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Date:      Thu, 1 Jun 2000 12:16:06 -0700 (PDT)
From:      Tyler Spivey <tyler@wapvi.bc.ca>
To:        Erik Trulsson <ertr1013@student.csd.uu.se>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: serial terminal question please resopnd
Message-ID:  <Pine.LNX.4.10.10006011214560.17582-100000@viper.wapvi.bc.ca>
In-Reply-To: <20000601174744.A5611@student.csd.uu.se>

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ok, you are wrong about most stuff should be installable:
i am trying to install over a ppp link and i gott ause ht the term
command in ppp, but it says to access ppp its on vty 3. 
so am i totally screwd?


On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, Erik Trulsson wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 01, 2000 at 06:29:04AM -0700, Tyler Spivey wrote:
> > how can i access vty3 from my serial port? i can't read the linux or
> 
> I don't think you can. The installation program works on the assumption 
> that you do sit at the console with full access to it.
> Do you really need to get at vty3 ?
> AFAIK you only need to go there if there are problems with the installation.
> Most (all?) stuff should be installable without needing to switch vty's.
> 
> > freebsd install screen so igotta use this serial terminal, shoudl i plug
> > in the keyboard and see if i can get what types on the normal keyboard out
> > to my terminal
> 
> No, you can either have a normal console or a serial console. Not both at
> the same time.
> 



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