Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 11:27:27 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> To: Rishi Chopra <rchopra@cal.berkeley.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing Without Video Card Message-ID: <20031110112727.GB8828@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <3FAEE218.5080402@cal.berkeley.edu> References: <3FAEE218.5080402@cal.berkeley.edu>
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On Sun, Nov 09, 2003 at 04:55:52PM -0800, Rishi Chopra wrote:
> Is there a way to install FreeBSD without a video card? Can I somehow=20
> install the OS over ethernet without having a video card and monitor=20
> hooked up?
>=20
> Please email me at rchopra@cal.berkeley.edu if you can think of a way...
Depends on the Motherboard/Bios -- some won't start to boot up unless
there's some sort of video display. Plus generally you need a local
video adapter in order to configure Bios settings. However, given
that your system can get over that important initial hump, then it's
perfectly feasible to install and run the system via a serial console.
See:
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/install-advan=
ced.html
Note that a "serial console" is typically another computer connected
serial-port to serial-port via a null-modem cable. You run tip(1) or
some other terminal emulation software on the other machine which
makes the first machine's console accessible from a login session.
Cheers,
Matthew
--=20
Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks
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