Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 06:03:43 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: port@sigga.org Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Sun Ultra - installer on bootonly cd outputs weird display Message-ID: <20040402140343.GA947@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0404011737460.93202@umbar.pair.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0404011737460.93202@umbar.pair.com>
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--huq684BweRXVnRxX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thu, Apr 01, 2004 at 05:40:37PM -0500, port@sigga.org wrote: > I'm trying to install FreeBSD on a Sun Ultra 5, but I'm pretty new at this > stuff. I've managed to get the fbsd_bootonly CD to be the startup CD, and > it gives me 5 display options, like VT100, xterm emulator, FreeBSD > console, etc. However, every single one of these results in mangled > display (ie., characters appear on top of other characters - basically > what happens if one's emulation is set wrong) and an inability to use the > arrow keys, which seems necessary to use/configure the settings the > installer provides. I'm sure this is very simple to fix, but I have no > idea what to try. Thoughts? The system console is not yet supported; use a serial console instead. Kris --huq684BweRXVnRxX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAbXK+Wry0BWjoQKURAvQzAJ9N48GSae2R05WGBkrxmLcX2/ImpACeIcug J/HoDmSaZhNzsuysrmH1Fuo= =1lxt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --huq684BweRXVnRxX--
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