From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 5 16:30:08 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 84DB21065670 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:30:08 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cracauer@koef.zs64.net) Received: from koef.zs64.net (koef.zs64.net [212.12.50.230]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 054398FC13 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:30:07 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from cracauer@koef.zs64.net) Received: from koef.zs64.net (koef.zs64.net [212.12.50.230]) by koef.zs64.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n25FvLBg070822 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 16:57:21 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from cracauer@koef.zs64.net) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by koef.zs64.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n25FvLl3070821 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:57:21 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cracauer) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 10:57:21 -0500 From: Martin Cracauer To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Subject: Serial console options X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:30:08 -0000 I finally have enough FreeBSD hardware piled up have things crossconnected with serial consoles. One question, though: one machine has a serial port capable BIOS. If I use this, is there a way to do kgdb debugging over that connection? I think the real question is: if I use the serial port for the BIOS, will it be available as a port in FreeBSD? Martin -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin Cracauer http://www.cons.org/cracauer/ FreeBSD - where you want to go, today. http://www.freebsd.org/