From 10b53c5eef31662e101fae258e1ced6a5bc8ba98 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephan de Wit Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 14:48:41 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Serial: rephrase legacy UART vs UEFI serial section --- source/hardware/serial_connectivity.rst | 9 ++++----- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/hardware/serial_connectivity.rst b/source/hardware/serial_connectivity.rst index 39b29787..7988afdf 100644 --- a/source/hardware/serial_connectivity.rst +++ b/source/hardware/serial_connectivity.rst @@ -23,11 +23,10 @@ The baudrate should be set to :code:`115200,8N1` **Legacy UART vs. UEFI serial** ===================================================================================================================== -Starting from OPNsense 22.1 (22.4 for the business edition), support for legacy serial UART0 communication is dropped, -since the upgrade to FreeBSD 13-STABLE required a switch to the UEFI serial protocol. -Prior to this, only legacy serial UART0 was possible. Should you connect your Deciso appliance with a serial line -and get limited output / no output from the point of handover to the OS, it is important your BIOS settings are updated -to disable legacy UART. +Starting from OPNsense 22.1 (22.4 for the business edition) and the change to FreeBSD 13-STABLE, support for EFI +serial has changed, which requires EFI based systems to disable legacy support to prevent confusing the operating system. +Should you connect your Deciso appliance with a serial line and get limited output / no output from the point of +handover to the OS, it is important your BIOS settings are updated to disable legacy UART. While in the BIOS, go to Setup Utility --> AMD CBS --> FCH Common Options --> UART Configuration Options --> UART 0 Legacy Options. and make sure this setting is set to **Disabled**.