cvs commit: src/sbin/reboot boot_i386.8

[Ruslan Ermilov]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 03:41:53PM +0100, Gavin Atkinson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 11:21, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 10:43:15AM +0100, Gavin Atkinson wrote:
> > > On Thu, 2004-09-30 at 10:15, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > > > ru          2004-09-30 09:15:33 UTC
> > > > 
> > > >   Modified files:
> > > >     sbin/reboot          boot_i386.8 
> > > >   Log:
> > > >   FreeBSD has full support for multiple consoles since 2001.
> > > 
> > > I don't believe this is true.  It is something I have implemented in the
> > > past (see http://docs.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?4092A8EB.5090709 and PR
> > > kern/66425).
> > > 
> > > If there is a way for dual console support to be enabled in a default
> > > install, it should probably be documented somewhere.
> > > 
> > Um, your patch is about multiple consoles support in loader(8),
> > which is, while related, is not about what I have touched.
> > What I have touched was a stale comment that kernel does not
> > support multiple consoles.  Setting "boot_multicons=" in
> > /boot/loader.conf, or using "boot -D" in the loader(8) will
> > enable it.  (I'm working on updating the documentation in
> > this respect.)
> 
> OK. Sorry about the misunderstanding. I was under the impression that
> "boot -D" still isn't passed through to the kernel, and that only a
> single console would be used unless boot_multicons is set. I'll have to
> try it again :)
> 
Support for this is machine-dependent.  Most machines support it
through the loader(8).  Alpha is very different in that aspect.
Passing flags from i386 boot blocks to loader(8) is not supported
(I believe this is what your patch partially does?).


Cheers,
-- 
Ruslan Ermilov
ru at FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer
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