From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 23:08:34 2004 Return-Path: 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 5597416A4CE for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:08:34 -0800 (PST) Received: from hotmail.com (bay1-f134.bay1.hotmail.com [65.54.245.134]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F6A343D39 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:08:33 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from rob_macgregor@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:08:33 -0800 Received: from 82.33.62.105 by by1fd.bay1.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:08:31 GMT X-Originating-IP: [82.33.62.105] X-Originating-Email: [rob_macgregor@hotmail.com] X-Sender: rob_macgregor@hotmail.com From: "Rob MacGregor" To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:08:31 +0000 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Jan 2004 07:08:33.0007 (UTC) FILETIME=[36F0BFF0:01C3DF24] Subject: Problem with serial console (5.2) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: me@privacy.net List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 07:08:34 -0000 Before I start tearing my hair out can somebody confirm that all I should have to do is put: -P As the only contents of /boot.config and that I should just have to set: hint.device.sio.0.flags="0x10" in /boot/device.hints to get a serial console if I don't plug a keyboard in? I'm having problems getting it working, and want to ensure I'm doing the right thing (despite following the Handbook). In desparation I did set the flags to 0x30, which resulted in the following output from dmesg|grep sio0: sio0 port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 on acpi0 sio0: type 16550A, console Not that it made any difference :( If people can confirm this means I should have a serial console I'll start looking at the null-modem cable, the only part of the system that's not been confirmed good. TIA Please DO NOT send me ANY email directly unless it's a privacy issue. Reply-to mangled to assist those who don't read the above. -- Rob | What part of "no" was it you didn't understand? _________________________________________________________________ Stay in touch with absent friends - get MSN Messenger http://www.msn.co.uk/messenger