port-i386: Re: serial-console boot blocks?

Subject: Re: serial-console boot blocks?
To: Rob Windsor <windsor@warthog.com>
From: Matthias Drochner <drochner@zelux6.zel.kfa-juelich.de>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/07/1997 21:09:00

Excerpts from netbsd: 7-Oct-97 Re: serial-console boot blo.. Rob
Windsor@warthog.com (1106)

> Ok.  I would rather hardcode "yes, I have a serial port, it is always
> console".

For that, the initio() argument "CONSDEV_COM0" (..3) are made.
They get the actual serial port setting from the BIOS, so the port
should not be disabled in the setup.

best regards
Matthias