Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 14:25:01 +0800 From: Eugene Grosbein <eugen@kuzbass.ru> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Serial console/remote install discussion Message-ID: <20070922062501.GA26284@svzserv.kemerovo.su> In-Reply-To: <20070921161917.GA65081@eos.sc1.parodius.com> References: <20070921161917.GA65081@eos.sc1.parodius.com>
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On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:19:17AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > I'd like to open up a discussion regarding FreeBSD serial console and > the aspect of installation via serial console. > > There seem to be quite a few surprises in regards to installing (or even > using!) FreeBSD this way. I thought I'd mention some of them, in hopes > that by bringing them to light we can work towards making the > installation process easier, or at least more headless-friendly. > > 1) Administrators are required to "build their own installation disks" > (the Handbook goes over this with regards to floppy disks) if they want > FreeBSD installs to support serial console. Based on what I've read, > the procedure is required because the stock installation disks lack a > /boot.config that contains -h. > > Has anyone ever proposed including a /boot.config on all the > installation mediums that contains -P by default? I don't know how > reliable -P is, but I've used it for years on numerous servers (all > different hardware) without any issues; others may have different > experiences. See also: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=bin/58951 > Which brings me to the next item... > > 2) FreeBSD's serial vs. VGA concept (keyword: versus) is disheartening. > The whole "one or the other" concept is unrealistic in this day and age, > and this was more or less admitted by the Dragonfly folks when they > re-wrote whatever code to get simultaneous dual console (VGA+serial) > working. This seems to be wrong: FreeBSD has dual console support for quite long time. Eugene Grosbein
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