serial console on ultra axe

[Gallagher, James]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Larkowski [mailto:peter at larkowski.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 20:18 PM
> To: freebsd-sparc64 at freebsd.org
> Subject: serial console on ultra axe
> 
> 
> I upgraded from 5.3 to 5.4 (stable cvsup) yesterday.  I built 
> a GENERIC 
> kernel with the audiocs driver added.  I read UPDATING and 
> took note of 
> the change to uart, updating /etc/ttys accordingly.  
> Unfortunately I get 
> nothing on the serial console after:
> 
> Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command 
> prompt. Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel]... nothing to autoload 
> yet. jumping to kernel entry at 0xc0048000.
> 
> It should be noted that I've never been able to use the 
> default /etc/ttys. 
> I've always had to start a getty on /dev/console, which doesn't work 
> anymore either.  In any case I'm not even getting kernel 
> messages.  Any 
> ideas?  The machine boots normally.  as soon as the disk stops 
> thrashing, I can ssh right in.  

Probably related to this issue here
http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2005-May/014509.html ? It
was reported while I was in the middle of a cvsup (on x86) over the weekend.
I got away fine, didn't seem to have any noticeable problems (apart from an
annoying BIOS default I'd never noticed before).

James