Subject: misc/17647: console(4) (i386) misses kernel options
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 07/19/2002 15:22:41
>Number: 17647
>Category: misc
>Synopsis: console(4) (i386) misses kernel options
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: misc-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Fri Jul 19 06:22:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Julio Merino
>Release: NetBSD 1.6D
>Organization:
HispaBSD
>Environment:
System: NetBSD darkstar.local 1.6D NetBSD 1.6D (DARKSTAR) #2: Wed Jul 17 19:45:32 CEST 2002 jmmv@darkstar.local:/var/build/kernel/DARKSTAR i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
The share/man4/man4.i386/console.4 manpage misses a SYNOPSIS section,
as well as the explanation of the UCONSOLE kernel option.
>How-To-Repeat:
>Fix:
Index: console.4
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/sharesrc/share/man/man4/man4.i386/console.4,v
retrieving revision 1.7
diff -u -u -r1.7 console.4
--- console.4 2002/01/15 01:41:11 1.7
+++ console.4 2002/07/19 13:19:10
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@
.Sh NAME
.Nm console
.Nd i386 console interface
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.Cd options CONSDEVNAME=string
+.Cd options CONADDR=integer
+.Cd options CONSPEED=integer
+.Cd options CONS_OVERRIDE
+.Cd options CONMODE=integer
+.Cd options UCONSOLE
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Dq console
@@ -81,6 +88,8 @@
(8N1).
This option takes always effect, because mode settings are not passed
by the bootloader.
+.It Cd options UCONSOLE
+Allows users to use TIOCCONS. This is useful for xconsole.
.El
.Sh FILES
.Bl -tag -width /dev/console
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: