No output from Kernel Booting Up or /dev/console

[Ash]

Tabor Kelly wrote:
> The is on a Dell Inspiron 1100 notebook (celeron 2.3Ghz) running FreeBSD
> 5.3R. When I boot my laptop I see the Beastie menu, and after making a
> selection, I get no output from boot1 or the kernel. So, when my laptop
>  is done booting, my screen looks like this:
> 
> /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x3fbfc data=0x1c04+0x112c
> syms=[0x4+0x72f0+0x4+0x97c7
> ]
> -
> FreeBSD/i386 (laptop.taborandtashell.net) (ttyv0)
> 
> login:
> 
> Also, nothing that would normally be displayed on ttyv0 via /dev/console 
>  (syslog stuff) is there. Booting with ACPI disabled does not help. The 
> weird thing is that this didn't used to happen. Right before all of this 
> started, I was trying to get my touch pad working and I:
> 
> 1. ran /stand/sysinstall and played with mouse settings.
> 
> 2. edited /etc/rc.conf
> 
> 3. created /boot/device.hints (I tried removing device.hints, it didn't 
> help)
>  
[SNIP]

Tabor,

Is it possible that your console is being redirected to a com port? The 
handbook covers this topic in section 20.6.

Also some quick info that might help you out:

There are a few places that this can be configured: boot.conf, 
/boot/loader.conf, /boot/loader.conf.local or /boot/loader.rc.

If /boot.conf refer to the Handbook Section 20.6 as well as boot(8)'s 
man page.
	

In either /boot/loader.conf or /boot/loader.conf.local for the following 
line:

	console=comconsole

In /boot/loader.rc check for:

	set console=comconsole


To set your console to display on your monitor using /boot/loader.conf 
or /boot/loader.conf.local set (or replace) the following:

	console=vidconsole

In /boot/loader.rc

	console=vidconsole


Good Luck,
-Ash