Subject: Re: boot-tiny.fs w/ serial console
To: randy <randy@24on.cc>
From: Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 06/21/2003 17:30:00
On Sat, Jun 21, 2003 at 04:48:35PM +0200, randy wrote:
> hi again,
>
> * Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org> [2003-06-21 16:36]:
> > I don't know if it'll work for floppies, but you can try the
> > following trick: Load the boot loader from boot-com1.fs, and when
> > the NetBSD boot code counts down, interrupt it. Then swap the floppy
> > with boot-tiny.fs, and type boot netbsd.gz
>
> i tried that - it does boot, but as soon as the installer starts up
> input/output gets redirected to keyboard/vga. i need to have the
> installer running over serial aswell since my pc doesn't accept any
> input from the keyboard...
Hum, I can't explain this behavior. I set INSTALL uses wscons and INSTALL_TINY
pccons, maybe it's a bug in pccons.
I can build you an INSTALL_TINY boot floppy with serial console forced in
the kernel config file, but not before tomorow.
--
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer@antioche.eu.org>
NetBSD: 24 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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