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Add a new section ``Tips for Serial Console Users''. (Previous

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commit included the entry for this section in the Table of Contents
by mistake.)
Also, some typo fix.
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Masafumi Max NAKANE 1999-05-04 15:57:09 +00:00
parent 134a826b50
commit 5e4b06fbd3
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00 
svn path=/head/; revision=46418
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@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ there are 3 ways of starting the installation from it:
and boot the system to begin installation.
2. If you have drivers which allow you to see your CDROM drive
from from DOS, first disable any fancy memory managers you may
from DOS, first disable any fancy memory managers you may
have configured, change directory to the CDROM (E:\ in the example
below) and then type this:
@ -432,6 +432,33 @@ installation can continue over NFS or FTP.
Where "1234" is the port number of the proxy ftp server.
1.6 Tips for Serial Console Users
--- -----------------------------
If you'd like to use a serial console for the installation of the
FreeBSD into i386 machines, follow these steps.
1. Connect the serial console to the COM1 port of the PC you
are installing FreeBSD into.
2. Try to boot from either the floppy disk made from kern.flp
or the installation CD-ROM with the keyboard unplugged.
3. If you don't get any output on your serial console, re-plug
in your keyboard and wait for some beeps. If you are
booting from the CD-ROM, proceed to Step 5 as you hear the
beep.
4. Remove kern.flp and insert mfsroot.flp, and press enter.
And wait for another beep.
5. Hit the space bar, then enter
boot -h
and you should be receiving everything from COM1.
2.0 DOS user's Question and Answer section
--- --------------------------------------

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release/texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT
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@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ there are 3 ways of starting the installation from it:
and boot the system to begin installation.
2. If you have drivers which allow you to see your CDROM drive
from from DOS, first disable any fancy memory managers you may
from DOS, first disable any fancy memory managers you may
have configured, change directory to the CDROM (E:\ in the example
below) and then type this:
@ -432,6 +432,33 @@ installation can continue over NFS or FTP.
Where "1234" is the port number of the proxy ftp server.
1.6 Tips for Serial Console Users
--- -----------------------------
If you'd like to use a serial console for the installation of the
FreeBSD into i386 machines, follow these steps.
1. Connect the serial console to the COM1 port of the PC you
are installing FreeBSD into.
2. Try to boot from either the floppy disk made from kern.flp
or the installation CD-ROM with the keyboard unplugged.
3. If you don't get any output on your serial console, re-plug
in your keyboard and wait for some beeps. If you are
booting from the CD-ROM, proceed to Step 5 as you hear the
beep.
4. Remove kern.flp and insert mfsroot.flp, and press enter.
And wait for another beep.
5. Hit the space bar, then enter
boot -h
and you should be receiving everything from COM1.
2.0 DOS user's Question and Answer section
--- --------------------------------------