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Date:      Wed, 8 Sep 2004 07:32:13 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Kim Culhan <w8hdkim@yahoo.com>
To:        freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: 5.3-BETA3 serial console
Message-ID:  <20040908143213.97046.qmail@web50707.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Wed, 8 Sep 2004, Marian Hettwer wrote:

> ttyd0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   dialup  off secure
>
> from "off" to "on" and issue a "kill -HUP 1" to initalise the
> serial console.

1) Change 'dialup' to a terminal type such as 'vt220'

2) Create a file (if it doesn't exist already)

   /boot/loader.conf.local

   with the line:

   console=comconsole

Expect the port to be set to 96008N1

This appears to work correctly here on 5.3-BETA3.

-kim



	
		
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