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From: Chris Kuethe (ckuethe_at_ualberta.ca)
Date: Tue Oct 01 2002 - 15:14:48 CDT

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    On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, James Rippas wrote:

    > Hi,
    >
    > Is it possible to modify the boot images so that the serial console can be used during install on i386 machines? I know how to setup a serial console by modifying /etc/boot.conf and /etc/ttys after install.
    >
    > Thanks,

    yes, mount the floppy image with vnd and then create an appropriate
    boot.conf. umount and write it to a disk and there you have it. or,
    when the boot> prompt comes up, just enter "set tty com0" and from
    then on, you will have a serial console. 

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