Subject: Re: serial console and spurious breaks
To: Steven M. Bellovin <smb@cs.columbia.edu>
From: Emmanuel Dreyfus <manu@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 07/23/2007 15:05:27
On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 10:07:54AM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> > break is really useful, but unplanned server downtime just because a
> > serial cable was unplugged is a shame.
> Set ddb.fromconsole=0 in sysctl.conf. 

I'd like to retain the ability to drop into ddb from the console, I just
want to avound getting there if I unplug the cable.

> Also see the hw.cnmagic sysctl.

How can this be used? I see cnmagic(9), but what value could I use? 
It's \x27\x02 right now

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Emmanuel Dreyfus
manu@netbsd.org