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Date:      Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:28:23 -0600
From:      Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com>
To:        freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Sparc64 Installprobs
Message-ID:  <20050130212823.GK9276@seekingfire.com>
In-Reply-To: <41FD4920.2040902@linuxmod.co.uk>
References:  <41FD4920.2040902@linuxmod.co.uk>

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On Sun, Jan 30, 2005 at 08:52:48PM +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?

Try using a serial console and the 'n' (next) and 'p' (previous) keys
rather than the arrow keys. There are other ways, but this is probably
the easiest way to get an install finished quickly.

-T


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Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate
always sounds foolish.
	Hermann Hesse



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