Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 02:10:20 GMT From: Alexandre Kovalenko <alex.kovalenko@verizon.net> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/118490: [patch] add setting required to run GDB over dcons to the man page Message-ID: <200712080210.lB82AKnD085098@www.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200712080220.lB82K1lL032503@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 118490 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] add setting required to run GDB over dcons to the man page >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sat Dec 08 02:20:01 UTC 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Alexandre Kovalenko >Release: 7.0-BETA3 >Organization: Home >Environment: FreeBSD RabbitsDen.RabbitsLawn.verizon.net 7.0-BETA3 FreeBSD 7.0-BETA3 #0: Sat Dec 1 12:05:44 EST 2007 root@RabbitsDen.RabbitsLawn.verizon.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/TPX60 i386 >Description: Starting with this commit http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/cvs-src/2007-June/079563.html it is mandatory to set dcons_gdb="1" in the loader.conf to make dcons the valid GDB port. I have added this fact to the examples portion of the dcons(4) man page. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: --- share/man/man4/dcons.4.ORIG 2007-12-07 20:56:02.000000000 -0500 +++ share/man/man4/dcons.4 2007-12-07 21:02:29.000000000 -0500 @@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ dcons "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure .Ed .Pp +If you want to use +.Xr dcons 4 +as +.Xr gdb 1 +port, add the following line to your +.Xr loader.conf 5 +.Bd -literal -offset indent +dcons_gdb="1" +.Ed +.Pp Once the .Xr fwohci 4 device is initialized to allow physical access, >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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