From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 31 09:09:52 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 946E416A4CE for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:09:52 +0000 (GMT) Received: from bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (bgo1smout1.broadpark.no [217.13.4.94]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 167F843D4C for ; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:09:52 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no) Received: from bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no ([217.13.4.93]) by bgo1smout1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IB600AELBVTER10@bgo1smout1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:04:41 +0100 (CET) Received: from kg-work.kg4.no ([80.202.72.152]) by bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with SMTP id <0IB6001HTC8PUBO0@bgo1sminn1.broadpark.no> for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:12:27 +0100 (CET) Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:07:42 +0100 From: Torfinn Ingolfsen X-Face: "t9w2,-X@O^I`jVW\sonI3.,36KBLZE*AL[y9lL[PyFD*r_S:dIL9c[8Y>V42R0"!"yb_zN,f#%.[PYYNq;m"_0v;~rUM2Yy!zmkh)3&U|u!=T(zyv,MHJv"nDH>OJ`t(@mil461d_B'Uo|'nMwlKe0Mv=kvV?Nh@>Hb<3s_z2jYgZhPb@?Wi^x1a~Hplz1.zH In-reply-to: <41FD49ED.3070007@linuxmod.co.uk> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-id: <20050131100742.462222f4.torfinn.ingolfsen@broadpark.no> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 1.0.0beta3 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-portbld-freebsd5.3) Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT References: <41FD49ED.3070007@linuxmod.co.uk> Subject: Re: Sparc64 Install 5.3 X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 09:09:52 -0000 On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 20:56:13 +0000 Joel Cant wrote: > Hi all > > Is it possible to install 5.3 on a sparc64 (Ultra 5) without using > serial console, I seem to get garbled consoles when I try to install > via normal screen and keyboard? The standard (non-serial) console is broken (with regards to input at least) in 5.3. There are at least two problems; 1) cursor keys don't work correctly, making navigating with them impossible. 2) you must type very slowly, or else characters will be lost. That said, yoy *might* be able to install via normal console. Me, I always used the serial console for the installation. Gooid luck! -- Regards, Torfinn Ingolfsen, Norway