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Headless install with 5.X floppies not possible?
- Subject: Headless install with 5.X floppies not possible?
- From: rhempel at bmts.com (Ralph Hempel)
- Date: Sat Apr 2 06:44:42 2005
> I used to install 4.X on headless boxes, by creating
> floppies that immediately install over the serial
> port. Are you saying this is not possible anymore
> with the 5.X install floppies?
> Do I need the monitor at least for just typing the
> set-console command?
>
> Pity of that's the case, though.
I haven't tried it with 5.x, but here's how I modify
the CD to allow headless installs for 4.x
<http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/embedded/stories/bdgFreeBSDHeadless.html>
Ralph
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