On Fri, Jan 04, 1980 at 10:04:00PM -0300, Gustavo Pamplona wrote:
> Hi, NetBSDusers
> 
> I'm new in this list. I'm brazillian and I'm sorry for my English.
> 
> Well, my version is more old than the other members of this list. My
> version is 1.3.2 being the latest release is 1.4.1.
> 
> In the GENERIC kernel of my version, the default console is pc0. But how
> this only me to enable just one console. So I needed to compile the Kernel
> to be able to open more virtual consoles to me.
> 
> I see this line in the Kernel Configuration File.
> 
> #You can only enable one these.
> pc0	at isa? port 0x60 irq 1		# pccons generic PC console driver
> #vt0	at
> isa? port 0x60 irq 1		# PCVT console driver
> 
> So, I uncomment the vt0 and I commented the line of pc0.
> 
> After have done all the modiffications. I compilled the kernel. 
> 
> The compilation was nice. But when I booted the NetBSD system this message
> appears 
> followed by another (I can't remenber now).
> 
> doreset() - timeout writing to console
> doreset() - blaha blablha bhla bhla bhla
> 
> As result of this, my screen becomes red but the kernel booted nice.
> 
> But, happyly my consoles appears. Now I can switch between them. Of course,
> I set up the /etc/ttys.
> 
> This function is also at one *.C file at /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/isa/pcvt/,
> but the problem is... 
> 
> I don't want to see my screen red everytime when I boot the NetBSD.
> 
> Is there a way to change anything at this *.C file to don't present to me
> these two messages everytime.

I think there is, but I don't remember the option for this.
Look at what options can be used in /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/isa/pcvt/*.c
(fgrep PCVT_ /usr/src/sys/arch/i386/isa/pcvt/*.c)

--
Manuel Bouyer, LIP6, Universite Paris VI.           Manuel.Bouyer@lip6.fr
--