Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 15:22:58 -0400 (EDT) From: REDTHUNDER <Rthunder@cris.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can the freebsd install be run from a remote terminal? Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.96.970730152128.29089A-100000@galileo.cris.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970730115859.9727D-100000@localhost>
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Ok. I will be sure and give that a try. Thanks for explaining about the use of the gui as the install operator. I am more than ready to get this thing working successfully! :) I will keep you updated on progress, or other results. Thanks. Jeremy On Wed, 30 Jul 1997, Doug White wrote: > On Tue, 29 Jul 1997, REDTHUNDER wrote: > > > I can see from reading some of the documents on freebsd, that after the > > system has been installed, this remote terminal concept can be > > accomplished. What I would like to know is can the boot floppy be > > programmed to expect remote logins from a serial terminal, much the same > > as the linux rootdisk? > > Although I haven't tried this, the boot floppy may be set up for serial > console usage. You have to type '-h' at the Boot: prompt (which comes up > just after the floppy boots) and that should route everything out COM1 at > 9600 baud. > > If you can you might try it. You can safely boot the install floppy; it > won't make any changes unless you tell it to. > > The only drawback is that we use a GUI for the install program, and I know > that some GUIs aren't too speech-friendly. > > Hope this helps. Let us know if you have any success or have any other > questions. > > Doug White | University of Oregon > Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant > http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major > Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo > >
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