From ace869494822abebdb1bc52376191513034bdb45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: mycroft Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 20:04:03 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Attempt to make Perry less confused. --- share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 index 573d68cc9e23..d8c8b972101a 100644 --- a/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 +++ b/share/man/man8/man8.i386/boot_console.8 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.12 2003/08/14 09:55:29 dsl Exp $ +.\" $NetBSD: boot_console.8,v 1.13 2004/07/03 20:04:03 mycroft Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1997 .\" Matthias Drochner. All rights reserved. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" -.Dd August 14, 2003 +.Dd July 3, 2004 .Os .Dt BOOT_CONSOLE 8 i386 .Sh NAME @@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ kernel. When booting from the system BIOS, the console device and properties are saved in the primary bootstrap by .Xr installboot 8 . -For the other boot procedures +For other boot procedures (such as +.Xr dosboot 8 ) the selection process is controlled by bootloader compile-time options and system setup at the bootloader startup time. The selection may be changed on-the-fly from within the bootloader. @@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ The following options are available: Force use of the standard PC keyboard and display as the console. .It Em CONSDEV_COM0 Li ... Em CONSDEV_COM3 Use the serial port with the corresponding BIOS number as the console. -No output is attempted to the selected serial port. +No attempt is made to verify connectivity on the selected port. If the port is not known to the BIOS, it falls back to .Dq Dv CONSDEV_PC . (Note: This feature can be deliberately used for console selection if @@ -103,7 +104,8 @@ is defined the RS-232 .Dq "modem ready" 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 +If the port is not known to the BIOS, or the test output fails, it falls back +to .Dq Dv CONSDEV_PC . .It Em CONSDEV_AUTO Auto-select the console.