From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 2 16:58:04 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B536916A4E1 for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:58:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A082343D9F for ; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 16:57:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from [192.168.4.150] (pptp0.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.150]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k72GvtcM017332; Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:57:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) In-Reply-To: <1154510646.44d06f36c10aa@mail2.hob.de> References: <1154510646.44d06f36c10aa@mail2.hob.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v752.2) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: <88661018-C73F-4345-9263-89F48EE501BB@xcllnt.net> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Marcel Moolenaar Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:57:43 -0700 To: gerhard.dorner@hob.de X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on IA64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 02 Aug 2006 16:58:04 -0000 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