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Date:      Sun, 22 Jul 2012 05:06:50 +0800
From:      Ihsan Junaidi Ibrahim <ihsan@grep.my>
To:        Paul Macdonald <paul@ifdnrg.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: amd64, 57600 serial install help
Message-ID:  <19763FC3-D71E-480D-82DE-FDF38140B4E5@grep.my>
In-Reply-To: <500AEB17.6030907@ifdnrg.com>
References:  <500AEB17.6030907@ifdnrg.com>

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I assume you have compiled the bootblocks as per the instruction in the =
handbook.

Second, do you have more than one serial port on the box because FreeBSD =
can only work its serial console magic on only one port at a time.

If you redirect your IPMI serial console or just a normal serial =
console, take note it's interrupt number in the BIOS.

You'll need to append the 0x10 flags to your UART device in device.hints =
file if the you plug in the cable at a non-default port.

ihsan

On Jul 22, 2012, at 1:47 AM, Paul Macdonald wrote:

>=20
> what am i doing wrong here?
>=20
> =46rom rebuilding the install iso and from the handbook instructions =
here: =
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advanced=
.html
> which suggests that in /boot/loader.conf only
>=20
> console=3D"comconsole"
>=20
> is required,
>=20
> i have tried this and also explicity setting speed in boot/loader.conf
>=20
> console=3D"comconsole"
> comconsole_speed=3D"57600"
>=20
> i have also tried having the settings i use to access via serial post =
install
> ie:
>=20
> /etc/ttys:    ttyu0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.57600"  vt100   on =
secure
> and /boot/config:  -D
>=20
> but same result, install stops ( or goes elsewhere at point below)
>=20
> It does boot stage 1 and stage 2 then i get nothing?
>=20
> test serial output:
> -----------------------------------------
> CD Loader 1.2
> r Configuration Menu ...
> Building the boot loader arguments
> Looking up /BOOT/LOADER... Found
> Relocating the loader and the BTX
> Starting the BTX loader
>=20
> BTX loader 1.00 BTX version is 1.02
> Consoles: internal video/keyboard
> BIOS CD is cd0 in 5 sec......
> BIOS drive A: is disk0
> BIOS drive C: is disk1
> BIOS 640kB/3668736kB available memory
>=20
> FreeBSD/x86 bootstrap loader, Revision 1.1
> (root@farrell.cse.buffalo.edu, Tue Jan 3 06:51:49 UTC 2012)
> =
=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=
=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=
=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=
=E0=E0=E0=E0=E0=20
>=20
> (nothing after this point)
>=20
>=20
> --=20
>=20
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