From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 27 01:30:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 223571065672 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D3ECF8FC1C for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:03 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAR1U3Pp044370 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAR1U3k4044368; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:03 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:03 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200911270130.nAR1U3k4044368@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Joe Barbish Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E67CD106566B for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:57 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5F888FC0C for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAR1RvXL024316 for ; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:57 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAR1RvYs024315; Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:57 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200911270127.nAR1RvYs024315@www.freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:27:57 GMT From: Joe Barbish To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/140918: update 8.0 handbook about serial port /dev node name change X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:30:04 -0000 >Number: 140918 >Category: docs >Synopsis: update 8.0 handbook about serial port /dev node name change >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Nov 27 01:30:03 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Joe Barbish >Release: 8.0 release >Organization: n/a >Environment: >Description: The 8.0 handbook has to be updated to reflect new serial port names. http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-post.html shows the sysinstall menu for configuring the mouse. Mouse dev name has changed in 8.0. >From the 8.0 release notes is the following http://www.freebsd.org/releases/8.0R/relnotes-detailed.html [amd64, i386] The uart(4) is now the default driver for serial port devices in favor of the sio(4) driver. Note that the device nodes have been renamed with /dev/cuauN and /dev/ttyuN. >How-To-Repeat: Just read the 8.0 handbook about config mouse and you will see 7.2 /dev node names shown >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: