Subject: Re: DECsystem -> DECstation
To: None <port-pmax@netbsd.org>
From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
List: port-pmax
Date: 12/14/1999 11:34:34
>> You may have to do a "set console" command to get it to choose the
>> other console.   I.e., go in on the serial port and, at the prompt,
>> type "set console <something>".   Unfortunately, I can't remember what
>> the <something> is, but maybe you can figure it out somehow.   It
>> might be just "console" and not "set console."
>
> it's 'set console <tc option number>'... so if you have a framebuffer in
> slot 2, 'set console 2'.

I think 'console' environment variable would accept character 's' for
serial console.  If other character is specified, REX searchs a TC
framebuffer in the lowested numbered TC slot, i.e., specifying a
number doesn't matter.  It's a good practice to specify '*' for video
console.

Tohru Nishimura