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 Message-ID: <20000911091946.C12231@fw.wintelcom.net> In-Reply-To: <20000911151920.28827.qmail@web4302.mail.yahoo.com>; from cmcbsd@yahoo.com on Mon, Sep 11, 2000 at 08:19:20AM -0700 References: <20000911151920.28827.qmail@web4302.mail.yahoo.com>
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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." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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