From owner-freebsd-alpha Mon Jul 26 15: 4:19 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2ED814BCF for ; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 15:04:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost.cdrom.com [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA01277; Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:57:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199907262157.OAA01277@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Rainer Frohnh fer Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem installing on AlphaStation 400 4/233 In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 25 Jul 1999 17:52:47 +0200." <379B32CF.DE080B17@ibm.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 14:57:04 -0700 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > = > To take the first question further: How do I make FreeBSD take my > keyboard input on the console? The "console" is already set correctly, > it just doesn't take any input. Kernel parameter? On the Multia, you need to set 'console' to 'serial'. On any platform = with a video card, it should be set to 'graphics'. Also on the Multia, you need to enable a getty on the serial console; = boot single-user and edit /etc/ttys. -- = \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message