From d5a68c825bea1d347f7db543d4047775f69c8490 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 21:52:17 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify some of the serial communication configuration
 instructions.

PR:		68038
Submitted by:	Brad Davis <so14k@so14k.com> (original version)
---
 .../books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml   | 33 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
index cb2e14a788..0ecf9914c6 100644
--- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
+++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialcomms/chapter.sgml
@@ -1934,40 +1934,41 @@ raisechar=^^</programlisting>
     <sect2 id="serialconsole-howto-fast">
       <title>Serial Console Configuration, Terse Version</title>
   
-      <para>This section assumes that you are using the default setup,
-	know how to connect serial ports and just want a fast overview
-	of a serial console.  If you encounter difficulty with these
-	steps, please see the more extensive explanation of all the
-	options and advanced settings in
-	<xref linkend="serialconsole-howto">.</para>
+      <para>This section assumes that you are using the default setup 
+	and just want a fast overview of setting up the serial
+	console.</para>
 
       <procedure>
 
 	<step>
-	  <para>Connect the serial port.  The serial console will be
-	    on <devicename>COM1</devicename>.</para>
+	  <para>Connect the serial cable to COM1 and the controlling
+	    terminal.</para>
 	</step>
 
 	<step>
-	  <para><command>echo -h &gt; /boot.config</command> to enable
-	    the serial console for the boot loader and kernel.</para>
+	  <para>To see all boot messages on the serial console, issue
+	    the following command: <command>echo "set console=comconsole" &gt;
+	    /boot/loader.conf</command>. </para>
 	</step>
 
 	<step>
 	  <para>Edit <filename>/etc/ttys</filename> and change
-	    <literal>off</literal> to <literal>on</literal> for the
-	    <literal>ttyd0</literal> entry.  This enables a login
-	    prompt on the serial console, which mirrors how video
-	    consoles are typically setup.</para>
+	    <literal>off</literal> to <literal>on</literal> and
+	    <literal>dialup</literal> to <literal>vt100</literal> for the
+	    <literal>ttyd0</literal> entry.  Otherwise a password will not be
+	    required to connect via the serial console, resulting in a
+	    potential security hole.</para>
 	</step>
 
 	<step>
-	  <para><command>shutdown -r now</command> will reboot the
-	    system with the serial console.</para>
+	  <para><para>Reboot the system to see if the changes took effect.</para>
 	</step>
 
       </procedure>
 
+      <para>If a different configuration is required, a more in depth
+	configuration explanation exists in
+	<xref linkend="serialconsole-howto">.</para>
     </sect2>
 
     <sect2 id="serialconsole-howto">