Date: Tue, 7 Nov 1995 18:10:43 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org> To: d_burr@ix.netcom.com (Donald Burr) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Two FreeBSD Questions: starting single-user, and modem lights prog? Message-ID: <199511080110.SAA18647@phaeton.artisoft.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.91.951107144930.234A-100000@ncc-1701-d> from "Donald Burr" at Nov 7, 95 02:54:39 pm
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> 1. How do you start the system single-user, from the boot prompt? > In Linux, you could give a commnad (using LILO boot loader) like: > <kernel_name> single > that would get you into single-user mode. Is there a FreeBSD > equivalent? I couldn't seem to find any documentation on this. Hit "? <return>" at the boot prompt. The answer is "kernel -s <return>" > 2. Is there a program that can display the status of your modem > (the most essential ones are: OH - if the modem is off-hook (i.e. > dialed out) or not, RD - data being received, TR - data being > sent)? I have a internal modem, and this would be a useful thing; > it's probably also useful for the laptop/PCMCIA crowd. I haven't seen one; typically, you want one based on a time delay and statistics if you wanted flashing lights. This would need another interface. I saw an X app to do this once, but I don't know if they hacked their kernel to get the info or not. I suspect it was part of the app, and it knew when it dis a read or a write. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.
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