From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jul 27 01:44:46 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9956016A41F for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:44:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tbartus@sbcglobal.net) Received: from smtp101.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp101.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.198.200]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 36CD643D48 for ; Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:44:46 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tbartus@sbcglobal.net) Received: (qmail 16604 invoked from network); 27 Jul 2005 01:44:45 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO home0qg63jlfww) (tbartus@sbcglobal.net@70.240.172.13 with login) by smtp101.sbc.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 27 Jul 2005 01:44:45 -0000 Message-ID: <000e01c5924c$c40b4590$6401a8c0@home0qg63jlfww> From: "Tommy Barus" To: Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 20:44:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000A_01C59222.D95A14F0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: disabling system boot text X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 01:44:46 -0000 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C59222.D95A14F0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I'm trying to disable, change, or hide the text displayed or outputted = to the screen as the system boots. I have set up a machine with no = monitor, nor keyboard, and I connect to the device via the serial = interface. My goal is to create an embedded device, on which the user = will to connect via the serial port and go directly to the user/login = prompt.=20 =20 I'm a little new to FreeBSD and I could not find any documentation that = will help me do this. To avoid some of the confusion about the text I'm = talking about, I have attached a sample of the display I would like to = change or disable (and the text that follows). Any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated. Regards, Tommy Bartus ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C59222.D95A14F0 Content-Type: text/plain; name="FreeBSDboot.txt" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="FreeBSDboot.txt" =DA=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4= =C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=BF =B3 =B3 =B3 =B3 , , =B3 =B3 /( = )` =B3 Welcome to FreeBSD! =B3 \ \___ / = | =B3 =B3 /- _ `-/ = ' =B3 =B3 (/\/ \ \ = /\ =B3 1. Boot FreeBSD [default] =B3 / / | ` = \ =B3 2. Boot FreeBSD with ACPI enabled =B3 O O ) / = | =B3 3. Boot FreeBSD in Safe Mode =B3 `-^--'`< = ' =B3 4. Boot FreeBSD in single user mode =B3 (_.) _ ) = / =B3 5. Boot FreeBSD with verbose logging =B3 `.___/` / =B3 6. Escape to loader prompt =B3 `-----' / =B3 7. Boot FreeBSD with USB keyboard =B3 <----. __ / __ \ =B3 8. Reboot =B3 = <----|=3D=3D=3D=3DO)))=3D=3D) \) /=3D=3D=3D=3D =B3 =B3 <----' `--' `.__,' \ =B3 =B3 | | =B3 =B3 \ / = /\ =B3 Select option, [Enter] for default =B3 ______( (_ / = \______/ =B3 or [Space] to pause timer 4 =B3 ,' ,-----' | = =C0=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4= =C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=C4=D9 = `--{__________) ------=_NextPart_000_000A_01C59222.D95A14F0--