> On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:21:57PM +0200, Peter Hessler wrote:
> > When I'm installing over a serial line, I would expect to use that as my
> > console in the future. This diff sets the default console to the one we
> > are currently using, so it's just another [enter]. (The style is based
> > on the xdm case immediately above)
> >
> > OK?
>
> I seem to recall proposing this when we added the auto speed
> detection. I was shot down for reasons I no longer recall in detail.
> Something to do with people building boxes en masse on a bench with
> serial but wanting to deploy to racks with KVM. Or something.
>
> Personally I still like the idea. :-)
The concern was over architectures which have more kinds of consoles.
sparc64, if I recall. It would need to be re-verified. I do not
remember the details, but have a vague memoru that this is what
stopped us before.
Don't fall into the "everything is a PC" trap.
> > Index: distrib/miniroot/install.sub
> > ===================================================================
> > RCS file: /cvs/openbsd/src/distrib/miniroot/install.sub,v
> > retrieving revision 1.636
> > diff -u -p -r1.636 install.sub
> > --- distrib/miniroot/install.sub 22 Mar 2011 19:20:15 -0000 1.636
> > +++ distrib/miniroot/install.sub 5 Apr 2011 10:42:10 -0000
> > @@ -1895,9 +1895,11 @@ questions() {
> > xdm=$resp
> > fi
> >
> > + defcons=no
> > + [[ -n $CONSOLE ]] && defcons=yes
> > if [[ -n $CDEV ]]; then
> > _d=${CPROM:-$CDEV}
> > - ask_yn "Change the default console to $_d?"
> > + ask_yn "Change the default console to $_d?" $defcons
> > defcons=$resp
> > if [[ $resp == y ]]; then
> > ask_which "speed" "should $_d use" \
> >
> >
> > --
> > You've been leading a dog's life. Stay off the furniture.
