From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 8 21:26:24 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3C8E616A5FE for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:26:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net (mail27.sea5.speakeasy.net [69.17.117.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F24AB43D39 for ; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:26:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 30566 invoked from network); 8 Apr 2005 21:26:23 -0000 Received: from server.baldwin.cx ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )AES256-SHA encrypted SMTP for ; 8 Apr 2005 21:26:23 -0000 Received: from roboboy.corp.weather.com (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j38LPkgu091046; Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:26:18 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 17:12:07 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <787bbe1c0504070307670f5e5d@mail.gmail.com> <4142.212.12.51.89.1112874483.squirrel@212.12.51.89> <1112878688.82439.4.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <1112878688.82439.4.camel@buffy.york.ac.uk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200504081712.10519.jhb@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-102.8 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED, USER_IN_WHITELIST autolearn=failed version=3.0.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.2 (2004-11-16) on server.baldwin.cx cc: Marian Hettwer Subject: Re: Serial console install X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Apr 2005 21:26:24 -0000 On Thursday 07 April 2005 08:58 am, Gavin Atkinson wrote: > On Thu, 2005-04-07 at 13:48 +0200, Marian Hettwer wrote: > > On Do, 7.04.2005, 13:23, Eric Anderson sagte: > > > S=C3=85=E2=80=9Aawek =C3=85=C2=BBak wrote: > > >> I'd like to ask what's the reason behind requiring a keyboard during > > >> FreeBSD install. Headless configuration is the most common in > > >> datacenters and toying with KVM and VGA cable is often a no-no > > >> (distance in the issue my case). > > > > > > Maybe so, but then people who do have video consoles plugged in would > > > have to hit a key to keep going. > > > > Isn't it possible to send out the output of FreeBSD's bootloader to VGA > > and serial console ? > > This would be perfect. We could have a point in our bootmenu to hit a > > specific key for serial console install, or for VGA based install. > > But I believe for the time being it's not possible to have the same > > output on console and vga. > > See the patch associated with PR kern/66425 - which basically makes the > -D dual-console support work. > > I've been using it on all my machines now for about a year without > problems. When I first floated the idea there were a lot of people who > wanted this support, but since writing it there's been very little > interest in incorporating it into the tree :( > > Not that any of this helps your need at the moment, but hopefully it'll > stop you from having to write any code yourself :) > > Gavin I've grabbed the PR and will look at fixing up some cosmetic nits and testi= ng=20 it locally. =2D-=20 John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =3D http://www.FreeBSD.org