From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 3 14:20:15 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BFD5516A4E2 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:20:15 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) Received: from koef.zs64.net (koef.zs64.net [213.238.47.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A02443D53 for ; Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:20:14 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) Received: (from stb@koef.zs64.net) (authenticated) by koef.zs64.net (8.13.7/8.13.7) with ESMTP id k73EJxAJ059796 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=NO); Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:20:10 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from stb@lassitu.de) In-Reply-To: <20060727071718.GA2903@fast> References: <20060727071718.GA2903@fast> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <071A1308-E8CD-43D1-82D7-ABE4913A76FA@lassitu.de> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Stefan Bethke Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 16:20:37 +0200 To: Tyler Spivey X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: install 6.1-release through serial terminal? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:20:15 -0000 Am 27.07.2006 um 09:17 schrieb Tyler Spivey: > Hello. I'm a blind user, and was wondering how to get 6.1-release to > install over serial. I've tried everything - hitting option 6, space, > boot -h , but nothing happens. unplugging the keyboard, nothing > happens. hitting space and typing boot -h - nothing. This is using a > cdrom disc1. > Any help would be appreciated. When the boot menu appears, exit out of it by typing 6. At the loader prompt, enter set console="comconsole" The console should switch to COM1; then you should be able to boot using the "boot" command. You can change the speed of the serial port by setting comconsole_speed to the desired baud rate. The loader man page has more info on these two variables: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/ man.cgi?query=loader&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1- RELEASE&format=html After having finished the install, you can use the same method to temporarily switch to the comconsole on first boot. Then, you probably want to a a file /boot.config with a single line "-Dh" to enable dual console (video+serial). Also useful: if you decide to install FreeBSD's master boot record (boot0) in sector 0 of your disk (that gives you the opportunity to select which of the foour primary partitions to boot from by pressing F1 to F4), there's also a variant that works over the serial console. You can put this on using FreeBSD boot0cfg(8): http://www.freebsd.org/ cgi/man.cgi?query=boot0cfg&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+6.1- RELEASE&format=html HTH, Stefan -- Stefan Bethke Fon +49 170 346 0140