Date: Wed, 22 Sep 1999 15:14:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug <Doug@gorean.org> To: skalir scalar <skalir@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: serial cable login Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909221510300.30698-100000@dt014nb6.san.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <19990922210308.15282.qmail@hotmail.com>
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Please don't crosspost. This is a question, it belongs on
-questions.
On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, skalir scalar wrote:
> I dont need to have a serial console, But i would like to know howto
> be able to login over a serial cable from one machine to another.
>
> I just need to know how to enable the serial login on the fbsd 3.X
> box... thanks
Unfortunately at this time there is no way on -Current or -Stable
to get just the tty without first booting with a serial console. IIRC it
has something to do with the way the new boot blocks work. Assuming there
is no keyboard plugged into the machine you want the tty on, just put '-P'
in /boot.config (no 'quotes'), edit the /etc/ttys file as indicated in the
handbook and reboot. Your tty will come up after the boot. Meanwhile, if
you are going to have a serial terminal hooked up anyway, you might as
well have the console, it's pretty slick stuff. :)
Good luck,
Doug
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