Date: Sun, 15 Sep 2002 19:16:43 -0400 From: "Matthew Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> To: "Jason Borkowsky" <jcborkow@tcpns.com>, <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Headless FreeBSD/redirecting console Message-ID: <041701c25d0d$f564fef0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> References: <Pine.BSF.4.44.0209151901120.341-100000@bemused.tcpns.com>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Jason Borkowsky" <jcborkow@tcpns.com> To: <questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: Headless FreeBSD/redirecting console > > Greetings! I am looking how to make a headless FreeBSD server. I have a box > running FreeBSD 4.6.2 and want to redirect console to the serial port. When > I do a "man sio": > > 0x00020 device is forced to become system console > > So in my kernel file, I added that for sio1, recompile, installed, and > rebooted: > > device sio1 at isa? port IO_COM2 flags 0x20 irq 3 > > However, console is still going to the monitor. So how can I redirect it? > > Also, I have a Tyan motherboard and can redirect console to the serial port, > and this works fine until FreeBSD boots. Once it boots, it takes back > control and the console once again goes to the monitor. > > So any info on redirecting console to the serial port would be greatly > appreciated. Thanks! I'm not 100% on this, but I think adding console="comconsole" to /boot/loader.conf will do the trick. -- Matt Emmerton To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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