From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Oct 23 20:35:56 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id UAA17650 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:35:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers) Received: from dcarmich.pr.mcs.net (dcarmich.pr.mcs.net [204.95.63.202]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id UAA17642 for ; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 20:35:48 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dcarmich@dcarmich.pr.mcs.net) Received: (from dcarmich@localhost) by dcarmich.pr.mcs.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA00691; Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:39:29 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <19971023223929.43563@dcarmich.pr.mcs.net> Date: Thu, 23 Oct 1997 22:39:29 -0500 From: Douglas Carmichael To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Text-based sysinstall and serial console for installation? Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.74e Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk A text-based sysinstall utility would be good for: 1) Blind users using a speech synthesizer and/or Braille terminal 2) Sighted users with systems w/low memory 3) Physically challenged users using alternate terminals/input devices that can only display text with no cursor addressability. Also, maybe incorporate the use of a serial port console to the boot.flp? (One reason to do that is that so a blind user can hook up a serial cable from the system they want to install FreeBSD on to their existing system that is running a screen reader and/or Braille terminal driver).