Subject: Re: setting up ddb on netbsd 1.6.1 (i386)
To: Eduardo Horvath <eeh@NetBSD.org>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 09/24/2003 20:31:11
On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 06:11:41PM +0000, Eduardo Horvath wrote:
> 
> In order to get DDB to work on a serial port you need to make that serial
> port the console.  Unlike other machines where you can set the console
> by changing firmware settings, I think you need to reconfigure your
> kernel to use a serial port for the console on the i386 port.  Take a
> look at the console(4) manpage.

Using a serial boot block should be enouth. But you need to make sure you
use a serial boot block (the boot countdown before loading the kenrel,
and all kernel messages should appear on the serial console, on on the
VGA screen)

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Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
     NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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