On Sat, Apr 01, 2006 at 04:47:46PM -0700, Diana Eichert wrote:
> I just got my first Soekris 4801 up and running today.  I've been
> connected to the serial console on the 4801 using "cu" from another of my
> OpenBSD boxen.  Several times when I've exited from "cu" and then
> reconnected the Soekris box has been at "ddb>"  If I type in "cont" the
> Soekris system continues on it's merry little way.
> 
> See below for more info.
> 
> OpenBSD/i386 (thihy.nnn.com) (tty00)
> 
> login: ~
> [EOT]
> $ sudo cu -l /dev/cua00 -s 19200
> Password:
> Connected
> 
> ddb> trace
> Debugger(d1439dfc,ed35,f9000003,2,3f8) at Debugger+0x4
> comsoft(d03e0058,d1430010,10,d1430010,d1438000) at comsoft+0x10f
> Bad frame pointer: 0xd1439e04
> ddb> cont
> 
> 
> OpenBSD/i386 (thihy.nnn.com) (tty00)
> 
> login:
> 
> I've been using "cu" to connect to serial consoles for years and I've
> never seen this happen before.  Anyone ever else see this occur with a
> Soekris box?

>From ddb(4)

ddb may be invoked from the console by the key sequence
Ctl-Alt-Esc or by sending a BREAK if using a serial console, when the
sysctl(8) name ddb.console is set to 1.

What value is ddb.console on your system?

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