From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 9 03:11:12 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE61316A418 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 03:11:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pada0008@gmail.com) Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.231]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DBAD13C465 for ; Wed, 9 Jan 2008 03:11:12 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pada0008@gmail.com) Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id i29so27197wxd.7 for ; Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:11:11 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; bh=7lE8BDOCgnTPN8t/vVDpSIhjOwVuLSf/n2Yme2gGi+w=; b=Y2YSeCH7nG2gd2mT5DVzBJfAJ81U5r4/RNoPXwOToAkXQ+nx6bf2BBkhUCUtVFB8SriRlHFHoJ63yokSv5fiW6U0z9iy6rEMIyTozkTulY5mjUXcA6wMZAywI33SSNqVq2cofJ63S69HQNvpAvrZrhx2Uz9Bj/PCQa9fF1Fn7EE= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=cc:message-id:from:to:in-reply-to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:mime-version:subject:date:references:x-mailer; b=fpbJ0SP7OlMPn2qTmBv4+t2lsi5I0QRFls9+uCyQKnw21LaVbhGsBNGOZ5FbBhsQwJA8/JEIRJRuqE5RBqEMSMbGzjI8n6prhWI+4RRLuM10tKUKujIblkfsHklCbnKRxGN62vfuITWzNA0vfUgaOvJ3CqpCjscXlf4Q79Eww9o= Received: by 10.70.39.9 with SMTP id m9mr121022wxm.51.1199848271892; Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:11:11 -0800 (PST) Received: from ?192.168.0.105? ( [76.18.216.111]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id i16sm558454wxd.30.2008.01.08.19.11.09 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:11:10 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: From: amilcar padilla To: Royce Williams In-Reply-To: <477DC779.9030807@alaska.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v915) Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2008 17:24:21 -0500 References: <477DC28D.1020406@alaska.net> <87603A07-3B37-4A70-B457-86EF6BD28279@gmail.com> <477DC779.9030807@alaska.net> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.915) Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sun e250 installation woes. X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:11:12 -0000 On Jan 4, 2008, at 12:43 AM, Royce Williams wrote: > amilcar padilla wrote, on 1/3/2008 8:30 PM: >> yes I am indeed using an attached keyboard and monitor. the box >> has a >> graphics card and I acquired a sun type 5d keyboard. I'd rather >> not use >> the serial console but if that's my only choice. > > Once you establish whether or not the serial console works, you will > know where your troubleshooting should go next. You can then also > investigate more easily what graphics card is installed. > > Royce > > -- > Royce D. Williams - IP Engineering, ACS > http://www.tycho.org/royce/ - PGP: 3FC087DB/1776A531 > Your software is revolutionary! I like that! - Fidel Castro (HHGttG) I cannot test the serial console capability as I am without a serial port on any of my machines. I also don't think it would be a graphics card issue since it hangs when loading the kernel. ~a.padilla