Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-05 Thread Jonathan McKeown
On Thursday 04 June 2009 17:28:56 Tim Judd wrote: > On 6/4/09, Wojciech Puchar 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 l

Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-04 Thread Tim Judd
On 6/4/09, Wojciech Puchar 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

Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-04 Thread Wojciech Puchar
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 con

Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-04 Thread John .
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

2009-06-04 Thread Jonathan McKeown
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

Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-04 Thread Wojciech Puchar
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 ma

n00b question regarding installation via serial console

2009-06-04 Thread John .
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-