Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:02:27 -0800 From: Robert Clark <res03db2@gte.net> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Headless HOWTO? Message-ID: <20011212180227.A57766@darkstar.gte.net> In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011212170231.04f0ac70@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:04:17PM -0700 References: <4.3.2.7.2.20011212170231.04f0ac70@localhost>
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There is info on the FreeBSD website on how to modify the kernel floppy to use the serial port as console. (Just appends a line into the one of the boot config files on the floppy.) There is also a package called comconsole you can install that will setup the "console" entry in /etc/ttys. The package is nice to have, because you can add it to a scripted install, and end up with a system that comes up headless after the install. If you add entries into /boot/kernel.conf to disable vga0 sc0 and atkbdc0, then you (may) want to rename /etc/rc.syscons to rc.syscons.off. Setting up syscons behavior doesn't pertain to a serial console, and rc.syscons will report errors. Pheonix appears to have a BIOS for 64bit Intel that does serial console redirection. Itox also has some info online that dates back to '98. [RC] On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:04:17PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > Is there a "headless HOWTO" for FreeBSD? I'm setting up a box which > will eventually have to run headless (I can stick a VGA in temporarily), > and am not sure how best to set up /etc/ttys and compile the kernel for > maximum efficiency. (It'd be nice if I could strip out all video, keyboard, > and mouse support to make the kernel nice and lean.) > > --Brett Glass > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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