Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 11:00:53 -0800 (PST) From: Roger Marquis <marquis@roble.com> To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Serial console vs. fixit shell Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000227104835.28528A-100000@roble2.roble.com>
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FreeBSD's serial console support is a great feature with the increasing popularity of 1U and 2U rackmount systems. The only problem is that you have to keep a monitor and keyboard handy for those times when a fixit shell is required. The boot->mfsroot->fixit floppies only get you to the "Press Alt-F4 to access the fixit shell" dialog box, and VT100 and ANSI serial terminals apparently don't understand Alt-F4. What is the reason for this odd key combination and, most importantly, is there a workaround that would allow a serial console to access this shell shell? -- Roger Marquis Roble Systems Consulting http://www.roble.com/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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