Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:57:43 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: gerhard.dorner@hob.de Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IA64 Message-ID: <88661018-C73F-4345-9263-89F48EE501BB@xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <1154510646.44d06f36c10aa@mail2.hob.de> References: <1154510646.44d06f36c10aa@mail2.hob.de>
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On Aug 2, 2006, at 2:24 AM, gerhard.dorner@hob.de wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 6.1 on an Itanium64. How can I > redirect the > output of the serial console during boot to the monitor? Is it even > possible? It is not possible yet. The syscons console in FreeBSD makes assumptions that are valid on PCs, but are typically not valid on legacy free Itanium machines. These assumptions typically cause a machine check abort... FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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