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. > > > > -- > web site: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org > gpg public key: http://www.romuald.net.eu.org/pubkey.asc > skype: gregn1 > (authorization required, add me to your contacts list first) > > -- > Free domains: http://www.eu.org/ or mail dns-manager at EU.org > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
