here --- >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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