Re: 7.2-p4 serial console not showing kernel messages?
On 11/9/09, Sven Hazejager wrote: > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 17:52, Lowell Gilbert > wrote: >> Checking the obvious: syslog.conf is configured to send the messages to >> the console? > > Haven't touched syslog.conf but this all happens before syslog is even > starting. The problem is that the console is VGA, even though I have > "console=comconsole" AND boot.config containing "-h" AND sio.0.flags > 0x30. > > Has anyone actually gotten a serial console to work with FreeBSD > 7.2-release? I'm having the same problems with 7-STABLE. > FWIW, I do lots of serial consoles. Biggest issue I have is the boot.config options. Personally, the switches to "detect" (-P) and "switch" (-h) don't always seem to work (for me). If I have to see anything at the console, not only do I setup /boot/loader.conf but I will always use -D in /boot.config -- Dual setup. It pushes to both COM1 and VGA. Please try that. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: 7.2-p4 serial console not showing kernel messages?
On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 17:52, Lowell Gilbert wrote: > Checking the obvious: syslog.conf is configured to send the messages to > the console? Haven't touched syslog.conf but this all happens before syslog is even starting. The problem is that the console is VGA, even though I have "console=comconsole" AND boot.config containing "-h" AND sio.0.flags 0x30. Has anyone actually gotten a serial console to work with FreeBSD 7.2-release? I'm having the same problems with 7-STABLE. Sven ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: 7.2-p4 serial console not showing kernel messages?
Sven Hazejager writes: > I'm having trouble getting 7.2-p4 to run. I'm using nanoBSD, either > under VMware using a virtual serial null-modem or on an Alix > Soekris-like serial-only CF-based device, both show this problem: my > serial console does not display kernel messages, they all go to the > VGA console! > > I'm using the nanoBSD cust_comsole function to enable the console. > Relevant files are shown here: > > /boot.config: > -h -S57600 > > /etc/ttys, only one line is "on": > ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.57600" xterm on secure > > These are still in my kernel conf, if I remove these I get no kernel > messages at all (kernel boots fine with this though): > device atkbdc # AT keyboard controller > device atkbd # AT keyboard > device kbdmux # keyboard multiplexer > device vga # VGA video card driver > > I have also tried to set this in the loader, no luck: > hint.sio.0.flags="0x30" > > On the serial console, I see the boot manager (boot0) and the loader > just fine. "show" in the loader says "console=comconsole" so that > seems to be fine. However all kernel output goes to the VGA console. I > *do* get a login prompt after a while on the serial console though. > > If I boot the same kernel over PXE on the ALIX, the kernel messages > *do* go to the serial console... > > What am I overlooking? Checking the obvious: syslog.conf is configured to send the messages to the console? -- Lowell Gilbert, embedded/networking software engineer, Boston area http://be-well.ilk.org/~lowell/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
7.2-p4 serial console not showing kernel messages?
All, I'm having trouble getting 7.2-p4 to run. I'm using nanoBSD, either under VMware using a virtual serial null-modem or on an Alix Soekris-like serial-only CF-based device, both show this problem: my serial console does not display kernel messages, they all go to the VGA console! I'm using the nanoBSD cust_comsole function to enable the console. Relevant files are shown here: /boot.config: -h -S57600 /etc/ttys, only one line is "on": ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.57600" xterm on secure These are still in my kernel conf, if I remove these I get no kernel messages at all (kernel boots fine with this though): device atkbdc # AT keyboard controller device atkbd # AT keyboard device kbdmux # keyboard multiplexer device vga # VGA video card driver I have also tried to set this in the loader, no luck: hint.sio.0.flags="0x30" On the serial console, I see the boot manager (boot0) and the loader just fine. "show" in the loader says "console=comconsole" so that seems to be fine. However all kernel output goes to the VGA console. I *do* get a login prompt after a while on the serial console though. If I boot the same kernel over PXE on the ALIX, the kernel messages *do* go to the serial console... What am I overlooking? Thanks, Sven ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
