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Date:      Thu, 4 Jun 2009 16:08:06 +0200
From:      Jonathan McKeown <j.mckeown@ru.ac.za>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
Message-ID:  <200906041608.06620.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za>
In-Reply-To: <abc784790906040646t56c3bd86n1ec67e28aab6569e@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thursday 04 June 2009 15:46:11 John . wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Is it possible to boot into the serial console from the installation
> CD, or must boot.flp be used as per
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-advanced.html ?
> (the machine has no floppy drive (yet)

It's possible - but only by making your own install CD. Check back through the 
list archives: Martin McCormick and I had a lengthy discussion about this a 
while back.

Jonathan



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