From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 9 10:44:25 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8620216A419 for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:44:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from acme.spoerlein.net (acme.spoerlein.net [217.172.44.86]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 17D8B13C465 for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 10:44:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from roadrunner.spoerlein.net (e180151104.adsl.alicedsl.de [85.180.151.104]) by acme.spoerlein.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m19ASnRJ017095 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:28:50 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: from roadrunner.spoerlein.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by roadrunner.spoerlein.net (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m19ASl3v003098 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:28:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) Received: (from uqs@localhost) by roadrunner.spoerlein.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m19ASlqG003097 for freebsd-current@freebsd.org; Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:28:47 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from uspoerlein@gmail.com) X-Authentication-Warning: roadrunner.spoerlein.net: uqs set sender to uspoerlein@gmail.com using -f Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2008 11:28:47 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080209102847.GD1584@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org References: <20080208185405.GA1479@roadrunner.spoerlein.net> <20080209002126.GA30493@dragon.NUXI.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080209002126.GA30493@dragon.NUXI.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.17 (2007-11-01) Subject: Re: boot0sio working for anyone? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2008 10:44:25 -0000 On Fri, 08.02.2008 at 16:21:26 -0800, David O'Brien wrote: > On Fri, Feb 08, 2008 at 07:54:05PM +0100, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > > So, is boot0sio supposed to just work with a cheap USB->RS232 dongle at > > the other end? > > Ulrich, > It isn't clear what your setup is. Does the headless FreeBSD machine > (i.e., the one you've installed boot0sio on) have a traditional serial > port? Or is this the machine you are using a USB-serial port adapter > on? Or is the USB-serial port adapter what you are using on your > desktop machine that you are using to access the headless FreeBSD system? Sorry for not making this clear enough. As I already wrote in another mail, the setup is the following: Headless, 8-CURRENT, boot0sio, COM1 <---> ucom0, tip(1), 7.0, laptop I have two disks in the 'headless' machine, and I wanted to use the boot manager (the one with F1-F5) to switch between disks and slices after each boot. Cheers, Ulrich Spoerlein -- It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak, and remove all doubt.