How does one get a working serial console with gptboot?

Garrett Cooper yanegomi at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 21:20:22 UTC 2011


On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Freddie Cash <fjwcash at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.  :(

Are you referring to the .flags value or the BOOT_COMCONSOLE_PORT value?
Thanks,
-Garrett


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