On Sat, Aug 29, 2020 at 03:56:29PM +0000, Henry W. Peterson wrote: > It is not a problem for me to write commands on the boot prompt after every > turning on, that would eliminate the need to modify /etc/boot.conf, right? > Althogh I didn't know modifying that file affected the boot prompt itself. > Noted. > > I do have another computer, the one I planned to use to connect by ssh, but I > do not have COM port cards (only pins on the motherboard) nor the cables. > > It starts to feel pretty clear that I should try the following: > > After correctly typing the decryption password, type: > set tty com0 > stty com0 9600 > boot -c > disable vga > quit > > Would this be enough to boot, to then connect by ssh (without modifying > /etc/ttys or having even a COM port card connected to the motherboard's pins)?
It should get you booted. In fact, it would probably work without the boot -c/disable vga/quit parts. Setting the baud rate to 115200 might save a few seconds, too. But then, if you have FDE, the mount will hang, as there's no way to enter the password, without a serial cable. "set tty com0" will tell init to read from the serial, not the physical keyboard When you say "pins", is that a double row of pins sticking up? There are somewhat standard cables you can buy that will plug into that and terminate in a DB9 male socket. On the other computer, you can buy a USB-to-serial adapter/cable that will plug into the DB9 socket. This is what I use, for example.
