Subject: Re: Force console on Shark
To: Steve Woodford <steve@mctavish.demon.co.uk>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-arm32
Date: 06/28/1998 23:35:00
On Sun, 28 Jun 1998 18:55:01 +0100 (BST)
Steve Woodford <steve@mctavish.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
Hi Steve!
> Does anyone know of a magic incantation in the Shark's Open Firmware to
> force the console to be the VGA/Keyboard instead of tty00? Even when no
> keyboard is connected.
>
> I ask because I use a Shark in 'headless' mode as the gateway to my ISP.
> The console output on tty00 seriously confuses my modem during boot up!
Do "printenv" ... there should be an option for it... I'll double-check
when I'm at work tomorrow (and, thus, near my Sharks).
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