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authorhpa <hpa>2005-01-04 22:17:17 +0000
committerhpa <hpa>2005-01-04 22:17:17 +0000
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parent10ae4b4ddda70fd165620864591886a8810d4be0 (diff)
downloadsyslinux-3.02-pre3.tar.gz
New CONSOLE directive to enable/disable the video console.syslinux-3.02-pre3
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@@ -288,6 +288,15 @@ SERIAL port [[baudrate] flowcontrol]
ports detected by the BIOS. They may or may not correspond to
the legacy port values 0x3F8, 0x2F8, 0x3E8, 0x2E8.
+CONSOLE flag_val
+ If flag_val is 0, disable output to the normal video console.
+ If flag_val is 1, enable output to the video console (this is
+ the default.)
+
+ Some BIOSes try to forward this to the serial console and
+ sometimes make a total mess thereof, so this option lets you
+ disable the video console on these systems.
+
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