Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2009 08:39:45 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <xcllnt@mac.com> To: Martin Cracauer <cracauer@cons.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial console options Message-ID: <A0E42D0E-43D2-4D34-B763-F9A21A5D0837@mac.com> In-Reply-To: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org> References: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org>
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On Mar 5, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Martin Cracauer wrote: > 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? What does it mean when you say "the serial port for the BIOS"? To give an answer to an imagined question: You can use the same serial port as both a console and a debug port. -- Marcel Moolenaar xcllnt@mac.com
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