Le jeudi 14 janvier 2021 à 16:59 +0100, Marcus MERIGHI a écrit : > bast...@durel.org (Bastien Durel), 2021.01.14 (Thu) 16:05 (CET): > > Le jeudi 14 janvier 2021 à 15:47 +0100, Marcus MERIGHI a écrit : > > > bast...@durel.org (Bastien Durel), 2021.01.14 (Thu) 10:20 (CET): > > > > I have a router connected via a serial port to another machine > > > > (which > > > > is usually powered off), wich fails to boot until I connect and > > > > validate the boot> prompt > > > > > > > > I configured my boot.conf as it follows : > > > > > > > > # cat > > > > /etc/boot.conf > > > > set timeout 10 > > > > set tty com0 > > > > > > I usually have > > > > > > stty com0 115200 > > > set tty com0 > > > set timeout 2 > > > > > > and the machines boot automagically... > > > > > > Marcus > > > > > Actually, it looks like the automagic boot depends on the status of > > the > > attached computer : when it runs, the router boots automagically, > > and > > when it does not, then the boot waits until I press enter (after > > booting it, obviously) > > Ah, I failed on getting what you meant! > > Emitting wild guesses now... As soon as the boot> prompt receives > input, > it cancels the timout counter (and doesn't auto-boot). Could it be > that > your non-auto-booting machine receives something that looks like > input > to the boot> prompt? Can you test with the serial cable detached? >
Done that; that's very strange : the router did not auto-boot, but did as soon as I plugged-in the serial cable in (I left minicom running on the other box) (or maybe after a few seconds, I did not checked in real time) -- Bastien
