Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 09:37:10 -0500 From: Jeremy Faulkner <gldisater@gldis.ca> To: port@sigga.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Sun Ultra - installer on bootonly cd outputs weird display Message-ID: <406D7A96.1070103@gldis.ca> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0404011737460.93202@umbar.pair.com> References: <Pine.BSF.4.58.0404011737460.93202@umbar.pair.com>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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? Serial port installs are supported. Monitor/Keyboard installs are possible, but you must know what key sequence to hit to navigate the menus. -- Jeremy Faulkner http://www.gldis.ca
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?406D7A96.1070103>