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Remove text asserting CONSDEV_AUTO and CONSDEV_COM*KBD imply 

COMCONS_KEYPRESS (because they do not).
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jhawk 2000-04-17 21:28:49 +00:00
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@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
.\" $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.4 1999/02/21 15:59:18 drochner Exp $
.\" $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.5 2000/04/17 21:28:49 jhawk Exp $
.\"
.Dd December 31, 1998
.Os
@ -68,11 +68,8 @@ succeeds (and if
.Dq Dv DIRECT_SERIAL
is defined the RS-232
.Dq "modem ready"
status is on after the character is output), and the conditions
described under
.Dq Dv COMCONS_KEYPRESS
above are fulfilled, the port is used as console. If the port is not
known to the BIOS, it falls back to
status is on after the character is output), the port is used as
console. If the port is not known to the BIOS, it falls back to
.Dq Dv CONSDEV_PC .
.It Dv Em CONSDEV_AUTO
Auto-select the console. All serial ports known to the BIOS are probed
@ -80,11 +77,8 @@ in sequence. If output of a character to the port succeeds (and if
.Dq Dv DIRECT_SERIAL
is defined the RS-232
.Dq "modem ready"
status is on after the character is output), and the conditions
described under
.Dq Dv COMCONS_KEYPRESS
above are fulfilled, the port is used as console. If no serial port
passes the check,
status is on after the character is output), the port is used as console.
If no serial port passes the check,
.Dq Dv CONSDEV_PC
is used. The progress of the selection process is shown at the PC
display as digits corresponding to the serial port number currently