Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:05 GMT From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/90050: boot -s drops serial console at sh prompt Message-ID: <200512062320.jB6NK5uN075936@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR kern/90050; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Nick Johnson <freebsd@spatula.net> Cc: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org>, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: kern/90050: boot -s drops serial console at sh prompt Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 18:11:38 -0500 On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 02:43:02PM -0800, Nick Johnson wrote: > On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > > >On Tue, Dec 06, 2005 at 01:35:54PM -0800, Nick Johnson wrote: > >>On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote: > >> > >>>Did the same thing work under 5.4? > >> > >>I'm afraid I honestly don't remember. I'm not sure if I ever tried it, > >>because this box was born a 5.4 machine; I don't know if I ever booted it > >>single-user remotely. > > > >So how do you know it's a 6.0 bug and not misconfiguration? :) > > Are you suggesting that the behaviour is appropriate? That dropping the > serial console once you get to a prompt somehow makes sense? In my experience, the serial console works if configured correctly (e.g. in /boot/loader.conf). I asked the question to try and determine whether you're talking about a regression I have not seen, or if it's possible you just don't have it set up right. > I'm not going to get into a nerd-slapping fight / cock-size contest over > this. Getting defensive and sanctimonious every time a bug is reported is > counterproductive. It's just a bug report. It's not a commentary on > anyone's worth as a developer or human being. It's simply a problem that > should be fixed, because it doesn't make any sense the way it is now. You're the only one getting upset, buddy :-) Now, can we focus on discussing your bug report? Kris
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