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From: "Aaron Gibson" <aaron@the-gibsons.org>
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Ceri-

I did have to do one other step.  Placing the /boot/loader -h line in =
the
boot.config file on the floppy did direct output to the serial console, =
but
I had to manually modify the /etc/ttys file to enable login from the =
serial
console.  I couldn't find a way to do this during the install or post
install configuration of the box.  So, I did have to reboot with a =
screen
and keyboard to make the modification of the /etc/ttys file. =20

Thanks
Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: Ceri Davies [mailto:setantae@submonkey.net] On Behalf Of Ceri =
Davies
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 2004 12:14 PM
To: Aaron Gibson
Cc: doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: 2.12 Advanced Installation Guide (Headless Install)

On Tue, Sep 14, 2004 at 12:07:06PM -0400, Aaron Gibson wrote:
> Ceri-
>=20
> I obtained the advice to set /boot/loader -h in the boot.config file =
from
> the below URL:
>=20
>
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advance=
d.h
tml

Thanks Aaron - I don't believe that this is correct:

   Here is where you must set the floppy to boot into a serial console. =
You
   have to make a file called boot.config containing /boot/loader -h. =
All
   this does is pass a flag to the bootloader to boot into a serial
   console.
  =20
   # echo "/boot/loader -h" > boot.config

I've always used just "-h" here; I'll test it and update it if
necessary.  You're saying that it *does* work though?

Thanks for the response.

Ceri
--=20
It is not tinfoil, it is my new skin.  I am a robot.