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Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 09:19:46 -0700
From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>
To: Chris Conn <cmcbsd@yahoo.com>
Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: Wyse terminal questions
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* Chris Conn <cmcbsd@yahoo.com> [000911 08:19] wrote:
> Hi, I've got an old Compaq Deskpro P166 that I want
> to use as a gateway for my DSL and to run Apache on.
> No monitor or keyboard, just a box (my neighbor gave
> it to me)!
> 
> What I'm thinking now is that I'll borrow a monitor
> and keyboard from my other machines to do the initial
> installation and then use an old Wyse terminal as my
> console (I've read I can configure the kernel to do
> this). 

Actually, if you boot freebsd without a keyboard attached
the default is to use 'com1' at 9600 baud for a serial
console. :)

> What I'm wondering now is when I want to upgrade (say
> from 4.1 to 4.2) can I use the Wyse terminal for 
> installation without any problems, ie will the installation
> tools all work fine with just a dumb terminal?

Doesn't the Wyse do some sort of vt100 no?

best of luck,
-- 
-Alfred Perlstein - [bright@wintelcom.net|alfred@freebsd.org]
"I have the heart of a child; I keep it in a jar on my desk."


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