On Wed, Oct 02, 2002 at 01:48:20PM +0200, Alexander Langer wrote: > Thus spake John Baldwin ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > Can anyone explain me why with a recent kernel (last kernel was from > > > 1 year ago) the kernel boot messages disappear from the monitor > > > once the "propellor" of the kernel boot has done like 5 rounds > > > (last message is the last line of the > > > "Booting kernel in X seconds" line, followed by a single "-" on > > > the line, which used to be the propellor) > > You need to setup a /boot/device.hints file if you haven't already so > > that the kernel can configure it's console device. > > Nah, that machine already had a device.hints installed. And also > with an upgraded device.hints (GENERIC.hints copied from /sys/i386/conf) > the same problem occurs. > > And I don't think I'd have to edit device.hints on common hardware, > using a GENERIC kernel, do I? It used to work before :-(
You can verify with conscontrol. It should list consolectl for vga console and Muting off. -- B.Walter COSMO-Project http://www.cosmo-project.de [EMAIL PROTECTED] Usergroup [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
