Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:28:49 +0100 From: Jesper Skriver <jesper@skriver.dk> To: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Setting up a serial console ... anythign change recently? Message-ID: <20010215102849.A83682@skriver.dk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102141931070.421-100000@mobile.hub.org>; from scrappy@hub.org on Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 07:32:38PM -0400 References: <Pine.BSF.4.33.0102141931070.421-100000@mobile.hub.org>
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On Wed, Feb 14, 2001 at 07:32:38PM -0400, The Hermit Hacker wrote:
>
> I used to have a serial console setup that worked quite effectively ... I
> admin the machine from half a country away, and could easily do upgrrades
> and what not ... then all of a suddent, it just stop'd working ...
>
> I'm running 4.2-STABLE, with my serial port setup as:
>
> device sio0 at isa? port IO_COM1 flags 0x10 irq 4
> options CONSPEED=9600 #default speed for serial console (default 9600)
>
> is there anyting wrong with that? something that has changed that I'm not
> reflecting in my kernel?
echo "-Dh" > /boot.config
or
from 'man sio'
Meaning of flags:
[cut]
0x00010 device is potential system console
0x00020 device is forced to become system console
So either the /boot.config stuff, or change the sio flag from 0x10 to
0x20
/Jesper
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