FreeBSD on Raspberry PI

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

On Mon, 03 Nov 2014 00:02:33 +0000
Mario Sangiorgio <mariosangiorgio at gmail.com> wrote:

> I think I read on an online guide that ssh needed to be enabled.
> Maybe it was outdated.
> 
> Tomorrow I'll give it a shot then. Should I try to connect as root
> with an empty password?
> 
I do not even know. I copy my own configuration files and password
database onto the image. This gives me the passwords of the other
machine and all the settings as I expect it.

Erich


> On Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:54 Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist at alogt.com>
> wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > On Sun, 02 Nov 2014 17:15:53 +0000
> > Mario Sangiorgio <mariosangiorgio at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Thank you all for your answers. As soon as I'll get a serial
> > > console usb cable I'll install FreeBSD on my Raspberry Pi.
> > >
> > don't you have a network at home? A RJ-45 cable and off you go. I
> > did not connect keyboard or monitor to any of my Raspberries yet.
> > SSH works from the images, telnet has to be enabled.
> >
> > > Regarding the update, is it just a matter of copying the new
> > > version of these files [1] in /boot?
> >
> > Look at the archives for a conversation between YAMAMOTO Shigeru and
> > me. YAMAMOTO explains it very well. And it works without flaws.
> >
> > Erich
> >
> >
> > >
> > > [1] https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/tree/master/boot
> > >
> > > On Sun Nov 02 2014 at 4:56:16 PM Tim Kientzle <tim at kientzle.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > > On Nov 2, 2014, at 5:39 AM, Mario Sangiorgio
> > > > > <mariosangiorgio at gmail.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > First, the wiki says:
> > > > > As of January 2013, FreeBSD-CURRENT fully supports either a
> > > > > video console (you'll need a USB keyboard and display
> > > > > connected) or it can be
> > > > configured
> > > > > to use a serial console (you'll need a serial adapter cable
> > > > > such as the
> > > > one
> > > > > sold by Adafruit.com).
> > > > >
> > > > > Does it mean that by default the access via the serial
> > > > > adapter is not enabled by default and it needs to be
> > > > > configured in a special way?
> > > >
> > > > The serial console is always enabled.
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > >
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