Re: Console output during boot

Miroslav Lachman <[email protected]> Sat, 2 May 2026 10:40:45 +0200
Newsgroups gmane.os.freebsd.stable
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 02/05/2026 08:42, Doug Hardie wrote:
> I have one server (Raspberry Pi 4) which during boot shows all the hardware configuration, but then stops until the Login prompt appears.  The other servers show the startup of each service and various other outputs.  There is a 10 minute gap on the one server and I would like to see where it is during that process for that time.  I have tried to find differences between the server configurations and haven't found the one that controls the startup output.  What controls that?  Thanks,

I’ve never had any experience with Raspberry Pi or similar hardware, but 
I recall encountering something similar in the past. Check the 
/boot/loader.conf file and settings like console (vidconsole, 
comconsole). Or perhaps the output is being taken over by the BIOS or 
firmware due to some redirection within the KVM remote management framework.

Or check rc_startmsgs="YES" in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/defaults/rc.conf

Best regards
Miroslav Lachman