From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Apr 2 14:44:39 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E983116A4CE for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 14:44:39 +0000 (GMT) Received: from cathy.bmts.com (cathy.bmts.com [216.183.128.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B71A43D31 for ; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 14:44:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from rhempel@bmts.com) Received: from [192.168.1.101] (os-dsl-0616.bmts.com [216.183.154.105]) by cathy.bmts.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j32EfqIg020320; Sat, 2 Apr 2005 09:41:52 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <424EB00F.4030804@bmts.com> Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 09:45:35 -0500 From: Ralph Hempel User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0 (Windows/20041206) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rob References: <20050402143558.11341.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20050402143558.11341.qmail@web54007.mail.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Headless install with 5.X floppies not possible? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: rhempel@bmts.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 02 Apr 2005 14:44:40 -0000 > I used to install 4.X on headless boxes, by creating > floppies that immediately install over the serial > port. Are you saying this is not possible anymore > with the 5.X install floppies? > Do I need the monitor at least for just typing the > set-console command? > > Pity of that's the case, though. I haven't tried it with 5.x, but here's how I modify the CD to allow headless installs for 4.x Ralph