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From: behrensm@river.it.gvsu.edu (Matt Behrens)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Console on serial port?
Date: 10 Jun 1997 13:12:54 GMT
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Heiko Blume (Heiko.Blume@bln.sel.alcatel.de) wrote:

: is it possible to make the serial more consolish,
: i.e. also put the boot prompt on the serial?
: and (gasp!) the adaptec messages?

Yep.  If you set BOOT_PROBE_KEYBOARD or BOOT_FORCE_COMCONSOLE, everything
from the boot prompt on will appear on your serial terminal.  I use it,
it's great.  (Now to try removing my video card) :)

--
  Matt Behrens
  Zigg Computer Services
  zigg@iserv.net
  http://www.iserv.net/~zigg/