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Subject: Re: [pfSense] 2.2.1 "serial console" menu different on some boxes
From: Chris Buechler <cmb () pfsense ! com>
Date: 2015-03-24 18:09:48
Message-ID: CAOMqvJAu6YT5SPUKrXUkq8Ub5ZefyYiOY6i9wWrYEeHFOi5saQ () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Vick Khera <vivek@khera.org> wrote:
> On two of my firewalls upgraded to 2.2.1, I see three options in
> Advanced->Admin Access menu serial communications menu:
>
> Serial Terminal *Enables the first serial port with 115200/8/N/1 by
> default, or another speed selectable below.* Note: This will redirect the
> console output and messages to the serial port. You can still access the
> console menu from the internal video card/keyboard. A *null modem* serial
> cable or adapter is required to use the serial console.Serial Speed
> 115200 57600 38400 19200 14400 9600 bps
> Allows selection of different speeds for the serial console port. Primary
> Console Serial Console VGA Console
> Select the preferred console if multiple consoles are present. The
> preferred console will show pfSense boot script output. All consoles
> display OS boot messages, console messages, and the console menu.
>
> but on others I see:
>
> Serial Speed 115200 57600 38400 19200 14400 9600 bps
> Allows selection of different speeds for the serial console port. Primary
> Console Serial Console VGA Console
> Select the preferred console if multiple consoles are present. The
> preferred console will show pfSense boot script output. All consoles
> display OS boot messages, console messages, and the console menu.
>
>
> The latter is running the netgate firmware, being a netgate box. This box
> configuration for /etc/ttys and loader.conf does seem to be as if the
> checkbox is turned on.
>
> Is this intentional?
>
Yes. The systems we ship pre-installed which run from a serial console have
$g['enableserial_force'] = true, which makes that checkbox not appear so
you can't disable the serial console on systems that only have a serial
console.
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<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Mar \
24, 2015 at 8:27 AM, Vick Khera <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vivek@khera.org" \
target="_blank">vivek@khera.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote \
class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px \
0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div \
dir="ltr">On two of my firewalls upgraded to 2.2.1, I see three options in \
Advanced->Admin Access menu serial communications menu:<div><br></div><div><table \
width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" summary="main area" \
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10.8333330154419px;line-height:12px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td \
width="22%" valign="top" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;padding-right:20px;padding-left:8 \
px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Serial \
Terminal</td><td width="78%" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><input \
name="enableserial" type="checkbox" value="yes" checked \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1.1em"> <strong>Enables the first \
serial port with 115200/8/N/1 by default, or another speed selectable below.</strong> \
<span style="font-size:11px">Note: This will redirect the console output and messages \
to the serial port. You can still access the console menu from the internal video \
card/keyboard. A <b>null modem</b> serial cable or adapter is required to use the \
serial console.</span></td></tr><tr><td width="22%" valign="top" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;padding-right:20px;padding-left:8 \
px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Serial \
Speed</td><td width="78%" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><select \
name="serialspeed" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1em"> \
<option value="115200" selected>115200</option> <option \
value="57600">57600</option> <option value="38400">38400</option> \
<option value="19200">19200</option> <option value="14400">14400</option> \
<option value="9600">9600</option> </select> bps <br>Allows selection of \
different speeds for the serial console port. </td></tr><tr><td width="22%" \
valign="top" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;padding-right:20px;p \
adding-left:8px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Primary \
Console</td><td width="78%" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><select \
name="primaryconsole" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1em"> \
<option value="serial" selected>Serial Console</option> <option \
value="video">VGA Console</option> </select> <br>Select the preferred \
console if multiple consoles are present. The preferred console will show pfSense \
boot script output. All consoles display OS boot messages, console messages, and the \
console menu. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" height="12" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11px;padding-left:6px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px"> \
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div>but on others I \
see:</div><div><br></div><div><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="6" \
cellspacing="0" summary="main area" \
style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10.8333330154419px;line-height:12px;background-color:rgb(221,221,221)"><tbody><tr><td \
width="22%" valign="top" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;padding-right:20px;padding-left:8 \
px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Serial \
Speed</td><td width="78%" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><select \
name="serialspeed" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1em"> \
<option value="115200" selected>115200</option> <option \
value="57600">57600</option> <option value="38400">38400</option> \
<option value="19200">19200</option> <option value="14400">14400</option> \
<option value="9600">9600</option> </select> bps <br>Allows selection of \
different speeds for the serial console port. </td></tr><tr><td width="22%" \
valign="top" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;padding-right:20px;p \
adding-left:8px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)">Primary \
Console</td><td width="78%" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:0.9em;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(153,153,153)"><select \
name="primaryconsole" style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:1em"> \
<option value="serial" selected>Serial Console</option> <option \
value="video">VGA Console</option> </select> <br>Select the preferred \
console if multiple consoles are present. The preferred console will show pfSense \
boot script output. All consoles display OS boot messages, console messages, and the \
console menu. </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" height="12" \
style="font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:11px;padding-left:6px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px"> \
</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>The latter is \
running the netgate firmware, being a netgate box. This box configuration for \
/etc/ttys and loader.conf does seem to be as if the checkbox is turned \
on.</div><div><br></div><div>Is this \
intentional?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes. The systems we ship \
pre-installed which run from a serial console have $g['enableserial_force'] = \
true, which makes that checkbox not appear so you can't disable the serial \
console on systems that only have a serial console. \
</div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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