Date: Thu, 5 Sep 1996 07:12:21 -0700 (PDT) From: John-Mark Gurney <gurney_j@nike.efn.org> To: John Hay <jhay@mikom.csir.co.za> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD without console Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.95.960905071056.249H-100000@nike.efn.org> In-Reply-To: <199609051208.OAA02393@zibbi.mikom.csir.co.za>
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On Thu, 5 Sep 1996, John Hay wrote: > > > > > > > I've been able to use FreeBSD sucessfully even after having removed the > > > video card and disabling the BIOS check for it. FSD probably just had no > > > idea the video was missing although console data was still being sent to > > > this 'screen'. > > > > I've come across a problem.... when I run without a video card and run > > comconsole... it likes to panic when sc0 is enabled.. is this normal? > > (oh and the panics just srcoll right off the screen.. if you would like I > > could log them...) just wondering.. thanks for all the help.. > > > > I have also found this. My solution is to mod the sc device probe to > fail if the keyboard is not found. This will probably not work on all > motherboard/keyboard controllers. I think my keyboard controller is messed as I have the force the boot blocks to be comconsole or they won't be... I just disable sc0 and have the boot blocks compiled with FORCE_COMCONSOLE... > I actually think the sc device should probe to see if there is a screen > controller and fail the probe if it can't find one. At the moment it > will never fail the probe. ahh... that would be a problem... oh well... it does work though :) TTYL.. John-Mark gurney_j@efn.org http://resnet.uoregon.edu/~gurney_j/ Modem/FAX: (541) 683-6954 (FreeBSD Box) Live in Peace, destroy Micro$oft, support free software, run FreeBSD (unix)
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