Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 13:23:25 -0400 From: mailing lists at MacTutor <lists@mactutor.biz> To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Enabling Serial Console Message-ID: <F6679E3E-FDCD-11D8-ADB1-000A95775140@mactutor.biz> In-Reply-To: <20040903111241.A72978@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20040903111241.A72978@ganymede.hub.org>
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Marc, Try putting either '-h' or '-D' in /boot.config. I found '-D' worked for me. Personally, I'm wondering if I can put together a serial multiplexer to USB device and write a C or Perl script that will tee the output to respective files that I can 'tail -f' on. For a more thorough treatment in a non-intuitive place checkout the Handbook: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html Alex On Sep 3, 2004, at 10:18 AM, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > Wish to enable the serial console on my servers so that I can remotely > view a reboot when it crashes ... I know to plug the serial cable > into COM1 ... and I know I have to add something to /boot.config, but, > if I want to set it so that even if the keyboard is plugged in, the > serial console works, what do I need to add? I always thought -P, but > reading the man page, I'm not so sure :( > > Also ... I'm going to cross-connect the servers for now ... > ServerA/COM1->ServerB/COM2, ServerB/COM1->ServerC/COM2, etc ... what > happens if all machines come up at once? I see nothing in the man > page about 'detecting serial', so I'm assuming that the serial console > will still work, even if there is nothing at the other end 'listening' > yet? > > Thanks ... > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services > (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: > 7615664 > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Alexander Sendzimir (owner) 802 863 5502 MacTutor: Apple Mac OS X Consulting info@mactutor.biz
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