Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 23:54:45 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@nordier.com> To: adrian@ubergeeks.com Cc: rnordier@nordier.com, gallatin@cs.duke.edu, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /boot/loader & comconsole Message-ID: <199811192154.XAA07970@ceia.nordier.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.981119121358.4776C-100000@lorax.ubergeeks.com> from ADRIAN Filipi-Martin at "Nov 19, 98 12:20:07 pm"
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
ADRIAN Filipi-Martin wrote: > On Thu, 19 Nov 1998, Robert Nordier wrote: > > > They therefore impose fussier cabling requirements than the boot > > blocks or the kernel have. (They don't work with the sloppy 2-wire, > > 9-pin null modem cables I have here, for instance.) > > Ugh... I just discovered tis this morning all by myself. Now > that I have six rack mounted machines with serial consoles, I can only > reboot them one at a time, because I only have one terminal. > > I peeked at the code for a second and quickly realized I don't > have the necessary docs. Is there any chance of doing away with this > limitation? If necessary, I guess I could just wire the CTS/RTS/whatever > pins together so it will boot unattended, but that's... uh.. suboptimal. > I guess you could call it a null-terminal cable? Probably sensible to avoid the BIOS services then: other people are sure to be bitten by this sooner or later. If you're up for it, I can send you some patches to try in a day or two (most likely using Joerg's serial.S routines from biosboot: the boot2 stuff makes use of different calling conventions to save space). -- Robert Nordier To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?199811192154.XAA07970>