Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 00:19:02 -0800 From: Doug Barton <DougB@FreeBSD.org> To: David Talkington <dtalk@prairienet.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: serial console Message-ID: <3A309976.52C3DAFC@FreeBSD.org> References: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012042128300.1976-100000@sherman.spotnet.org>
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David Talkington wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hi folks - > > I managed to get boot messages displayed to the serial console, but > then the login prompt goes to the internal console. No opportunity is > given for login to the serial console except during the boot process. > When I interrupt the boot for a prompt, and do "show", I see > console=comconsole, which looks promising; completing the boot > displays all messages to serial, then terminates its output with a > date string, and then no response. login: then appears on the > internal console. That's about all I know. You're making a common mistake, confusing a serial console with a serial tty. As you've discovered, you can have one without the other. Someone else already explained how to enable the tty, but I thought I'd take this opportunity to let you know you're in good company. :) Doug To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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