How does one get a working serial console with gptboot?

Freddie Cash fjwcash at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 17:20:43 UTC 2011


On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash at gmail.com> wrote:
> I feel like an idiot right now because I can just not figure out how
> to make $subject work on a -CURRENT system.  :(
>
> I've read through the Handbook chapter on this.  I've done the process
> I've used with 8.x systems.  But once the kernel loads, the serial
> console stops working.  I'm obviously missing a step somewhere.
>
> Here's what I've done.  Please point out my error(s):
>
> /boot/loader.conf:
>    hint.uart.0.disabled="0"
>    hint.uart.0.flags="0x30"
>    console="comconsole vidconsole"
>    comconsole_speed="115200"
>    boot_multicons="yes"
>
> /etc/make.conf:
>    BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT=0x3F8
>    BOOT_COMCONSOLE_SPEED=115200

Nevermind.  PEBCAK error.  Adding the right port address would work.
Amazing how easy it is to mixup a 3 and an E.  :(

I'll hang my head in shame now.  :(

-- 
Freddie Cash
fjwcash at gmail.com


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