From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 18 03:16:02 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 286D716A41A for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:16:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc@default.co.yu) Received: from smtp1.default.co.yu (bv.default.co.yu [87.237.201.138]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 6E5E913C448 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:16:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bc@default.co.yu) Received: (qmail 30249 invoked by uid 89); 18 Feb 2008 03:15:59 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO ?10.5.7.109?) (bc@default.co.yu@213.198.226.187) by smtp1.default.co.yu with SMTP; 18 Feb 2008 03:15:59 -0000 Message-ID: <47B8F86F.5040604@default.co.yu> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:15:59 +0100 From: =?UTF-8?B?Qm9nZGFuIMSGdWxpYnJr?= Organization: Default Inc. User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (Windows/20071031) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <47B85A51.6020201@adminlife.net> In-Reply-To: <47B85A51.6020201@adminlife.net> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.6 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: issues with serial console output 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: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:16:02 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Matthias Kellermann wrote: | Hi list, | | I'm trying to install a FreeBSD system on a remote server I can only | access via a serial console with 57600 baud. | | There is a Linux rescue system that I use for copying a FreeBSD HDD | image via dd to the harddisk. | | To access the FreeBSD installation via remote serial console I've done | the following things: | | /boot/loader.conf: | console="vidconsole,comconsole" | boot_multicons="YES" | comconsole_speed="57600" | | /boot.config: | -S57600 -Dh | | /etc/ttys: | # only changed the following line | ttyd0 "/usr/libexec/getty std.57600" vt100 on secure | | I can see the loader and can choose between the different choices to | boot. After choosing the default entry all I get is this: | | /boot/kernel/acpi.ko text=0x44a7c data=0x24c0+0x1b8c | syms=[0x4+0x7d50+0x4+0xaae0] | lots of lines of question marks | | I don't get a login prompt nor the kernel messages. The console does not | response on my keyboard. Any ideas whats wrong? | | Matthias | Hi there, try using standard (also minimal) way, and that's 1. unplug your keyboard/monitor (if any) 2. -P in /boot.config 3. std.9600 in your /etc/ttys That worked for me dozens of times. It also gives you flexibility in case you decide to use keyboard/monitor at some point in future. Hope that helps -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iEYEARECAAYFAke4+G8ACgkQo6C4vAhYtCBVjwCZAQ8d8YXKfBYmojSetVedrlQr XxcAnRlFQVkm9t3kEnFcrGklh0+Rdpha =c661 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----