From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 19 05:33:21 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 065B716A4CE for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:33:21 -0800 (PST) Received: from ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de (ms-2.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.3.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 825CF43D36 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 05:33:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from alex@big.endian.de) Received: from r220-1 (r220-1.rz.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.3.31]) by ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.12 (built Feb 13 2003)) with ESMTP id <0HQ500HMC9FKO1@ms-dienst.rz.rwth-aachen.de> for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:32 +0100 (MET) Received: from relay.RWTH-Aachen.DE ([134.130.3.1]) by r220-1 (MailMonitor for SMTP v1.2.2 ) ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:32 +0100 (MET) Received: from dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (dustpuppy.kawo2.RWTH-Aachen.DE [134.130.180.5])hBJDSVsU006328 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:31 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de [134.130.181.148])for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:31 +0100 (CET) Received: from fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.defump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBJDSV3D023835 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:31 +0100 Received: (from alex@localhost) by fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org; Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:30 +0100 (CET envelope-from alex) Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 14:28:30 +0100 From: Alexander Langer To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-id: <20031219132830.GB23208@fump.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-PGP-Fingerprint: 7EC1 5B98 4554 2A63 9079 2B2F 9A94 CD6F 7F14 EFA4 X-PGP-at: finger alex@big.endian.de X-Verwirrung: Dieser Header dient der allgemeinen Verwirrung. X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-kawo2_dustpuppy_0.3 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de X-Spam-Report: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60-kawo2_dustpuppy_0.3 X-Spam-Level: X-AntiVirus: checked by AntiVir MailGate (version: 2.0.1.16; AVE: 6.23.0.1; VDF: 6.23.0.14; host: dustpuppy.kawo2.rwth-aachen.de) Subject: "DOS"-style Console Type for IPMI remote console X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2003 13:33:21 -0000 Hi! I've got a nifty new server board with an IPMI card. The console-redirection over LAN is supposed to work for anything that uses DOS-style video modes or characters, i.e. no "graphics mode". In fact it works for the BIOS/boot*/loader and first kernel messages up to the point where the Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0 line is printed out. Then the management software tells me that the system entered graphics mode, which it can't forward. Now, does anybode have an idea how to tell FreeBSD not to switch any graphics mode, i.e. keep that stupid plain printout of characters as the loader does? I would be very nice to do single-user mode installs that way. I've tried sc/vga with various options, but they don't help, I can't get further as the above timecounter line (I assume that's when the vga driver registers and tries to detect the vga). I'm currently using these options: options VGA_NO_FONT_LOADING # don't save/load font options VGA_NO_MODE_CHANGE # don't change video modes options VGA_SLOW_IOACCESS options SC_NO_FONT_LOADING none of them helps. When using pcvt, the boot messages scroll a bit futher, including the avail memory messages, but then stop, with the same message about graphics mode as above. Any workarounds? Anybody using IPMI console redirection over LAN and had success? Thanks & Ciao Alex