Date: Sat, 4 Dec 2004 19:32:52 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: eng@donut.ugcs.caltech.edu Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installation Difficulties Message-ID: <5886D72A-466E-11D9-A99B-000D93C47836@xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <20041205025802.GF668@philemon.caltech.edu> References: <20041205025802.GF668@philemon.caltech.edu>
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On Dec 4, 2004, at 6:58 PM, eng@donut.ugcs.caltech.edu wrote: > I've been having trouble getting the installation of 5.3R on > a Dell Precision 730 to work. > > I booted from the mini-install iso. The kernel loaded... no > console. Quick check on google, I see that Marcel reports > that there is no VGA console. > > I hook up a VT510 (emulating VT100) set 9600 N81... and > nothing. Make sure hw.uart.console has the same settings. By default the console speed is 115.2K for 5.3. Just interrupt the autoboot and type "show" after the OK prompt. Also, if the box supports the DIG64 HCDP table you need to switch EFI to the serial console. You can check that by typing "hcdp" at the OK prompt in the loader. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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