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Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2013 08:38:01 -0500
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Subject: Re: [9fans] 9Front network (driver?) issue
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> As it says in the first paragraph, it is: "display device for system
> administration messages, particularly those from the BIOS or boot loader
> ...".

in plan 9, typically the directly-attached kvm, serial or cec is considered the
console.  exception: when you're running rio, you don't see the console.

perhaps you're running rio, so this exception is confusing.

- erik