Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:32:48 +0200 From: "Patrick M. Hausen" <hausen@punkt.de> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Unattended install w/ serial console? Message-ID: <20080716153248.GD81398@hugo10.ka.punkt.de>
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Hello,
I've managed to get sysinstall to do a completely unattended
install via DHCP/PXE and reboot the system into a state
where it will be possible to login via SSH.
So far, so good. Unfortunately This works for VGA consoles only.
If the server in question has got a serial console, I get
this prompt:
------------------------------------------------------------
/stand/sysinstall running as init on serial console
These are the predefined terminal types available to
sysinstall when running stand-alone. Please choose the
closest match for your particular terminal.
1 ...................... Standard ANSI terminal.
2 ...................... VT100 or compatible terminal.
3 ...................... FreeBSD system console (color).
4 ...................... FreeBSD system console (monochrome).
5 ...................... xterm terminal emulator.
Your choice: (1-5)
------------------------------------------------------------
After entering (e.g.) 2, the complete install runs just fine
without any more operator assistance.
The code responsible for this seems to be in
/usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/termcap.c, line 92 ff.:
if (!OnVTY || (stat < 0)) {
if (!term) {
char *term, *termcap;
prompt_term(&term, &termcap);
with prompt_term() being the function that displays the
above menue.
Term is set at the beginning of set_termcap(), line 80:
term = getenv("TERM");
OK, here's the question: how do I set environment variables
in install.cfg or some other file in my mfsroot?
TERM=vt100
in install.cfg did not make it to sysinstall, would have been too
simple, I guess ;-)
Thanks a lot,
Patrick
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