Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 11:17:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Joe Diehl <joed@ksu.edu> Cc: install@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation of FreeBSD on a headless pc? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.970411111508.1099I-100000@localhost> In-Reply-To: <199704110257.VAA07278@ksu.edu>
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On Thu, 10 Apr 1997, Joe Diehl wrote: > I was wondering what it would take to get a boot floppy compiled with > the serial console device and setup so that I can simply put the floppy in > my machine and turn it on and control the install via the console. Installing w/o a display is really hard. You would have to type '-k' into the boot: prompt blind. You can't steal a VGA video card and a display for an hour? :) > I suppose that in addition to this request that I'm also looking for > the installer to install a kernel with all the serial console stuff already > in the kernel. At least enough for me to get the machine running and > compile my own kernel. The -k option is your friend. Once you get up you can build with 'options COMCONSOLE'. Rebuilding the boot floppy is a long and arduous process. > Essentially I'm looking at building a FreeBSD based firewall.. The > machine is going to be headless, and so I'd just assume not have to > take my desktop workstation apart for the monitor and video card. Oh, just lazy. :) Try -k. I've never tried it so the results may not be defined. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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