Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
On Thursday 04 June 2009 17:28:56 Tim Judd wrote: On 6/4/09, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl 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 Unless things have changed since I last did this, this isn't going to work. First of all, the CD boot process doesn't pick up the boot.config. Secondly, many motherboards use a BIOS which causes the -P test to fail. What you can do is create boot/loader.conf on the CD image containing console=comconsole Sure that's enough? ttys is still going to mark the ttyd0 line as off and won't present a tty/login then. Yes, it is. You don't need a login for an installation. You do need to make sure you enable the correct serial port (usually ttyd0, as you point out) in /etc/ttys before you reboot at the end of the installation. 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. It's not an ideal process (particularly since the serial console only cuts in at a very late stage). One day I will make time to sit down and work out how to do it properly on a CD. Jonathan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
n00b question regarding installation via serial console
Hello list, Is it possible to boot into the serial console from the installation CD, or must boot.flp be used as per http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-advanced.html ? (the machine has no floppy drive (yet) thanks -- John ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
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 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
On Thursday 04 June 2009 15:46:11 John . wrote: Hello list, Is it possible to boot into the serial console from the installation CD, or must boot.flp be used as per http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-advanced.html ? (the machine has no floppy drive (yet) It's possible - but only by making your own install CD. Check back through the list archives: Martin McCormick and I had a lengthy discussion about this a while back. Jonathan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
Hi, Thanks everyone, I know what to do now :D -- John ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
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. no. it's set to console in installator IMHO. that's universal. 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. why? 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. by default it uses what boot already use. at least it worked for me. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
On 6/4/09, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl 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. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
