From owner-freebsd-current Tue Oct 15 01:19:28 1996 Return-Path: owner-current Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA12038 for current-outgoing; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 01:19:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA12030; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 01:19:24 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id RAA21035; Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:49:21 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199610150819.RAA21035@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: non-console mode.. To: sos@FreeBSD.org Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 17:49:20 +0930 (CST) Cc: julian@whistle.com, current@FreeBSD.org In-Reply-To: <199610150650.IAA12357@ra.dkuug.dk> from "sos@FreeBSD.org" at Oct 15, 96 08:50:12 am MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-current@FreeBSD.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk sos@FreeBSD.org stands accused of saying: > > In reply to Julian Elischer who wrote: > > > > I need to make the system run with it's console disabled.. > > in other words.. > > the device exists, bu tut acts as if there is no console > > > > if anyone has violent objections, I'd like to hear of them before > > I start work on this > > Maybe. There's no need for either work or violent objections - the 'no console' case is already supported. Look at i386/i386/cons.c. > > p.s. yes there are good reasons for doing this :) > > Such as ?? ???? The box his employers make that doesn't have a console? > Soren Schmidt (sos@FreeBSD.org) FreeBSD Core Team -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[