From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 8 17:30:26 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 2609E16A420 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:30:26 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ke.han@redstarling.com) Received: from smtp103.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com (smtp103.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.200.238]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CD63543D58 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2005 17:30:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ke.han@redstarling.com) Received: (qmail 18620 invoked from network); 8 Nov 2005 17:29:35 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?192.168.1.2?) (jhancock@patternware.com@218.79.213.163 with plain) by smtp103.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com with SMTP; 8 Nov 2005 17:29:35 -0000 Message-ID: <4370E07F.5030309@redstarling.com> Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2005 01:29:35 +0800 From: "ke.han" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.6 (Windows/20050716) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: receiving serial console output 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: Tue, 08 Nov 2005 17:30:26 -0000 I need to capture output from the 3rd phase boot of freeBSD 6. I have a new server (which is the pc whose output needs capturing) and a laptop with freeBSD 6 working well. I have read the handbook section http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html The handbook seems thorough on this subject, but not quite the "howto" that a newbie like me requires. From my reading, I distill my process as: 1 - connect a null modem cable between server and laptop. ok, I can do this. 2 - at the server boot loader prompt, enter the command: set console="comconsole" 3 - then enter command: boot 4 - now what?? I assume there is some software and setting to use on the laptop to receive the output from the server console??? I am happy just to receive it all to a file if that is easy enough. Can someone please supply the missing link?? thanks, ke han