From owner-freebsd-ia64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 29 21:20:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 95A7F16A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:20:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F0C6E43D1F for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:20:53 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id i8TLKr1W025121; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:20:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@ns1.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id i8TLKroY025120; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:20:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 14:20:53 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Eric Innis Message-ID: <20040929212053.GA25098@ns1.xcllnt.net> References: <20040928193111.GC16618@fork.triblock.com> <20040928195528.GB5136@dhcp48.pn.xcllnt.net> <20040929202809.GA9934@fork.triblock.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040929202809.GA9934@fork.triblock.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Precision 730 X-BeenThere: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the IA-64 List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 21:20:54 -0000 On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 04:28:09PM -0400, Eric Innis wrote: > > > > Use a serial console and capture the output. You need to be way more > > descriptive than telling us the kernel "stalls" if you want us to be > > of any help. > > > Ok, sorry about the lack of info, I was hoping someone had already > seen this problem. Anywho, the machine is the Dell Precision 730 > dual 800mhz Itanium with 133mhz fsb > > booting to the fBSD cds (5.3, or 5.2.1) gives this output: > > > Loading: CD/DVD ROM/PCI(3|1)/ATA(Primary, Master) > Starting: CD/DVD ROM/PCI(3|1)/ATA(Primary, Master) > Console: EFI Console > Image base: 0x000000007f054000 > > FreeBSD/ia64 EFI boot, Revision 1.1 > (root@pluto1.freebsd.org, Tues Feb 24 00:33:30 GMT 2004) > Loading /boot/defaults/loader.conf > /boot/kernel/kernel data = 0x8df568+0x3b858 syms=[0x8+ox68920+0x8+0x53f8f] > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately... > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] > Entering /boot/kernel/kernel at 0xe000000004058000... > _ > ^ > ^Blinky Cursor We don't have a VGA based console yet on ia64. Use a serial console instead. This will change over time of course... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net