Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 23:37:43 -0400 From: Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> To: Alexander Motin <mav@FreeBSD.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Defaulting serial communication to 115200 bps for FreeBSD 14 Message-ID: <f28a2c7f-60e5-25de-e844-9b10f9ed9523@blastwave.org> In-Reply-To: <896a3247-1a60-fe7a-674e-92ae511b41aa@FreeBSD.org> References: <CAPyFy2DFVp1BfwwY0czHU7XRZhOLYyF1tAr7MvbmXZ6ALSD==w@mail.gmail.com> <20230816040257.A397366@slippy.cwsent.com> <20230816161057.f8c6a3b4ebe9c672d920811e@dec.sakura.ne.jp> <22dd3552-480b-05da-76d7-dfbe2cb03110@blastwave.org> <896a3247-1a60-fe7a-674e-92ae511b41aa@FreeBSD.org>
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On 8/16/23 22:28, Alexander Motin wrote:
> On 16.08.2023 18:14, Dennis Clarke wrote:
>> The default serial communications config on most telecom equipment that
>> I have seen ( in the last forty years ) defaults to 9600 8n1. If people
>> want something faster from FreeBSD then do the trivial :
>>
>> set comconsole_speed="115200"
>> set console="comconsole"
>>
>> Is that not trivial enough?
>
> Except it is not a telecom equipment 40 years ago. Even at 115200 that
> I routinely use on my development systems I feel serial console output
> affects verbose boot time and kernel console debugging output. I also
> have BIOS console redirection enabled on my systems, and I believe the
> default there is also 115200, and even that is pretty slow. I see no
> point to stay compatible if it is unusable.
>
You seem to be missing the point.
You need to make a configuration choice. You. Not the world. You.
Edit your /boot/loader.conf and put in the lines above.
Then be happy.
--
Dennis Clarke
RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
UNIX and Linux spoken
GreyBeard and suspenders optional
PS: a recent CISCO ASA fireware defaults to 9600 8n1. Same as a lot of
equipment.
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