Re: port-amd64/54606: bootx64.efi does not support consdev

[Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>]

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From: Martin Husemann <martin%duskware.de@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: port-amd64/54606: bootx64.efi does not support consdev
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2019 12:25:51 +0200

 On Mon, Oct 07, 2019 at 10:20:02AM +0000, Patrick Welche wrote:
 >  Following a hint from mlelstv on one of the lists: "com0" doesn't seem
 >  to work, but if you use com and define the ioport it does. Oh I see - in
 >  the man page it says "Immediately switch the console" - it doesn't switch
 >  immediately, but after you boot, you see the console messages on serial
 >  port.
 
 Ok, this needs better documentation.
 
 But switching only for the kernel (and not the bootloader) is totally
 useless for recovery situations, the immediate switch is essential!
 
 Martin