From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 6 23:20:15 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46ADD16A420 for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1CDE943D81 for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jB6NK5TN075937 for ; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jB6NK5uN075936; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:05 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 23:20:05 GMT Message-Id: <200512062320.jB6NK5uN075936@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org From: Kris Kennaway Cc: Subject: Re: kern/90050: boot -s drops serial console at sh prompt X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Kris Kennaway List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 23:20:15 -0000 The following reply was made to PR kern/90050; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway To: Nick Johnson Cc: Kris Kennaway , 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