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Date:      Mon, 01 Sep 2003 16:58:08 -0600
From:      Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>
To:        "Scott M. Likens" <damm@fpsn.net>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Question related to FreeBSD Serial Console...
Message-ID:  <3F53CF00.6020304@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <1062445674.59251.1.camel@acheron.livid.de>
References:  <1062445674.59251.1.camel@acheron.livid.de>

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Scott M. Likens wrote:
> I have a question related to FreeBSD Serial console,
> 
> I am aware you can use -Dh for both internal and serial, but is it
> possible to see the 'kernel' "boot" messages sent on both the serial and
> the console?
> 
> It was a question that was asked to me by a client, and after
> researching it more, it seems that it's not possible.
> 
> Am i wrong?  or did I miss an option that's not documented?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Scott M. Likens
> 
> 

I'm a little confused by your request, but maybe adding the following
line to /boot/loader.conf will get what you want?

console="comconsole"

There is also a way to get the console directed to both the video and
serial at the same time, but I've forgotten the magic and can't find it
at the moment.

Scott




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