====== Serial Port ====== * Use serial port as system console * ''System'' --> ''Administration'' --> ''Console'' ===== Use as console ===== # fstat | grep ttyu root sh 21461 ctty /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root sh 21461 0 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root sh 21461 1 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root sh 21461 2 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root login 76568 ctty /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root login 76568 0 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root login 76568 1 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw root login 76568 2 /dev 68 crw------- ttyu0 rw ===== Use as serial port ===== Start terminal session on serial port: [[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=cu&sektion=1&manpath=freebsd-release-ports|cu(1)]] cu -s 115200 -l /dev/ttyu0 To finish session: ~^D or ~. Drop the connection and exit. Only the connection is dropped - the login session is not terminated.