Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 10:30:53 -0500 From: David Tenney <davidatenney@gmail.com> To: Derek Ragona <derek@computinginnovations.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 9.2 won't boot without a video console under KVM Message-ID: <CA%2BOh8U1_x_uJ4MRrULM=DS470=m6jQ8QjzMmNB_-RChr4_2EXA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <6.0.0.22.2.20140123150005.0665e0c8@mail.computinginnovations.com> References: <CA%2BOh8U0%2BRmwCX-p23n9qc9uFfqjfQCgARypL2mAWw8F=JK==_A@mail.gmail.com> <6.0.0.22.2.20140123150005.0665e0c8@mail.computinginnovations.com>
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Thanks for the info Derek! Unfortunately, I still receive the same crash from KVM. On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 4:08 PM, Derek Ragona < derek@computinginnovations.com> wrote: > At 01:06 PM 1/23/2014, David Tenney wrote: > > I'm trying to run a FreeBSD 9.2 64-bit installation under KVM, but am > having issues when I remove the video hardware and install a serial console > connection. The installation boots just fine when video/Cirrus hardware is > provided to the virtual machine, but once it is removed, the installation > stops at the BTX loader and causes KVM to go into Paused mode, which cannot > be returned to Running. Here is a list of adjustments that were made to > configuration files: > > /etc/ttys: > > ttyu0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure > > /boot/defaults/loader.conf: > > console="comconsole" > > /boot.config: > > echo "-hP" > /boot.config > > Any help would be great. Thanks! > > -- > David > > > > I have systems setup to do serial and regular consoles. In my setup I > access the serial console over lan via ipmitool. > > In loader.conf I have > comsole="comconsole,vidconsole" > comconsole_speed="115200" > boot_multicons="YES" > boot_serial="YES" > > Along with some hint.uart settings such as: > hint.uart.2.baud="115200" > hint.uart.2.port="0x3e8" > hint.uart.2.irq="10" > hint.uart.2.flags="0x10" > > -Derek > > ------------------------------ > <http://www.avast.com/>; > > This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus<http://www.avast.com/>protection is active. > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > -- David Tenney davidatenney@gmail.com 609-792-9740
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