On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 04:24:23PM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:14:26AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> >> What do you hook up to that serial port, anyway?
> >
> > A desktop Windows machine with a serial port, until said machin
Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:14:26AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
>> Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>
>> > Can modern hardware and a modern FreeBSD version provide console
>> > access before the kernel loads via USB or via anything other than an
>> > ac
On Thu, Apr 26, 2007 at 11:14:26AM -0400, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
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> > I'm one of these guys running FreeBSD 4.11 on very old hardware (a
> > Pentium 166, specifically), and I want to upgrade to FreeBSD 6 or 7
> > soon but with new hardware. Being blind, I ne
Doug Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I'm one of these guys running FreeBSD 4.11 on very old hardware (a
> Pentium 166, specifically), and I want to upgrade to FreeBSD 6 or 7
> soon but with new hardware. Being blind, I need to use something
> other than the video card for a console. I've been
I'm one of these guys running FreeBSD 4.11 on very old hardware (a
Pentium 166, specifically), and I want to upgrade to FreeBSD 6 or 7
soon but with new hardware. Being blind, I need to use something
other than the video card for a console. I've been using a serial
console for a long time, but se
