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Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:36:33 -0700
From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To: Jameel Akari <jakari@bithose.com>
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Subject: Re: 4.3 install on Alphastation 4/233
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.OSF.4.33.0107241903190.54616-100000@poptart.bithose.com>; from jakari@bithose.com on Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 07:21:56PM -0400
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On Tue, Jul 24, 2001 at 07:21:56PM -0400, Jameel Akari wrote:
> I'm attempting to install FreeBSD-4.3 on an Alphastation 200 4/233.  I can
> boot the CD from SRM without a hitch.  However, when the installer starts
> and prompts for terminal type, it doesn't respond to the keyboard.  The
> machine isn't hung, just that it doesn't listen to the keyboard.

You may have the SRM console setting wrong.  Do a show console and report
what it says.

> Given the choice I'd rather
> not install from a dumb terminal because the menus render poorly, and

What type of serial console terminal were you using?  I do all my Alpha
work over a vt100, and the menus look very nice if you pick the right
serial console type when prompted.

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