Serial console problems with stable/8

[Greg Byshenk]

On Sun, Sep 12, 2010 at 05:26:12PM +0200, Oliver Fromme wrote:
 
> On Friday I have updated a machine from 7.1 to stable/8.
> It is connected to a serial console.  With 7.1 everything
> worked fine, but with stable/8 things seem to break.

[...]
 
> Here's my setup (which worked perfectly fine with 7.1):
> 
> /boot.config:
> -P
> 
> /boot/loader.conf:
> kernel_options="-P"
> console="comconsole"
> 
> /etc/ttys:
> ttyu0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   off secure

Shouldn't this:                                   ^^^
be 'on'...?



-- 
greg byshenk  -  gbyshenk at byshenk.net  -  Leiden, NL
 
> /boot/device.hints:
> hint.uart.0.at="isa"
> hint.uart.0.port="0x3F8"
> hint.uart.0.flags="0x10"
> hint.uart.0.irq="4"
> 
> /var/run/dmesg.boot:
> uart0: <16550 or compatible> port 0x3f8-0x3ff irq 4 flags 0x10 on acpi0
> uart0: [FILTER]
> uart0: console (9600,n,8,1)
> 
> The serial port is connected to another PC that runs tip(1)
> in a screen(1) session, using a 9-pin nullmodem cable.
> That setup hasn't changed in ages; that other PC is running
> an older version of FreeBSD.
> 
> I need this issue to be resolved, because the serial console
> is required for remote management (the machine is a 3-hours
> ride away from home).  If it can't be resolved, I will have
> to downgrade it to 7.x.
> 
> Best regards
>    Oliver
> 
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