configuring sio1 for serial console ...

[Robert Watson]

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006, User Freebsd wrote:

> Following hte instructions in the Handbook, I've added the following line to 
> my kernel config:
>
> device sio1 at isa? port IO_COM2 flags 0x10 irq 3
>
> but, when I try to build it:
>
> config: /usr/src/sys/i386/conf/kernel:71: syntax error
> *** Error code 1
>
> so, obviously that is wrong for 6.x? :(

Instead of changing your kernel config, edit the sio1 entries in 
/boot/device.hints.  (This assumes you left device sio in your kernel -- if 
not, you need to re-add it).

Robert N M Watson
Computer Laboratory
University of Cambridge