Module Name: src Committed By: kim Date: Wed Jul 15 12:38:30 UTC 2020
Modified Files: src/share/man/man8/man8.x86: boot.8 Log Message: Document optional speed argument to consdev To generate a diff of this commit: cvs rdiff -u -r1.20 -r1.21 src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8 Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the copyright notices on the relevant files.
Modified files: Index: src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8 diff -u src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8:1.20 src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8:1.21 --- src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8:1.20 Mon Sep 16 01:57:58 2019 +++ src/share/man/man8/man8.x86/boot.8 Wed Jul 15 12:38:30 2020 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.20 2019/09/16 01:57:58 manu Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: boot.8,v 1.21 2020/07/15 12:38:30 kim Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)boot_i386.8 8.2 (Berkeley) 4/19/94 .\" -.Dd September 13, 2019 +.Dd July 15, 2020 .Dt BOOT 8 x86 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ flag in .Va boothowto . Boot the system in silent mode. .El -.It Ic consdev Va dev +.It Ic consdev Va dev Ns Oo Ns , Ns Va speed Oc Immediately switch the console to the specified device .Va dev and reprint the banner. @@ -379,6 +379,17 @@ See .Sx Console Selection Policy in .Xr x86/boot_console 8 . +.Pp +A +.Va speed +for the serial port is optional and defaults to 9600. +If a value of zero is specified, then the current baud rate (set by the +BIOS) will be used. +Setting the +.Va speed +with the +.Ar pc +device is not possible. .It Ic dev Op Va device Set the default drive and partition for subsequent file system operations.