2.4.4 memstick serial usb wont boot on a c3558

ozlecz

What will be the command to swirch console so i could just try to interupt the booting and invoke.

stephenw10

There is no command as such. As I understand it output from the kernel is sent to all configured consoles user space stuff is sent only to primary console. Or something along those lines.
That is the last output you see on all consoles until the console menu is drawn. But that doesn't happen in the installer.

Find and connect to com1 on an internal header or install on something else and move the drive is what I would try in that situation.

Steve

ozlecz

Ive tried plugging in a vga image preinstalled drive but without editing the nics...its the same result...stops at the start of booting only

ozlecz

been struggling where to find/edit the NIC from diagnostics/edit file

ozlecz

wewwww....found it and it works...many many thanks
=only problem now is how to really display on the console.

ozlecz

another thing is its very slow internet
=without this box, DL=25mbps
=with this box, DL=5mbps

stephenw10

If you installed a VGA image then first enable the serial console in System > Advanced > Admin Access.

That will give you a serial console but on com1. Try adding

comconsole_port="0x2F8"

To the file /boot/loader.conf.local , create that file if required.

com2 is usually at that hardware address but it may not be on your board which seems to be non-standard. There are probably some clues to where it is in the BIOS if that doesn't work.

With a throughput that low I would check for a speed duplex mismatch on one of the interfaces in Status > Interfaces. If your upstream device is set to 100MB-FD rather than auto for example it will probably default to 10MB-HD. Youe WAN would need to be set to match.

Steve

ozlecz

i dont have config.local

i have only /boot/loader.conf
is this file okay or i still have to create one

stephenw10

You should create the loader.conf.local file.

loader.conf is overwritten by system changes, firmware upgrades etc.

Steve

ozlecz

sorry but still i dont know how to create it....pls

stephenw10

From the command line or Diag > Command prompt run:
touch /boot/loader.conf.local

Steve

ozlecz

the same result sir

stephenw10

You mean setting that still gives no serial console?
And serial console is enabled in System > Advanced > Admin Access?

That is the standard location for com2 but it might not be there on that hardware since they decided to use com2 as the console. Check the BIOS for any reference to the I/O location.

Other than that I'm not sure what more we can do. You could try some other OS to see if that is able to use the console.

Steve