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Date:      Fri, 8 Mar 1996 12:00:09 -0700 (MST)
From:      Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
To:        mdz@netrail.net (Matt Zimmerman)
Cc:        terry@lambert.org, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Serial console?
Message-ID:  <199603081900.MAA17412@phaeton.artisoft.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.3.91.960308133723.9963A-100000@netrail.net> from "Matt Zimmerman" at Mar 8, 96 01:41:02 pm

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> > Uh, console code doesn't send escape sequences; programs do.  Console
> > code interprets escape sequences.
> > 
> > To make the serial console interpret VT100/220 escape sequences, attach
> > a VT100/220 compatible terminal.  8-).
> 
> Eh?  I realize this, but how do I get FreeBSD to USE a serial console?  I 
> wasn't aware if this was possible/had been done or not.
> 
> Having a terminal on a serial port is not what I want...I want console 
> messages (at boot, panics, etc.) to go to a console attached to a serial 
> port.  If this is as simple as you've made it sound, by all means 
> enlighten me :-)

Unplug your keyboard or set the option and rebuild your kernel (see
the LINT configuration file for documentation).


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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