From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG  Tue Dec 16 08:01:48 2003
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BAA4616A4CE
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:01:48 -0800 (PST)
Received: from smtp015.mail.yahoo.com (smtp015.mail.yahoo.com
	[216.136.173.59])
	by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id D0AF143D31
	for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>;
	Tue, 16 Dec 2003 08:01:47 -0800 (PST)
	(envelope-from mnslinky@yahoo.com)
Received: from unknown (HELO Nomad) (mnslinky@66.41.18.160 with login)
  by smtp015.mail.yahoo.com with SMTP; 16 Dec 2003 16:01:47 -0000
From: "Minnesota Slinky" <mnslinky@yahoo.com>
To: "'Ceri Davies'" <setantae@submonkey.net>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:01:23 -0600
Message-ID: <000c01c3c3ed$de0152c0$6401a8c0@Nomad>
X-Priority: 3 (Normal)
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165
Importance: Normal
In-Reply-To: <20031216144417.GD652@submonkey.net>
cc: 'Bill Schoolcraft' <bill@wiliweld.com>
cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: RE: Headless System via serial port?
X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1
Precedence: list
List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions>,
	<mailto:freebsd-questions-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2003 16:01:48 -0000

Hey!  That worked.  I have it setup as -Dh in my boot.config file and
added the lines you mentioned.  Everything works great!

Thanks greatly for the help!

Eric F Crist
President
AdTech Integrated Systems, Inc
(612) 998-3588



-----Original Message-----
From: Ceri Davies [mailto:setantae@submonkey.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2003 8:44 AM
To: Minnesota Slinky
Cc: 'Bill Schoolcraft'; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Headless System via serial port?


On Tue, Dec 16, 2003 at 12:00:14AM -0600, Minnesota Slinky wrote:
> Is that all you did to get it working?  It goes through the boot
> process just fine over the terminal, but kernel hands the login back
> over to vidconsole again right away.  I even tried changing the -P to
> a -Dh, still nothing.  Same effect.

You also need to turn on ttyd0 in /etc/ttys:

ttyd0   "/usr/libexec/getty std.9600"   vt100   on secure

Then send init a HUP.

Ceri

--