>Maybe there is a valid reason for this, but when I attempt to boot the 4.0
>kern.flp without a keyboard attached (I share one keyboard between four
>systems, here), it displays keyboard: no and the BTX loader message, and
>ceases to display ANY output on the attached monitor (though it does
>continue to access the disk, I'm assuming, until the MFS root floppy is
>needed)?
>
>I assume this is because, without a keyboard, the loader assumes a serial
>console is attached.
Yes. And this has been the behavior since FreeBSD 2.X.
>This is not the case in my situation.
>
>Isn't there a better way to identify a serial console?
I don't understand. What do you expect the boot loader to do?
>And, if not, could
>the loader at least not display a message on the local monitor like
>"Switching output to serial console...", or better yet, "Switching output
>to serial console in 10 seconds.. press any key to abort"?
Which key do you mean? The system has found no keyboard, you know :-)
Kazu
To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
