From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 24 18:15:54 2012 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69803106566B for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:15:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Received: from ifdnrg30.ifdnrg.com (ifdnrg30.ifdnrg.com [193.200.98.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 025C98FC16 for ; Tue, 24 Jul 2012 18:15:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [192.168.1.103] (cpc12-sgyl31-2-0-cust160.18-2.cable.virginmedia.com [80.192.11.161]) (authenticated bits=0) by ifdnrg30.ifdnrg.com (8.14.5/8.14.5) with ESMTP id q6OIFh0n087866 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:15:45 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from paul@ifdnrg.com) Message-ID: <500EE64F.4000802@ifdnrg.com> Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:15:43 +0100 From: Paul Macdonald User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; WOW64; rv:14.0) Gecko/20120713 Thunderbird/14.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ihsan Junaidi Ibrahim References: <500AEB17.6030907@ifdnrg.com> <19763FC3-D71E-480D-82DE-FDF38140B4E5@grep.my> In-Reply-To: <19763FC3-D71E-480D-82DE-FDF38140B4E5@grep.my> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64, 57600 serial install help 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, 24 Jul 2012 18:15:54 -0000 On 21/07/2012 22:06, Ihsan Junaidi Ibrahim wrote: > I assume you have compiled the bootblocks as per the instruction in the handbook. > > Second, do you have more than one serial port on the box because FreeBSD can only work its serial console magic on only one port at a time. > > If you redirect your IPMI serial console or just a normal serial console, take note it's interrupt number in the BIOS. > > You'll need to append the 0x10 flags to your UART device in device.hints file if the you plug in the cable at a non-default port. i have submitted a PR re this as a serial install on 8.3 works fine. Paul. -- ------------------------- Paul Macdonald IFDNRG Ltd Web and video hosting ------------------------- t: 0131 5548070 m: 07970339546 e: paul@ifdnrg.com w: http://www.ifdnrg.com ------------------------- IFDNRG 40 Maritime Street Edinburgh EH6 6SA -------------------------