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Subject: Re: Serial Console
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Tran Nhu Quang wrote:
> Hi all,
> Needing of a console for managing the system, I want to make a serial console on freebsd. Everything works well except boot message. I cannot see the whole boot message from serial console until the login prompt appears. Any experienced-man in freebsd can tell me why and how?
> Thanks in advanced

  [Should probably be in questions@freebsd.org]

  You can try: echo "-h" > /boot.config and reboot.

  If keyboard is attached it'll use it. If not, it'll use serial.

  Take a look at the boot(8) man page.

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