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Date:      Tue, 27 Apr 2004 17:35:06 +0530
From:      <Muthu_T@Dell.com>
To:        <fuzz@ldc.upenn.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: Dell PE3250 + FreeBSD 5.2.1
Message-ID:  <DF2929AADC696949827B93534462FBA13BBC2D@blrx2kmbgl202.blr.amer.dell.com>

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jason M. Leonard [mailto:fuzz@ldc.upenn.edu]=20
>Sent: Tuesday, April 27, 2004 3:10 AM
>To: T, Muthu
>Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org
>Subject: Re: Dell PE3250 + FreeBSD 5.2.1
>
>
>
>>On Mon, 26 Apr 2004 Muthu_T@Dell.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>>   I tried to install 5.2.1 on Dell PE3250 (Itaninum2 m/c).
>> It boots stage1 (boots from CD), but the menu doesn't displayed at
all=20
>> (stage2 or stage3?).
>>
>> Any ideas? Or any extra information needed?
>>
>> Is there any latest snapshots? If so I will try that one.
>>
>Hi Muthu,

>You need to attach a console to the box.

>I have a PE3250 myself.  As near as I can tell from the Dell manual
(which is just an Intel manual with a Dell >cover) and from the folks at
Dell I have spoken with, Dell made some changes to the 3250 (a
re-branded Intel
>box) but did not bother to update the manual to reflect those changes.
So don't follow the instructions in the >manual that tell you to set up
console redirection via EFI--they don't work.  Use the BIOS.

>This machine has been the source of a lot of friction between my group
and Dell; I am curious to learn about >your experiences with it.


Hi,
    Enabled the console redirection in BIOS.

Using Hyperterminal, (I could't connect via minicom. How to disable the
modem connection in minicom?)
I got the following output.

After the following line, I see only the blinking cursor.

"Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0xe000000004058000..."

Did you successfully installed FreeBSD on your PE3250?. If so could you
send out the mini-HOWTO?

Thanks.
--T.Muthu Mohan

<boot-snip>
EFI version 1.10 [14.61] Build flags: EFI64 Running on Intel(R)
Itanium(R) 2 pro
cessor EFI_DEBUG
EFI IA-64 SDV/FDK (BIOS CallBacks) [Wed Jan  1 23:33:30 2003] - INTEL
Cache Enabled. This image MainEntry is at address 000000007FA02000
Searching for EFI 1.1 SCSI driver....
Scsi(Pun0,Lun0) MAXTOR  ATLAS10K4_36SCA DFM0 (320 MBytes/sec)
Scsi(Pun6,Lun0) ESG-SHV

EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]
Loading device drivers

EFI Boot Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]

Please select a boot option

    Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS
    CD/DVD ROM/Pci(1F|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)
    CD/DVD ROM/Pci(1F|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry0)
    CD/DVD ROM/Pci(1F|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry0)/HD(Part1,
    Network Boot/Pci(4|1|0)/Mac(000E0C08F80A)
    Network Boot/Pci(4|1|1)/Mac(000E0C08F80B)
    EFI Shell [Built-in]
    Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
    Boot option maintenance menu


    Use =18 and =19 to change option(s). Use Enter to select an option
Loading.: CD/DVD ROM/Pci(1F|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)
Starting: CD/DVD ROM/Pci(1F|1)/Ata(Primary,Master)
Console: EFI console
Image base: 0x00000001fef2f000

FreeBSD/ia64 EFI boot, Revision 1.1
(root@pluto1.freebsd.org, Tue Feb 24 00:39:30 GMT 2004)
Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf
/boot/kernel/kernel data=3D0x8df568+0x3b858 =
syms=3D[0x8+0x64920+0x8+0x53f8f]
|
Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.


Type '?' for a list of commands, 'help' for more detailed help.
OK
OK boot
Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0xe000000004058000...
</boot-snip>



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