From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 17 22:57:33 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2525916A4CF for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:57:33 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail-core.space2u.com (mail-core.space2u.com [62.20.1.181]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4F1F743D45 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:57:32 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jd@dagerot.com) Received: from localhost (www-core.space2u.com [62.20.1.180]) by mail-core.space2u.com (8.13.3/8.13.2) with ESMTP id j1HMvRVu021920 for ; Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:57:27 +0100 Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 23:57:27 +0100 Message-Id: <200502172257.j1HMvRVu021920@mail-core.space2u.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Joachim Dagerot" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Headless system or serial console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:57:33 -0000 The handbook describes a way to install freeBSD to a headless system. (http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advanced.html) I'm used to drag'n'drop(!) my 45kg 21" spare monitor in and out from the closet to do single-user tasks. But now I want to go the serial port way. 1. Is there a way to get a serial console after the installation is done? How? (Link?) 2. Can I connect a palm to use as a console on the headless freeBSD system? How? (Link?) Thanks!!! //Mr Wants everything, knows nothing