correctable DMA error AFAR

[Chris Jackman]

On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 01:26:30PM -0700, David O'Brien wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 03:44:36PM -0400, Chris Jackman wrote:
> > Also, is there a way to send a break over the serial console? 
> > I can send it with cu using ~#, but the e250 doesn't respond
> > to it.  My guess is that it is a solaris feature to catch
> > the break signal, and drop to the Openboot Firmware.  
> 
> Sun's will only respond to <BREAK> while Openboot is in control (ie, from
> power on until the OS boot loader is run).  Your e250 should respond to
> <BREAK> during the memory count(check) for instance.

I think I use the wrong words.

When I boot solaris, I can send a <BREAK> using ~#, and 
it'll give me an "{0} ok" prompt.  I can type "go" to get 
back to solaris, or reset/etc.

I can't do that with freebsd.  

Is that a solaris feature, or an Openboot feature ?

If a ctrl-alt-esc is not the same as a <BREAK> (~# in cu), how do i 
send a ctrl-alt-esc over the serial console to drop into the debugger
when my scrolling "correctable error" floods the serial console. =)

(because from the debugger, i'm guessing i can use 'call cpu_reset' 
to reboot the machine over the serial console.  if i could get to the
openboot, i could use reset to reboot the machine over the serial console.
either way works for me, but i figured if i could get into the debugger,
i might be able to get some helpful information.)

Thanks for replying!