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	Re: FreeBSD, Intel Motherboards and Portmaster Serial Console - How?
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*sigh* I was wrong. This setup will get you to the
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.

but getting into the BIOS over the serial connection will most definatly 
work.
  Sorry about that.
  -Sam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Samuel Clements" <sclements@linkline.com>
To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
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Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 9:30 AM
Subject: Re: FreeBSD, Intel Motherboards and Portmaster Serial Console - 
How?


>> Oh, most cool .. so I wouldn't even be using FreeBSDs serial console, but 
>> doing it at the hardware level?  By 'watching POST', would this also give 
>> me remot access to the BIOS itself?
>
> In theory, yes and yes, most definatly!
>  -Sam