* David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk> [0819 13:19]:
> > Like this then (without the n) ?
> > 
> > # /usr/mdec/installboot -v -n /usr/mdec/biosboot_com0_38400.sym /dev/rwd0a
> 
> Looks about right for 1.6.x - provided the serial port works!
> 
> I'm actually surprised the system runs without a PS2 keyboard.
> BIOS have been known to output "keyboard error, press any key to continue"

I think I've seen t-shirts with that on :)
I enabled USB keyborad suppt at turned off 'halt on keyboard not present'
when I configured the box (it's a mini-itx board, fairly new).
 
> One possible problem is that the system might object to the serial terminal
> being absent.  Possible problems include refusing to transmit unless
> some modem lines are asserted and entering ddb because break is generated.
> (I don't think this is a problem with netbsd i386 though)


One way to find out :)

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