From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 30 21:28:25 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 100A616A4CF for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:28:25 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.seekingfire.com (caliban.rospa.ca [24.72.10.209]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B66C643D31 for ; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:28:24 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tillman@seekingfire.com) Received: by mail.seekingfire.com (Postfix, from userid 500) id 146FA277; Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:28:24 -0600 (CST) Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:28:23 -0600 From: Tillman Hodgson To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050130212823.GK9276@seekingfire.com> References: <41FD4920.2040902@linuxmod.co.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <41FD4920.2040902@linuxmod.co.uk> X-Habeas-SWE-1: winter into spring X-Habeas-SWE-2: brightly anticipated X-Habeas-SWE-3: like Habeas SWE (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-4: Copyright 2002 Habeas (tm) X-Habeas-SWE-5: Sender Warranted Email (SWE) (tm). The sender of this X-Habeas-SWE-6: email in exchange for a license for this Habeas X-Habeas-SWE-7: warrant mark warrants that this is a Habeas Compliant X-Habeas-SWE-8: Message (HCM) and not spam. Please report use of this X-Habeas-SWE-9: mark in spam to . X-GPG-Key-ID: 828AFC7B X-GPG-Fingerprint: 5584 14BA C9EB 1524 0E68 F543 0F0A 7FBC 828A FC7B X-GPG-Key: http://www.seekingfire.com/personal/gpg_key.asc X-Urban-Legend: There is lots of hidden information in headers X-Tillman-rules: yes he does X-No-prize-winner: Nathanael User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i Subject: Re: Sparc64 Installprobs X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:28:25 -0000 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 -- Wisdom is not communicable. The wisdom which a wise man tries to communicate always sounds foolish. Hermann Hesse