1*47672Scael.\" Copyright (c) 1990, 1991 The Regents of the University of California. 244670Sbostic.\" All rights reserved. 344670Sbostic.\" 444670Sbostic.\" This code is derived from software contributed to Berkeley by 544670Sbostic.\" the Systems Programming Group of the University of Utah Computer 644670Sbostic.\" Science Department. 744670Sbostic.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 844670Sbostic.\" 9*47672Scael.\" @(#)cons.4 5.2 (Berkeley) 03/27/91 1044670Sbostic.\" 11*47672Scael.Dd 12*47672Scael.Dt CONS 4 hp300 13*47672Scael.Os 14*47672Scael.Sh NAME 15*47672Scael.Nm cons 16*47672Scael.Nd 17*47672Scael.Tn HP300 18*47672Scaelconsole interface 19*47672Scael.Sh DESCRIPTION 20*47672ScaelThis release supports a 21*47672Scael.Dq virtual 22*47672Scaelconsole device used for 23*47672Scael.Em kernel printf 24*47672Scaelmessages and accessed in user mode via 25*47672Scael.Pa /dev/console . 2644670SbosticIt is virtual in the sense that it is attached to a hardware interface 2744670Sbosticat boot time. 2844670SbosticCurrently the choices are limited to: 2944670Sbostica bit-mapped display acting as an 30*47672Scael.Em internal terminal emulator 31*47672Scael.Dq Tn ITE , 32*47672Scaelthe builtin serial interface 33*47672Scael.Xr dca 4 , 34*47672Scaelor a 35*47672Scael.Xr null 4 36*47672Scaelconsole in that order. 37*47672Scael.Sh FILES 38*47672Scael.Bl -tag -width /dev/console 39*47672Scael.It Pa /dev/console 40*47672Scael.El 41*47672Scael.Sh SEE ALSO 42*47672Scael.Xr tty 4 , 43*47672Scael.Xr reboot 8 44*47672Scael.Sh HISTORY 45*47672ScaelThe 46*47672Scael.Nm 47*47672Scaeldevice 48*47672Scael.Ud 49*47672Scael.Sh BUGS 5044670SbosticYou should be able to specify potential console devices at 51*47672Scael.Xr config 8 5244670Sbostictime. 53