From owner-freebsd-chat Wed Dec 12 18: 2: 0 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from out001pub.verizon.net (out001pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.101]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ECFA437B416 for ; Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:01:56 -0800 (PST) Received: from gte.net (evrtwa1-ar4-4-34-145-186.evrtwa1.dsl.gtei.net [4.34.145.186]) by out001pub.verizon.net with ESMTP ; id fBD22cZf016504 Wed, 12 Dec 2001 20:02:38 -0600 (CST) Received: (from res03db2@localhost) by gte.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id SAA57844; Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:02:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from res03db2@gte.net) Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 18:02:27 -0800 From: Robert Clark To: Brett Glass Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Headless HOWTO? Message-ID: <20011212180227.A57766@darkstar.gte.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20011212170231.04f0ac70@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.4i In-Reply-To: <4.3.2.7.2.20011212170231.04f0ac70@localhost>; from brett@lariat.org on Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:04:17PM -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org There is info on the FreeBSD website on how to modify the kernel floppy to use the serial port as console. (Just appends a line into the one of the boot config files on the floppy.) There is also a package called comconsole you can install that will setup the "console" entry in /etc/ttys. The package is nice to have, because you can add it to a scripted install, and end up with a system that comes up headless after the install. If you add entries into /boot/kernel.conf to disable vga0 sc0 and atkbdc0, then you (may) want to rename /etc/rc.syscons to rc.syscons.off. Setting up syscons behavior doesn't pertain to a serial console, and rc.syscons will report errors. Pheonix appears to have a BIOS for 64bit Intel that does serial console redirection. Itox also has some info online that dates back to '98. [RC] On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 05:04:17PM -0700, Brett Glass wrote: > Is there a "headless HOWTO" for FreeBSD? I'm setting up a box which > will eventually have to run headless (I can stick a VGA in temporarily), > and am not sure how best to set up /etc/ttys and compile the kernel for > maximum efficiency. (It'd be nice if I could strip out all video, keyboard, > and mouse support to make the kernel nice and lean.) > > --Brett Glass > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message