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List:       netbsd-users
Subject:    Re: [6.0-BETA2] A question concerning the NetBSD serial console (ipmi sol inside)
From:       Hugo Silva <hugo () barafranca ! com>
Date:       2012-08-14 20:14:53
Message-ID: 502AB1BD.5030004 () barafranca ! com
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On 08/14/12 18:23, Michael van Elst wrote:
> hugo@barafranca.com (Hugo Silva) writes:
>
>> Shouldn't installboot -o console=com1 be equivalent to typing consdev
>> com1 @ the bootloader, in the sense that in both cases the kernel would
>> select com1 as the console ?
>
> It maybe does but you could still not see anything with SOL.
>
> This could be because the kernel doesn't get correct BIOS data. Telling
> installboot the proper I/O address for the com1 port will then
> help.
>
> It could also be one of the simple BMCs that only redirect BIOS I/O
> but not anything talking to the hardware directly. In this case
> you are probably lost.
>

But do note that it works after installboot (or selecting COM1 from the 
installer bootblocks section). It's just before (booting from CD) that 
it doesn't.
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