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author | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2007-03-08 17:55:22 +0000 |
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committer | Miod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2007-03-08 17:55:22 +0000 |
commit | 28ecda6a9d99a5f3a7cf9d0f400cbf32e6e4bb2e (patch) | |
tree | a62d88b0102bf50a8ae34d93722e9d86605cb039 | |
parent | a19f471bc4c23dfe1612491ed64fc52a897fa2af (diff) |
Match reality.
-rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.4 | 19 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.4 index cc2f39a3067..e5abb6f843e 100644 --- a/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.4 +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.4 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: pcons.4,v 1.4 2003/06/02 16:16:26 miod Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: pcons.4,v 1.5 2007/03/08 17:55:21 miod Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2001 Miodrag Vallat. .\" All rights reserved. @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ .\" THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" -.Dd October 8, 2001 +.Dd March 8, 2007 .Dt PCONS 4 sparc64 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -32,18 +32,19 @@ .Nd SPARC64 PROM console interface .Sh SYNOPSIS .Cd "pcons0 at mainbus0" +.Cd "wsdisplay* at pcons?" .Sh DESCRIPTION The .Nm device provides a simple text console, using the PROM services for -input and output. +input and/or output if no other driver handles this task. It will use the PROM console devices set via the .Dq input-device and .Dq output-device variables. .Pp -This driver is deprecated and only provided as a fallback console mechanism +This driver is provided as a fallback console mechanism if the real console hardware can not be driven in .Ox . .Sh FILES @@ -59,9 +60,11 @@ support for the PROM console first appeared in .Ox 3.0 . .Sh CAVEATS -Since the PROM will handle break (or Stop-A) sequences before -.Nm pcons , -the preferred way to enter +If +.Nm +handles console input, the PROM will handle break (or Stop-A) sequences before +.Nm pcons . +The preferred way to enter .Xr ddb 4 -on a ddb-enabled pcons console is to enter the following sequence : +on a ddb-enabled pcons console is then to enter the following sequence : .Sq +++++ |