Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:03:10 -0400 From: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> To: perryh@pluto.rain.com Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: disabling all serial input / output at boot time Message-ID: <201004151003.o3FA3886074754@lava.sentex.ca> In-Reply-To: <4bc6905e.9tkYBdShtBRdGu5Q%perryh@pluto.rain.com> References: <201004141357.o3EDvuxt067902@lava.sentex.ca> <4bc6905e.9tkYBdShtBRdGu5Q%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
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At 12:04 AM 4/15/2010, perryh@pluto.rain.com wrote:
>Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net> wrote:
>
> > I have an embedded device (Alix box) that is running RELENG_8 off
> > a CF that is designed to monitor / control a serial sensor device.
> > The sensor is quite chatty and is always outputing data at 115200.
> > The problem is that this will interrupt the boot process.
>
> > I even tried to "fake" it out, but trying to make com2, the console
> > in /boot/device.hints ...
> >
> > Is there any way to completely disable serial interaction and
> > to truly make the bootup process quiet and non interactive ?
>
>More of a workaround than a fix, but does it work any better
>if you connect the device to com2 instead of com1?
Unfortunately there is only one serial port on the board we are using.
---Mike
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