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Subject: Re: n00b question regarding installation via serial console
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On Thursday 04 June 2009 15:46:11 John . wrote:
> Hello list,
>
> Is it possible to boot into the serial console from the installation
> CD, or must boot.flp be used as per
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/install-advanced.html ?
> (the machine has no floppy drive (yet)

It's possible - but only by making your own install CD. Check back through the 
list archives: Martin McCormick and I had a lengthy discussion about this a 
while back.

Jonathan