Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 17:36:33 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Jameel Akari <jakari@bithose.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.3 install on Alphastation 4/233 Message-ID: <20010724173633.B5825@dragon.nuxi.com> 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 References: <Pine.OSF.4.33.0107241903190.54616-100000@poptart.bithose.com>
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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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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