Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 12:00:09 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: mdz@netrail.net (Matt Zimmerman) Cc: terry@lambert.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Serial console? Message-ID: <199603081900.MAA17412@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960308133723.9963A-100000@netrail.net> from "Matt Zimmerman" at Mar 8, 96 01:41:02 pm
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> > Uh, console code doesn't send escape sequences; programs do. Console > > code interprets escape sequences. > > > > To make the serial console interpret VT100/220 escape sequences, attach > > a VT100/220 compatible terminal. 8-). > > Eh? I realize this, but how do I get FreeBSD to USE a serial console? I > wasn't aware if this was possible/had been done or not. > > Having a terminal on a serial port is not what I want...I want console > messages (at boot, panics, etc.) to go to a console attached to a serial > port. If this is as simple as you've made it sound, by all means > enlighten me :-) Unplug your keyboard or set the option and rebuild your kernel (see the LINT configuration file for documentation). Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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