Date: Sat, 31 Aug 1996 14:42:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Dan Busarow <dan@dpcsys.com> To: J Wunsch <j@uriah.heep.sax.de> Cc: FreeBSD hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>, francis yeung <fyeung@netific.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD without console Message-ID: <Pine.UW2.3.95.960831143459.1276B-100000@cedb> In-Reply-To: <199608310553.HAA07064@uriah.heep.sax.de>
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On Sat, 31 Aug 1996, J Wunsch wrote:
> As francis yeung wrote:
> > Is there a way that I can run without
> > any console port i.e. no VGA or COM1 port and redirect
> No. The console must exist (if it exists at all) before the root file
> system is mounted.
Sure you can. Boot with -c and disable sc0. After the system comes up
unplug your monitor and keyboard, telnet in and shut it down with a -r.
It'll come right back up. Make sure your BIOS isn't halting on kb errors.
Dan
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dmesg from my ethernet router
FreeBSD 2.1.0-RELEASE #0: Mon Apr 29 21:55:37 PDT 1996
dan@trestles.beach.net:/usr/src/sys/compile/Beach-1
CPU: i486 DX2 (486-class CPU)
Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x435 Stepping=5
Features=0x3<FPU,VME>
real memory = 4194304 (4096K bytes)
avail memory = 2564096 (2504K bytes)
Probing for devices on the ISA bus:
sc0: disabled, not probed.
ed0 at 0x300-0x31f irq 3 on isa
ed0: address 00:40:05:16:78:83, type NE2000 (16 bit)
ed1 at 0x320-0x33f irq 4 on isa
ed1: address 00:40:05:23:22:6f, type NE2000 (16 bit)
ed2 at 0x340-0x35f irq 5 on isa
ed2: address 00:40:05:20:ba:a9, type NE2000 (16 bit)
ed3 at 0x360-0x37f irq 10 on isa
ed3: address 00:40:05:24:1c:93, type NE2000 (16 bit)
cy0: disabled, not probed.
fdc0 at 0x3f0-0x3f7 irq 6 drq 2 on isa
fdc0: NEC 72065B
fd0: 1.44MB 3.5in
wdc0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7 irq 14 on isa
wdc0: unit 0 (wd0): <WDC AC31200F>
wd0: 1222MB (2503872 sectors), 2484 cyls, 16 heads, 63 S/T, 512 B/S
ahb0 not found
aha0 not probed due to I/O address conflict with ed1 at 0x330
aic0 not probed due to I/O address conflict with ed2 at 0x340
wt0: disabled, not probed.
mcd0: disabled, not probed.
mcd1: disabled, not probed.
matcdc0: disabled, not probed.
scd0: disabled, not probed.
npx0 on motherboard
npx0: INT 16 interface
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