configuring sio1 for serial console ...

[User Freebsd]

On Wed, 28 Jun 2006, Robert Watson wrote:

> 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).

'k, re-adding ... and I take it there is no more 'DDB_UNATTENDED' option? 
Something equivalent?

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