Date: Mon, 01 Sep 2003 17:29:09 -0600 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Aaron Wohl <freebsd@soith.com> Cc: "Scott M. Likens" <damm@fpsn.net> Subject: Re: Question related to FreeBSD Serial Console... Message-ID: <3F53D645.2040501@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <20030901232227.5F1D23A4C3@www.fastmail.fm> References: <1062445674.59251.1.camel@acheron.livid.de> <3F53CF00.6020304@freebsd.org> <20030901232227.5F1D23A4C3@www.fastmail.fm>
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Aaron Wohl wrote: > My notes on getting a serial console at 115200 > > -must be com1 > -com1 must be at port 0x3F8 irq 4 > -in bios set the port and irq as above > -in bios set serial redirection to com1 > -in bios set baud rate 115200 > -in bios set RTS/CTS flow control > -edit (or create) /etc/make.conf to add these lines: > BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT= 0x3F8 > BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED= 115200 > -cd /sys/boot > -make clean > -make > -make install > -fdisk -B > No im not kidding. Part of the boot knowing baud rate loader lives in > the main disk boot block. > -cd /boot > -edit loader.conf > -add a line: > console=comconsole > -edit /boot.config make it read (with a return after it): > -Dh > (the above is minus D h return, thats 4 characters) > -cd /usr/src/sys/i386/conf > -edit PASODOBLE (or whatever your kernconf is called) > -add: > options CONSPEED=115200 # Console Redirection > -cd /usr/src > -make buildkernel KERNCONF=PASODOBLE > -make installkernel KERNCONF=PASODOBLE > -reboot > -pray > At one time I was working on patches to the loader to make the console speed configurable. At the time, at least, I didn't see any evidence that the settings were stored in the boot0 block, but maybe I was wrong. In any case, finishing this up is on my TODO list. Scott
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