Andrew Gabriel wrote:
> Garrett D'Amore - sun microsystems wrote:
>> IMPLEMENTATION
>>
>> Grub has been modified to read and use the information in SPCR. A new
>> keyword $CONSOLE is added for use on the kernel$ boot line in menu.lst;
>> it will expand to properties which select either the appropriate serial
>> port and mode (for example,
>> "console=ttya,ttya-mode=19200,8,n,1,-,ttya-ignore-cd=true") or the
>> normal text or graphics console ("console=text" or "console=graphics")
>> as the Solaris release requires. (Currently Nevada uses text,
>> OpenSolaris uses graphics.) A typical use in menu.lst would look
>> like:
>>
>> kernel$ /platform/i86pc/kernel/$ISADIR/unix -B $ZFS-BOOTFS,$CONSOLE
>>
>> In addition, a new "spcr" command has been defined, to display the
>> settings in the SPCR table (if it exists). This command is useful for
>> diagnostic purposes.
>>
>> This requires no change in the kernel to use; however, one file is also
>> changed in the Solaris system image: /etc/ttydefs, which currently
>> configures ttymon(1) to force the console to 9600 baud. It turns out
>> that if the baud rate setting is removed, ttymon simply uses the
>> preexisting baud rate without change. This is exactly what we'd like
>> for the x86 case, as it means that baud rate choice is done in exactly
>> one place: the BIOS.
>
> You should probably take CR 6206504 "ttymon has no business changing
> the serial console baud rate at first login: prompt" under the
> project's wing.
Thanks. I hope Dan will do that.
- Garrett
