[src/trunk]: src Add support for on-the-fly switching of console devices inte...

[jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

details:   https://anonhg.NetBSD.org/src/rev/fc09c6a5478d
branches:  trunk
changeset: 486096:fc09c6a5478d
user:      jhawk <jhawk%NetBSD.org@localhost>
date:      Sat May 13 05:25:20 2000 +0000

description:
Add support for on-the-fly switching of console devices interactively
from the i386 biosboot via the "consdev" command.

diffstat:

 share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 |  7 ++++---
 sys/arch/i386/stand/biosboot/Makefile   |  6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diffs (42 lines):

diff -r cec76e964981 -r fc09c6a5478d share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8
--- a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8   Sat May 13 05:23:37 2000 +0000
+++ b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8   Sat May 13 05:25:20 2000 +0000
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-.\"    $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.5 2000/04/17 21:28:49 jhawk Exp $
+.\"    $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.6 2000/05/13 05:25:20 jhawk Exp $
 .\"
-.Dd December 31, 1998
+.Dd May 12, 2000
 .Os
 .Dt BOOT_CONSOLE 8 i386
 .Sh NAME
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 passes information about it to the
 .Nx
 kernel.  The selection process is controlled by bootloader compile-time
-options and system setup at the bootloader startup time.
+options and system setup at the bootloader startup time, and may
+be changed on-the-fly from within the bootloader.
 .\"
 .Ss Serial Console Options
 The compile-time options (to be set in the booter's
diff -r cec76e964981 -r fc09c6a5478d sys/arch/i386/stand/biosboot/Makefile
--- a/sys/arch/i386/stand/biosboot/Makefile     Sat May 13 05:23:37 2000 +0000
+++ b/sys/arch/i386/stand/biosboot/Makefile     Sat May 13 05:25:20 2000 +0000
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#      $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.26 2000/04/23 19:57:13 tsarna Exp $
+#      $NetBSD: Makefile,v 1.27 2000/05/13 05:25:20 jhawk Exp $
 
 S=     ${.CURDIR}/../../../../
 
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 
 CPPFLAGS+= -DCOMPAT_OLDBOOT -DCOMPAT_386BSD_MBRPART
 
-#Sample use of serial line debugger
+# Various serial line configurations
+CPPFLAGS+= -DSUPPORT_SERIAL=CONSDEV_PC -DDIRECT_SERIAL
+#      or
 #CPPFLAGS+= -DSUPPORT_SERIAL=CONSDEV_COM0KBD
 #      or
 #CPPFLAGS+= -DSUPPORT_SERIAL=CONSDEV_AUTO