Slightly OT: FreeBSD accessibility

[Tom Moore]

I've installed FreeBSD over serial console before.
Had to get a modified boot floppy for this though.
It can be installed if you use something like minicom on one end and the FreeBSD installer at the other.
One problem I had though was after the install and everything I disconnected the serial cable and the system wouldn't boot on its own.
Never really figured out how to stop sending the boot messages to the serial port after I was finished using it nad didn't need to have serial access anymore.
One more note I can think of. You can only do the install using the first serial port on the FreeBSD machine.

Tom

On Sat, Jun 11, 2005 at 04:22:56PM -0500, Gregory Nowak wrote:
> Depends what bsd you're talking about. I don't know anything about
> openbsd. I was told by someone that freebsd has a graphical install,
> which would mean that the install process is inaccessible, but I
> myself have not confirmed this, so don't take my word for it. I can
> tell you that I have installed netbsd using a serial console, and as
> far as I understand the documentation, a network install via ssh or
> telnet is not possible. If it is in fact possible, then I'd like to
> know how.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> On Sun, Jun 12, 2005 at 08:52:36AM +1200, Arthur Pirika wrote:
> > So, this brings up an interesting question. Is it possible to install BSD 
> > using, say, ssh, or do we have to use a serial console for that.
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > Arthur.
> > 
> 
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