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authorMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2007-03-08 17:55:22 +0000
committerMiod Vallat <miod@cvs.openbsd.org>2007-03-08 17:55:22 +0000
commit28ecda6a9d99a5f3a7cf9d0f400cbf32e6e4bb2e (patch)
treea62d88b0102bf50a8ae34d93722e9d86605cb039
parenta19f471bc4c23dfe1612491ed64fc52a897fa2af (diff)
Match reality.
-rw-r--r--share/man/man4/man4.sparc64/pcons.419
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 +++++