To setup a tty on a serial port, all you have to do is having this line
in /etc/ttys :
 
For i386 com2 (2f8 irq4) :
 
tty01 "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt100 on secure local
 
The "local" keyword at the end is very important, thats what ive been
missing all this time
to get a login prompt. Without it, your connected, but no prompt..
 
Hope itll help someone one day!
 
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> Even when I disable com1(3F8 irq4) in the bios
> OpenBSD detects it, but it wont input/output anything
> I already tried "set tty com0" and hooking my terminal to com2
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> What I need is a shell listening on com2 (2F8 irq3, openbsd's com1)
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Uwe.Werlercarrier-network-services.de
> [mailto:Uwe.Werlercarrier-network-services.de
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> Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 9:47 AM
> To: Mercier, Yannick (CA - Montreal)
> Cc: miscopenbsd.org
> Subject: Re: serial console
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> Try "set tty com0" in boot.conf, because it's the first functionally
> com
> which is found by kernel when the first is missing/disabled :-).
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> With kind regards / Mit freundlichen Gruessen
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> Uwe Werler
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> Hi,
> Im am trying to setup a serial console on
> an i386 openbsd box. The Com1 (3F8 irq4) is defective
> on the machine, so it is disabled.
> The com2 (2F8 irq3) works great, I tested it connecting to
> a sparc serial console.
>
> So I added "set tty com1" in /etc/boot.conf
> and I enabled the console in /etc/ttys :
> console "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600" vt220 on insecure
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> I dont really cares if the kernel boot messages doesnt appear
> on the serial port, I just want a shell to listen there
>
> When I boot the OpenBSD box with a terminal hooked to it,
> I get the very first line after the boot prompt, something
> like "loading /bsd 283948+23425" I dont remember exactly,
> then the output stops, But I am able to type..
>
> Is it possible to use com1 ?
>
>
> Yannick Mercier
>

Johan SANCHEZ --- http://johansz.free.fr <http://johansz.free.fr>

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