Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 12:34:59 +0200 From: "Devon H. O'Dell " <dodell@offmyserver.com> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial console install Message-ID: <20050407103459.GJ43436@smp500.sitetronics.com> In-Reply-To: <787bbe1c0504070307670f5e5d@mail.gmail.com> References: <787bbe1c0504070307670f5e5d@mail.gmail.com>
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--HFNNDGBA8bk+zEXz Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 07, 2005 at 12:07:05PM +0200, S?awek ?ak wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I'd like to ask what's the reason behind requiring a keyboard during > FreeBSD install. Headless configuration is the most common in > datacenters and toying with KVM and VGA cable is often a no-no > (distance in the issue my case). >=20 > Therefore why don't we introduce a prompt in the CD loader saying: >=20 > "Press any key to install from video console..." >=20 > Now wait 30s. If no key is pressed boot with console=3Dcomconsole.=20 >=20 > It would make my life sooo much easier and won't confuse noobs too much. >=20 > Thanks, /S > --=20 > S?awek ?ak / UNIX Systems Administrator Because making ones own CD to do a headless kickstart or PXE-run installation is not very difficult. If you've got the wits to make the CD or set up the PXE environment, sysinstall(8) is the only thing you'll have to read to enter the wonderful world of headless installs :) --Devon --HFNNDGBA8bk+zEXz Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFCVQzTSkf3jVXOdl0RAjzSAJ96mMmZ5lszmuRm3lMcJTN1eiZsDQCggfRn HhPLPX/ZIjPNXY7+Whrs5I4= =JK2k -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HFNNDGBA8bk+zEXz--
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