On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: > > --- Doug White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: > > > >> No, not at the moment. I may try 5.3 (or probably > >> 5.4) later once again. What part of the output > >> would be particularly interesting? > >> I ask, because I am managing this PC at the other > >> end of the world, giving instructions to a > >> non-Unix, non-FreeBSD user overthere :). > > > > Ugh. That will make this really hard to debug then. > > To get the verbose output you want to use a serial > > console. That output will say why it won't attach > > the ata controller. > > OK, I will certainly try that then, giving the proper > insturctions, since this Pentium1 FreeBSD PC will > soon have a Windows PC next to it. > > However, I need a little advice/help: the handbook > is still out-of-date for making serial console > install floppies. Chapter 2.12 of the handbook talks > about kern.flp and mfsroot.flp, whereas we have three > floppies with 5.X install. Which one(s) of the three > floppies of 5.X needs to be modified by the procedure > of chapter 2.12 ? > > "Windows HyperTerminal" is then the way to go, isn't > it?
The instructions there are outdated. There aren't special floppies to activate serial console. You drop to the loader command prompt (type '6' at the beastie menu) and type set console=comconsole and you should get an OK prompt on the serial console host. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.FreeBSD.org _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
