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Date:      Wed, 22 Dec 1999 07:33:30 +0900
From:      "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>
To:        Justin Hawkins <justin@tardis.mx.com.au>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Serial boot prompt messages and a modem
Message-ID:  <3860003A.548F8343@newsguy.com>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912201953090.499-100000@tardis.mx.com.au>

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Justin Hawkins wrote:
> 
> I think (I am not positive on this) that if the boot loader talks to a
> modem in command mode with echo on, it gets confused and won't boot any
> further. Is this a known problem?

I'd say this is an expected result, not a known problem. It is doing
exactly what it is being told to (gibberish). Junk in, junk out. :-)

> Is there enough room in there for some code, which checks for this? IE if
> the first line output to the serial device == the first input (some
> version string probably) then it just ignores it and does the default
> action?

Just configure it correctly. Don't tell it to talk to a serial device
that will be sending it gibberish.

--
Daniel C. Sobral			(8-DCS)
who is as social as a wampas

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