From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 1 20:25:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AF7DA1065688 for ; Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:25:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from k0802647@telus.net) Received: from defout.telus.net (defout.telus.net [204.209.205.13]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5139F8FC13 for ; Wed, 1 Oct 2008 20:25:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from k0802647@telus.net) Received: from priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net ([204.209.205.55]) by priv-edmwes50.telusplanet.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20081001202522.NGQX3012.priv-edmwes50.telusplanet.net@priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net>; Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:25:22 -0600 Received: from oliver.bc.lan (d75-157-28-2.bchsia.telus.net [75.157.28.2]) by priv-edmwaa05.telusplanet.net (BorderWare Security Platform) with ESMTP id F2D93526381590DC; Wed, 1 Oct 2008 14:25:22 -0600 (MDT) Received: from [10.111.111.112] (unknown [10.111.111.112]) by oliver.bc.lan (Postfix) with ESMTP id C384861E0; Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:25:21 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <48E3DCB1.3010009@telus.net> Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:25:21 -0700 From: Carl User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.16 (Windows/20080708) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jeremy Chadwick References: <48E345AF.6050409@telus.net> <20081001112826.GA20013@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20081001112826.GA20013@icarus.home.lan> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cannot create custom FreeBSD 7.0 install CD for serial console X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:25:23 -0000 Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > On Wed, Oct 01, 2008 at 02:41:03AM -0700, Carl wrote: >> I've been trying to create a modified FreeBSD 7.0 install CD that will >> allow me to do installations entirely via the serial console on a >> headless system. Lots of digging on the Internet, reading the handbook, >> and I've gotten nowhere fast. > > Try this: > > http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/pxeboot_serial_install.html I was already aware of that solution, but it's not for me. There are times when I need to do the install and setting up a DHCP server et al is not viable. Installing FreeBSD via the network has no benefits for me and I will not be trying to install remotely. All I need is to be able to do a simple install using the local serial console because a keyboard and monitor is not practical in the situation. Can anyone tell me where the mistake is in my process? Carl / K0802647