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Date:      Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:27:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com>
To:        "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
Cc:        FreeBSD current mailing list <current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: more on serial console problems
Message-ID:  <20040711152608.V76940@carver.gumbysoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.53.0407102220030.12756@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.53.0407102220030.12756@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net>

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On Sat, 10 Jul 2004, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> Hi,
>
> rebuilt my amd64 and (apart from some loader buildword/install problems)
> I got the following serial console results using loader:
>
> * default boot to screen is fine
> * boot -s to screen is fine
> * boot -h gives kernel message but nothing after "mounting root from"
>   when rc.d startup scripts are running
> * boot -h -s give kernel boot messages but "../bin/sh " for single
>   user mode is printed neither to console nor to screen
> * echo "-h" > /boot.config : loader and kernel boot messages go to
>   console but again no rc.d startup script messages

the last one and the 3rd one are functionally the same, although it
obviously toggles the flog on loader.

I can try this on Monday, but it sounds like /dev/console isn't getting
pointed right.  Make sure you have flag 0x10 set on the desired serial
device.

-- 
Doug White                    |  FreeBSD: The Power to Serve
dwhite@gumbysoft.com          |  www.FreeBSD.org



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