Re: Question related to FreeBSD Serial Console...

On Sep 1, 2003, at 6:36 PM, Nicole wrote:

>
>  *SIGH*
>  No what I want is NO serial console. DO NOT FOR ANY REASON turn 
> off/not resp
> ond to the keyboard port
>

-Dh means both keyboard and serial console... what's the problem?  And 
please
stop shouting.



Dave

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>
>  Nicole
>
>
>
> On 01-Sep-03 Unnamed Administration sources reported Scott Long said :
>> Aaron Wohl wrote:
>>> My notes on getting a serial console at 115200
>>>
>>> -must be com1
>>> -com1 must be at port 0x3F8 irq 4
>>> -in bios set the port and irq as above
>>> -in bios set serial redirection to com1
>>> -in bios set baud rate 115200
>>> -in bios set RTS/CTS flow control
>>> -edit (or create) /etc/make.conf to add these lines:
>>> BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT=   0x3F8
>>> BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=  115200
>>> -cd /sys/boot
>>> -make clean
>>> -make
>>> -make install
>>> -fdisk -B
>>> No im not kidding.  Part of the boot knowing baud rate loader lives 
>>> in
>>> the main disk boot block.
>>> -cd /boot
>>> -edit loader.conf
>>> -add a line:
>>> console=comconsole
>>> -edit /boot.config make it read (with a return after it):
>>> -Dh
>>> (the above is minus D h return, thats 4 characters)
>>> -cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf
>>> -edit PASODOBLE (or whatever your kernconf is called)
>>> -add:
>>> options               CONSPEED=115200         # Console Redirection
>>> -cd /usr/src
>>> -make buildkernel KERNCONF=PASODOBLE
>>> -make installkernel KERNCONF=PASODOBLE
>>> -reboot
>>> -pray
>>>
>>
>>
>> At one time I was working on patches to the loader to make the console
>> speed configurable.  At the time, at least, I didn't see any evidence
>> that the settings were stored in the boot0 block, but maybe I was 
>> wrong.
>> In any case, finishing this up is on my TODO list.
>>
>> Scott
>>
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