From nobody@FreeBSD.org Tue Sep 6 22:22:39 2005 Return-Path: Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AB9FA16A41F for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:22:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 76BE943D46 for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:22:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j86MMdPS007851 for ; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:22:39 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j86MMdiO007850; Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:22:39 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200509062222.j86MMdiO007850@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 22:22:39 GMT From: "James O'Gorman" To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: "Rebooting..." on serial console appears garbled X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 >Number: 85812 >Category: amd64 >Synopsis: "Rebooting..." on serial console appears garbled >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-amd64 >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Sep 06 22:30:09 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: Fri Oct 13 18:33:58 GMT 2006 >Last-Modified: Fri Oct 13 18:33:58 GMT 2006 >Originator: James O'Gorman >Release: 6.0-BETA4 >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD starbug.netinertia.co.uk 6.0-BETA4 FreeBSD 6.0-BETA4 #0: Tue Sep 6 22:33:12 BST 2005 root@starbug.netinertia.co.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/STARBUG amd64 >Description: When using a serial console on the amd64 version of 6.0-BETA, when executing a `shutdown -r now`, the text that should say "Rebooting..." appears garbled on the serial console. This does not happen on the i386 version of 6.0-BETA4 >How-To-Repeat: Install 6.0-BETA (any), amd64, enable serial console by running `echo -Dh > /boot.config` and reboot. When serial console has been verified as working, run a reboot or shutdown command and observe the serial console. >Fix: Unknown as yet... >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: From: James O'Gorman To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, james@netinertia.co.uk Cc: Subject: Re: amd64/85812: "Rebooting..." on serial console appears garbled Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:49:20 +0100 Having just realised I still have this PR open, I do wonder whether it's more to do with my Dell server (or its BIOS) than FreeBSD itself; when booting loader seems to redraw the entire screen for every new character, or during the autoboot countdown (which is very slow over 9600 baud connection!) As I put very little information in the PR and it's not a huge issue, this can probably be closed. James State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: linimon State-Changed-When: Fri Oct 13 18:33:42 UTC 2006 State-Changed-Why: Closed at submitter's request. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=85812 >Unformatted: