Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 17:14:17 -0400 (EDT) From: woods@zeus.leitch.com To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: i386/7202: boot.8 manual page doesn't mention that COMCONSOLE hardcodes the kernel Message-ID: <199807072114.RAA24363@brain.zeus.leitch.com>
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>Number: 7202 >Category: i386 >Synopsis: boot.8 manual page doesn't mention that COMCONSOLE hardcodes the kernel >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jul 7 14:20:01 PDT 1998 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Greg A. Woods >Organization: Planix, Inc.; Toronto, Ontario; Canada >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.6-STABLE i386 >Environment: FreeBSD brain.zeus.leitch.com 2.2.6-STABLE FreeBSD 2.2.6-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 6 15:05:13 EDT 1998 woods@brain.zeus.leitch.com:/var/work.d/Leitch-BSD-2.2/sys/compile/BRAIN i386 >Description: The '-h' option cannot toggle the kernel from a serial console if the kernel was built with COMCONSOLE >How-To-Repeat: Try using the boot '-h' option to toggle to the keyboard from the serial console when booting a kernel compiled with COMCONSOLE and observe that it has no effect. >Fix: Something like the following wording seems more appropriate: === cd /usr/src/sbin/reboot/ === /usr/bin/cvs diff -c boot_i386.8 Index: boot_i386.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/Leitch/FreeBSD-2.2/sbin/reboot/boot_i386.8,v retrieving revision 1.1.1.2 diff -c -r1.1.1.2 boot_i386.8 *** boot_i386.8 1998/03/31 22:40:09 1.1.1.2 --- boot_i386.8 1998/04/20 19:10:00 *************** *** 166,172 **** option to force the kernel to use the serial port as its console device. Alternatively, if you boot from the serial port, you can use this option to force the kernel to use the internal display ! as the console instead. .It Fl P probe the keyboard. If no keyboard is found, the .Fl D --- 166,174 ---- option to force the kernel to use the serial port as its console device. Alternatively, if you boot from the serial port, you can use this option to force the kernel to use the internal display ! as the console instead. This option has no effect if the kernel was ! compiled with ! .Em options COMCONSOLE . .It Fl P probe the keyboard. If no keyboard is found, the .Fl D === Exit status: 1 >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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