On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:37:26 +0200, Jonathan McKeown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While you're enhancing cdboot anyway, can I ask how complicated it > would be to make cdboot serial-console capable? (I'm not a C > programmer, I'm a sysadmin - but I'd be prepared to try and look at > this myself if no-one else is interested). > > As it stands, the only way I've found to do a serial-console CD-based > installation is by enabling the serial console in /boot/loader.conf, > by which time you've already missed several useful points, > particularly the entry to BIOS settings (if you have a serial-capable > BIOS).
cdboot runs long after the prompt for BIOS setup. I don't think we can modify cdboot to add serial console support to systems whose BIOS setup doesn't support it. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
