boot_multicons="YES"
boot_serial="YES"
comconsole_speed="115200"
console="comconsole,vidconsole"
This will work with a FTDI USB > serial converter?Yes add these to your /boot/loader.conf on the machine you want to use a serial console on.
Code:boot_multicons="YES" boot_serial="YES" comconsole_speed="115200" console="comconsole,vidconsole"
https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/serialconsole-setup.html
FTDI driver is separate module, so you will have to load it. Add to /boot/loader.conf:This will work with a FTDI USB > serial converter?
uftdi_load="YES"
To be clear, the client AND the host are both using FTDI USB adapters (with a null modem between them).That should only be needed on the machine with a serial-usb adapter and a screen connected. Your 'host'.
Not the serial console computer ('client')you are trying to connect to.
The 'client' needs the above serial console settings from the handbook.
cu -s 115200 -l /dev/ttyU0
, then 2times enter and you should see the login prompt.