From owner-freebsd-current Wed Oct 2 9:11:55 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBE3A37B401; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:11:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C498743E81; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 09:11:51 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ticso@cicely8.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) by srv1.cosmo-project.de (8.12.5/8.12.5) with ESMTP id g92GBh6K099051 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:11:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely8.cicely.de) Received: from cicely8.cicely.de (cicely8.cicely.de [10.1.1.10]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g92GBfgK088564 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=NO); Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:11:42 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely8.cicely.de) Received: from cicely8.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely8.cicely.de (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id g92GBejS075151; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:11:41 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely8.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely8.cicely.de (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id g92GBbSf075150; Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:11:37 +0200 (CEST) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 18:11:36 +0200 From: Bernd Walter To: Alexander Langer Cc: John Baldwin , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: kernel boot messages absent Message-ID: <20021002161135.GN70859@cicely8.cicely.de> Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de References: <20021002002620.GJ85009@fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> <20021002114820.GD90861@fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20021002114820.GD90861@fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely8.cicely.de 5.0-CURRENT i386 User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 01:48:20PM +0200, Alexander Langer wrote: > Thus spake John Baldwin (jhb@FreeBSD.ORG): > > > > Can anyone explain me why with a recent kernel (last kernel was from > > > 1 year ago) the kernel boot messages disappear from the monitor > > > once the "propellor" of the kernel boot has done like 5 rounds > > > (last message is the last line of the > > > "Booting kernel in X seconds" line, followed by a single "-" on > > > the line, which used to be the propellor) > > You need to setup a /boot/device.hints file if you haven't already so > > that the kernel can configure it's console device. > > Nah, that machine already had a device.hints installed. And also > with an upgraded device.hints (GENERIC.hints copied from /sys/i386/conf) > the same problem occurs. > > And I don't think I'd have to edit device.hints on common hardware, > using a GENERIC kernel, do I? It used to work before :-( You can verify with conscontrol. It should list consolectl for vga console and Muting off. -- B.Walter COSMO-Project http://www.cosmo-project.de ticso@cicely.de Usergroup info@cosmo-project.de To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message