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Re: How to get into ddb after system is booted?



                        Hi,

On 31/01/2012 16:31, Paul Goyette wrote:
> I've got a system with both serial and USB keyboard attached, and I
> would like to get into ddb after the system has booted (to single-user
> mode).  I've verified that ddb.fromconsole is set and I've used
> hw.cnmagic to create a keystroke sequence "QQ" (0x51 0x51) but it does
> not get me into ddb.

you can send a break signal on the serial console, this will drop it
into ddb. With "cu" you would typically use the "~#" escape sequence to
do so (only works after entering a newline character).

HTH,
-- 
khorben



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