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>Number:         27041
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       modify src/release/Makefile to make another floppy image
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    ceri
>State:          closed
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:  
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Wed May 02 16:00:11 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:    Sun Jun 08 11:47:28 PDT 2003
>Last-Modified:  Sun Jun 08 11:47:28 PDT 2003
>Originator:     Valentino Vaschetto
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Windriver/BSDi	
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD berglass.osd.bsdi.com 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #0: Mon Apr 30 22:15:41 PDT 2001 root@berglass.osd.bsdi.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/BERGLASS i386
>Description:
	FreeBSD says that it has the option to allow one to install fbsd onto a system
        that doesnt have a monitor. This can be done using a serial connection between
        2 systems. In order to do such a thing, you need to either have an existing
        freebsd system, or you'd need a special kern.flp that will add a -h option during
        boot time so that the console is set to be displayed on the first serial port. The
        only thing that is different between kern.flp and the this headless install floppy
        would be that this floppy would contain a file called "boot.config" in the root of
        that floppy that would contain "/boot/loader -h", which would set the serial console
        stuff up. I don't know enough about makefiles and C to do it myself, so I am hoping
        someone has a chance to do this.

>How-To-Repeat:
        You can do this yourself on your system be hitting the <anykey> while the boot loader
        is starting (this is when the \|/- symbols are going insane on startup), then typing
        "-h<enter>".
>Fix:
        No problem, no fix.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:

From: Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: misc/27041: modify src/release/Makefile to make another floppy
 image
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:29:53 +0900

 > No problem, no fix.
 
 Can we close this PR?  It would be better that some tools to tweak
 boot floppies to put /boot.config file, but it is rare case for
 the ordinal users...
 
 -- -
 Makoto `MAR' Matsushita

From: Hiroo Ono <hiroo@oikumene.gcd.org>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, logo@blackened.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: misc/27041: modify src/release/Makefile to make another floppy
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 01:19:44 +0900

 As it seems that you need a report for this...
 I am installing a current snapshot with serial console.
 
 As described, I mouted the install floppy (kern.flp) and placed the
 file boot.config containing "/boot/loader -h".
 I am now seeing the sysinstall on the serial console.
 
 Do we need anything else to close this PR?
State-Changed-From-To: open->feedback 
State-Changed-By: matusita 
State-Changed-When: Fri Feb 15 15:18:10 PST 2002 
State-Changed-Why:  
Waiting submitter's feedback. 

http://www.FreeBSD.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27041 

From: Murray Stokely <murray@FreeBSD.org>
To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, logo@blackened.com
Cc:  
Subject: Re: misc/27041: modify src/release/Makefile to make another floppy image
Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2002 05:00:31 -0800

 Hey Val,
 
   Can you please add a small note to the 'Advanced Installation'
 section of the Handbook to include the workaround about attaching a
 keyboard, hitting any key, then typing '-h <enter>'?  
 
   The existing instructions in the Handbook are good, but they do not
 help the user if they do not have access to an existing FreeBSD
 machine.
 
   This is essentially just a docs issue.
 
 	- Murray
State-Changed-From-To: feedback->closed 
State-Changed-By: ceri 
State-Changed-When: Sun Jun 8 11:46:17 PDT 2003 
State-Changed-Why:  
This was never really a bug as such, more a documentation request. 
This documentation has been added to the Handbook under the 
"Advanced Installation" section. 


Responsible-Changed-From-To: freebsd-bugs->ceri 
Responsible-Changed-By: ceri 
Responsible-Changed-When: Sun Jun 8 11:46:17 PDT 2003 
Responsible-Changed-Why:  
I'll handle any fallout. 

http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=27041 
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