Re: NetBSD-7.0 boots OK and NetBSD-8.0 hangs/crashes during boot on a MacBook7,1

On 06/07/2020 05:09, Brian Buhrow wrote:
> 	Hello.  I agree with Mouse, except that I also think it would be very
> helpful and useful to have a serial console on USB only devices.  I wonder
> if we could make the console a virtual device which is attached dynamically
> to a USB serial  port if and when available.  that would let the system
> think it has a console, but one would only see it when the kernel and the
> USB subsystem are up.  Yes, I get this would make watching things boot
> challenging, but by the time you get to single user mode, the kernel is
> fully up and running and USB is or should be available by then.
> 
Like it or not its probably going to be a long term requirement to have 
console USB support. If not for the serial output its becoming more and 
more necessary just to get a console keyboard for DDB.

I don't think its possible to by an amd64 motherboard (at least in the 
consumer space) that actually has a PS2 port for a keyboard any more.

Mike