Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 21:39:00 -0400 (edt) From: Igigi International <infi@dorsai.dorsai.org> Cc: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD without console Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960831213519.15749C-100000@dorsai> In-Reply-To: <199608310553.HAA07064@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Sat, 31 Aug 1996, J Wunsch wrote: > As francis yeung wrote: > > > Is there a way that I can run without > > any console port i.e. no VGA or COM1 port and redirect > > the console output to a file so that I can login from > > another workstation remotely using tail -f "console file". > > No. The console must exist (if it exists at all) before the root file > system is mounted. > I've been able to use FreeBSD sucessfully even after having removed the video card and disabling the BIOS check for it. FSD probably just had no idea the video was missing although console data was still being sent to this 'screen'. Do you just want to remove the video/VGA output or do you truly want NO console?
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