From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 16 23:41:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7F4316A41B for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:41:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jgrosch@juniper.net) Received: from smtpa.juniper.net (smtpa.juniper.net [207.17.137.120]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8752D13C458 for ; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:41:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jgrosch@juniper.net) Received: from unknown (HELO beta.jnpr.net) ([172.24.18.109]) by smtpa.juniper.net with ESMTP; 16 Aug 2007 16:11:40 -0700 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.19,273,1183359600"; d="scan'208"; a="59438155:sNHT35254548" Received: from odin.juniper.net ([172.24.115.43]) by beta.jnpr.net with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:11:38 -0700 Received: by odin.juniper.net (Postfix, from userid 200) id 87815A6DAE; Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:11:38 -0700 (PDT) Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 16:11:38 -0700 From: Josef Grosch To: Vallard Benincosa Message-ID: <20070816231138.GA35247@juniper.net> References: <8800e4f90708161516kd34265fl263d73a4464c3008@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <8800e4f90708161516kd34265fl263d73a4464c3008@mail.gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i Organization: Juniper Networks X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Aug 2007 23:11:38.0609 (UTC) FILETIME=[CC81DE10:01C7E05A] Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console redirection during X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: jgrosch@juniper.net List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 23:41:10 -0000 On Thu, Aug 16, 2007 at 03:16:22PM -0700, Vallard Benincosa wrote: > Does anybody know how to enable console redirection through the serial > port during a FreeBSD 6.2 jumpstart install? I searched documentation > but didn't come up with anything. Thanks for any help. First, make sure the bios is redirection the traffic to console In the /boot/loader.conf file, place the following lines console="comconsole" comconsole_speed="115200" Edit the file /etc/ttys so it has the following ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.115200" vt100 on secure Edit the file /boot.conf so it has the following -D -h Josef -- FreeBSD 6.2 | I mean, if I went 'round saying I was an emperor Josef Grosch | just because some moistened bint had lobbed a jgrosch@juniper.net | scimitar at me, they'd put me away!