Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 09:09:25 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Georg_Isenb=FCrger?= <gi@av8r.de> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems Installing XFree86 on Ultra 5 Message-ID: <20031215090753.N81321@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <001901c3c32d$11e3eb00$02d5a8c0@gi> References: <001901c3c32d$11e3eb00$02d5a8c0@gi>
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On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, [iso-8859-1] Georg Isenb=FCrger wrote: > I have a couple of problems installing FreeBSD and XFree86 in particular > on my old Ultra 5: > > 1. using "sysinstall" the screen is hardly readable (wrong terminal > type? How to change?) I tried options 1 through 5 with 1 working with > lots of wrong characters... Use serial console and a good eumlator. > 2. doing "pkd_add -r XFree86" returns with an error: ... File > unavailable ... XFree86 doesn't work on the Ultra5 at current. syscons doesn't support the ATI card in it and you need syscons for X to work. --=20 Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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