Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 06:35:58 -0800 (PST) From: Rob <spamrefuse@yahoo.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Headless install with 5.X floppies not possible? Message-ID: <20050402143558.11341.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: 6667
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--- Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> wrote: > On Thu, 31 Mar 2005, Rob wrote: >> >> However, I need a little advice/help: the handbook >> is still out-of-date for making serial console >> install floppies. Chapter 2.12 of the handbook >> talks about kern.flp and mfsroot.flp, whereas we >> have three floppies with 5.X install. Which one(s) >> of the three floppies of 5.X needs to be modified >> by the procedure of chapter 2.12 ? > > The instructions there are outdated. > > There aren't special floppies to activate serial > console. You drop to the loader command prompt > (type '6' at the beastie menu) and type > > set console=comconsole > > and you should get an OK prompt on the serial > console host. I used to install 4.X on headless boxes, by creating floppies that immediately install over the serial port. Are you saying this is not possible anymore with the 5.X install floppies? Do I need the monitor at least for just typing the set-console command? Pity of that's the case, though. Rob __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com
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