How does one get a working serial console with gptboot?

[Julian Elischer]

On 3/16/11 10:20 AM, Freddie Cash 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.  :(
>
> I'll hang my head in shame now.  :(

not a waste because I was looking for an example set of configs and  
steps..  :-)