From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 5 17:52:48 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 090031065670 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:52:48 +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 959618FC23 for ; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:52:47 +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 n25HqjRS076881; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 18:52:46 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from cracauer@koef.zs64.net) Received: (from cracauer@localhost) by koef.zs64.net (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n25HqjVQ076880; Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:52:45 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from cracauer) Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:52:45 -0500 From: Martin Cracauer To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-ID: <20090305175245.GA76821@cons.org> References: <20090305155721.GA70584@cons.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i Cc: Martin Cracauer , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 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 17:52:48 -0000 Marcel Moolenaar wrote on Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 08:39:45AM -0800: > > 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. Using the serial port for the mainboard's BIOS might or might not disable it's use for console or debugging, that was my question. Martin -- %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% Martin Cracauer http://www.cons.org/cracauer/ FreeBSD - where you want to go, today. http://www.freebsd.org/