From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 10 15:18:10 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 23C15106567A for ; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jeremie@le-hen.org) Received: from smtp5-g21.free.fr (smtp5-g21.free.fr [212.27.42.5]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9CEC08FC08 for ; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:07 +0000 (UTC) Received: from endor.tataz.chchile.org (unknown [82.233.239.98]) by smtp5-g21.free.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 920F4D481A0; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:18:01 +0200 (CEST) Received: from felucia.tataz.chchile.org (felucia.tataz.chchile.org [192.168.1.9]) by endor.tataz.chchile.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 742F433CDC; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +0000 (UTC) Received: by felucia.tataz.chchile.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 5390DA1153; Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:00 +0000 (UTC) Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:18:00 +0200 From: Jeremie Le Hen To: Jeremy Chadwick Message-ID: <20100910151800.GX16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> References: <20100907145028.GF16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> <20100910111434.GU16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> <20100910112726.GA9262@icarus.home.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20100910112726.GA9262@icarus.home.lan> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, pluknet , Jeremie Le Hen Subject: Re: Cannot install using serial console X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 15:18:10 -0000 Hi Jeremy, On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 04:27:26AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > > As far as I know you need also to enable a serial terminal in /etc/ttys. > > > > Yeah, this came to my mind too but I check on the installation CD, there > > is no /etc/ttys. > > This is normal. > > Can you try hacking up a solution for yourself based on what I've > documented with regards to PXE booting? There will be pieces which > obviously don't apply to you because you're booting from physical media, > but some of the adjustments (to the bootloader, etc.) you can try. > > http://jdc.parodius.com/freebsd/pxeboot_serial_install_8.html But as far as I understand the handbook, this is not required to perform the installation through sysinstall(8) on a serial console. Modifying /boot/loader.conf on the installation media is enough according to chapter 2.12.1. Am I wrong? > One thing worth pointing out is that you stated the system that you're > trying to use serial console on is actually running under a VM on Linux: > > > I tried to install FreeBSD (201008 -CURRENT snapshot, but I don't think > > it's important here) in a KVM-backed virtual machine on a headless Linux > > host, following section 2.12.1 of the handbook. > > Can you provide a full dmesg prior to the "/stand/sysinstal" output > happening? You don't need to boot verbose (yet), but it would help with > regards to determining what the kernel is seeing device-wise. Yes it > matters. Yes, I've actually already posted it in my original message: http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-stable/2010-September/058703.html Thanks for you attention. Regards, -- Jeremie Le Hen Humans are born free and equal. But some are more equal than others. Coluche