From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 4 16:27:18 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 A1C281065679 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:27:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from diri.bris.ac.uk (diri.bris.ac.uk [137.222.10.112]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5FE4C8FC17 for ; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:27:17 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: from seis.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.10.93]) by diri.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JWZz0-0002xw-Fi; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:27:16 +0000 Received: from mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk ([137.222.184.33]) by seis.bris.ac.uk with esmtp (Exim 4.67) (envelope-from ) id 1JWZyz-0003BK-M3; Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:27:14 +0000 Received: from mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m24GRDOG044152; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:27:13 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) Received: (from mexas@localhost) by mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m24GRDMg044151; Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:27:13 GMT (envelope-from mexas@bristol.ac.uk) X-Authentication-Warning: mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk: mexas set sender to mexas@bristol.ac.uk using -f Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 16:27:13 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht To: Jesse Sheidlower Message-ID: <20080304162713.GB44099@mech-aslap33.men.bris.ac.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Jesse Sheidlower , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <20080304153700.GA26045@panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080304153700.GA26045@panix.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.3i X-Spam-Score: -1.4 X-Spam-Level: - Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing FreeBSD remotely via 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: Tue, 04 Mar 2008 16:27:18 -0000 On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:37:00AM -0500, Jesse Sheidlower wrote: > > I'm getting a new Dell server delivered to our corporate > datacenter. There is a serial console available there. > > What is the process for installing FreeBSD remotely by logging > in to the serial console? rftm section 2.12.1 Installing FreeBSD on a System without a Monitor or Keyboard I've done this with alpha, just as described I believe. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 928 8233 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423