From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Feb 10 14: 9:35 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D8FCC37B402 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:09:31 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g1AM9JV06428; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:09:19 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:09:19 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Andrew Gallatin Cc: "bob@Moronco.net" , "H. Wade Minter" , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wit's end (AS250 installation issues) Message-ID: <20020210230919.A6405@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20010614203233.Y33392-100000@ashburn.skiltech.com> <3C66EFEB.7E8545CE@bellatlantic.net> <15462.61133.279002.797760@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <15462.61133.279002.797760@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>; from gallatin@cs.duke.edu on Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 05:06:05PM -0500 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.5-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sun, Feb 10, 2002 at 05:06:05PM -0500, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > You're using a TGA. A TGA card is not supported. Use a serial Are you sure? I can be wrong, but I think I'm sure an MFC was done for the TGA console support. > console or replace the TGA card with any $5 used PCI VGA card you have > laying around. > > To use a serial console, enter: > > >>> set console serial > >>> init > > >From the SRM prompt. Attach a serial console to the lowest numbered > serial port on the machine. If you're talking to a PC or some other > unix box, you'll need a null modem cable. SRM typically runs at > 9600,8n1 as do we. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message