Re: not working /dev/console

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From: Robert Schulze <rs_at_bytecamp.net>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2024 10:59:16 UTC

Hello,

Am 27.11.24 um 09:34 schrieb Daniel Braniss:
> Hi,
> when the console is not uart0, init’s output, which I assume uses /dev/console
> is lost. Boot, kernel and login work ok, also debugger.

you can give the loader a hint, which uart is considered a console.
In my case, any IPMI-console on uart1 works with the following settings 
in /boot/loader.conf:

--
boot_multicons="yes"
comconsole_port="0x2f8"

hint.uart.0.flags="0x0"
hint.uart.1.flags="0x10"
hint.uart.1.baud="115200"
--

hint.uart.N.flags="0x10" means: this is a potential system console.
See uart(4) manpage for this.

regards,
Robert Schulze