Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:18:00 +0200 From: Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> To: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, pluknet <pluknet@gmail.com>, Jeremie Le Hen <jeremie@le-hen.org> Subject: Re: Cannot install using serial console Message-ID: <20100910151800.GX16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> In-Reply-To: <20100910112726.GA9262@icarus.home.lan> References: <20100907145028.GF16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> <AANLkTi=qhUspTMaW-608TKhVZ9PJHBydhQHKQCiwgb6b@mail.gmail.com> <20100910111434.GU16902@felucia.tataz.chchile.org> <20100910112726.GA9262@icarus.home.lan>
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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
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