On 6/4/09, Wojciech Puchar <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hello list, >> >> Is it possible to boot into the serial console from the installation >> CD, or must boot.flp be used as per > > make your own CD > > add file boot.config containing just one line: > > -P > > > to existing, make sure you it's bootable (mkisofs -b boot/cdboot > -no-emul-boot) and record > > > refer to > > man boot.config
Sure that's enough? ttys is still going to mark the ttyd0 line as "off" and won't present a tty/login then. I think it's more complicated than that. And what if the boot process hangs for some reason? no console output either by your solution. Enabling a serial console on a typical install means editing 3 files. /boot/loader.conf /boot.config /etc/ttys loader.conf needs to know the COM port speed (default 9600), and what device to output the console. boot.config allows the keyboard usage via serial line (the -P probing doesn't always work, better to use -D dual) ttys enables the ttyd0 (aka COM1) port to be used to login/use the system. It's default is also 9600 Honestly, I've setup a diskless boot server (via my ALIX SBC router), and it runs the latest -RELEASE and I can launch sysinstall from the diskless machine and just work off that. The OP's intention may warrant a diskless server. I threw spinrite, memtest and freebsd all as possible options to boot off the network. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
