From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 00:06:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B06816A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:06:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from april.chuckr.org (april.chuckr.org [66.92.151.30]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 066DC43D45 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:06:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) Received: from april.chuckr.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by april.chuckr.org (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id iAM0XsgB003659; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:54 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) Received: from localhost (chuckr@localhost)iAM0Xrj0003656; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:53 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from chuckr@chuckr.org) X-Authentication-Warning: april.chuckr.org: chuckr owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:52 -0500 (EST) From: Chuck Robey To: Sten Spans In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <20041121193223.E3617@april.chuckr.org> References: <20041121134911.X1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121142728.P1330@april.chuckr.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:06:54 -0000 On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Sten Spans wrote: > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > The system, in all 5 terminal options, is totally ignoring the cursor > > keys, can anyone tell me if there is something to do here that will get > > them working? You can't do an install without the cursor keys, you can't > > even do partitioning. I can't get the system installed. > > use the serial console, or read the mailinglist archives > about graphical console installations and how to get full > graphics support going. > > This really needs to be added to the 5.3 release notes, Boy is that right ... I wouldn't have bothered you if the release notes had been anywhere near correct. I really make some effort not to bother without need (I'm not perfect in this, but I make an effort), > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, Signa Phi Nothing). ----------------------------------------------------------------------------