Subject: Re: Addition to options(4)
To: Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi>
From: Bill Studenmund <skippy@macro.stanford.edu>
List: current-users
Date: 10/20/1996 18:38:24
On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Jukka Marin wrote:

> The options(4) man page (preliminary) doesn't mention the serial port
> console options.  This appears to work on the i386 port:
> 
> options         COMCONSOLE
> options         CONSPEED=9600

<snip>

> I don't know what ports have the serial port console option.  Sparc does,
> but no COMCONSOLE is required in the kernel config file.

Likewise for the mac68k port. You just set parameters in the booter, and
the kernel will use either the modem or the printer port for a console.

No config options needed.

Take care,

Bill