i386/53948: console="comconsole" in loader.conf causes freeze when no serial console present

[Kyle R. Green]

>Number:         53948
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       console="comconsole" in loader.conf causes freeze when no serial console present
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-i386
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 30 17:50:06 PDT 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Kyle R. Green
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD rootbeer.portamoose.com 5.1-CURRENT FreeBSD 5.1-CURRENT #3: Mon Jun 23 23:50:31 EDT 2003 root at rootbeer.portamoose.com:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ROOTBEER i386


	
>Description:
	Having console="comconsole" in my loader.conf causes the machine to freeze (and not boot) when no serial console is present.

>How-To-Repeat:
	See description.
>Fix:
	


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