From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 23:40:44 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 311D816A4CE for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:40:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from mx1.freebsdsystems.com (mx1.FreeBSDsystems.COM [216.138.197.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7083643D2F for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:40:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from lnb@FreeBSDsystems.COM) Received: (qmail 16647 invoked by uid 0); 20 Jan 2004 07:40:20 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO FreeBSDsystems.COM) (lnb@216.235.8.115) by 216.138.197.66 with SMTP; 20 Jan 2004 07:40:20 -0000 Message-ID: <400CDB76.5040508@FreeBSDsystems.COM> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:40:38 -0500 From: Lanny Baron Organization: Freedom Technologies Corporation User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.6b) Gecko/20031205 Thunderbird/0.4 X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: me@privacy.net References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with serial console (5.2) X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list 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 07:40:44 -0000 Hi Rob, On our iNET Servers, for our customers that want console redirection set up 'out-of-the-box', we really only have to press a key when installing and when the OK shows, type set console=comconsole and press enter then type boot. I assume you have already installed. You really need to make sure that whatever you are using to attach to the serial port is set at 9600 and if you want a login: prompt you need to edit /etc/ttys and look at the lines with '3wire' in it: ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty 3wire.9600" dialup on secure ttyd1 "/usr/libexec/getty 3wire.9600" dialup on secure That will make sure that upon boot you get a login: via Serial Console. I hope that helps you out. Regards, Lanny Rob MacGregor wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Lanny Baron Proud to be 100% FreeBSD http://www.FreeBSDsystems.COM Toll Free: 1.877.963.1900 =+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=