From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 01:24:16 2004 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 78BEC16A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:24:16 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.tacorp.net (mail.tacorp.net [64.246.111.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E092D43D31 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:24:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jason@tacorp.com) Received: from oeillet.tacorp.com (cblmdm65-221-40-27.buckeye-express.com [65.221.40.27]) by mail.tacorp.net (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAM1OCUO093164 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:24:12 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jason@tacorp.com) Received: from localhost.tacorp.com (localhost.tacorp.com [127.0.0.1]) by oeillet.tacorp.com (8.12.11/8.12.10) with ESMTP id iAM1O9Ns069446 for ; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:24:09 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from jason@tacorp.com) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:24:09 -0500 (EST) From: Jason To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org> Message-ID: <20041121202230.R69445@oeillet.tacorp.com> References: <20041121134911.X1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121142728.P1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121194840.K69353@oeillet.tacorp.com> <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Subject: Re: installation 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: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 01:24:16 -0000 Go to your openboot console. Hook up your serial w/null modem to your ttya. type 'ttya io' Have a terminal emulator on the other end. If using windows, I recomend terra term pro. Others may not work. On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 20:29:08 -0500 (EST) > From: Chuck Robey > To: Jason > Cc: Sten Spans , freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: installation > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Jason wrote: > > > After you get the os installed, make sure you compile a kernel with > > syscons. > > > > device sc > > > > and turn them on in /etc/ttys > > > > Why doesn't the GENERIC sparc64 kernel have syscons in it if they work? > > Wouldn't that fix the installer? > > > > whoah, blinkenlights.nl? What happened to starwars at > > towel.blinkenlights.nl:23 > > Well, if I could install at all, then I could build a kernel, right? I > have to go find ouot what I was pointed towards in the amil archives (not > found it yet). My poor sparc has no serial terminal and no syscons I know > of. how dumb, in a machine with 1G of memory. Probably designed for the > thinner fellas. > > > > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:52 -0500 (EST) > > > From: Chuck Robey > > > To: Sten Spans > > > Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Re: installation > > > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Sten Spans wrote: > > > > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > > > > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote: > > > > > > > > > > The system, in all 5 terminal options, is totally ignoring the cursor > > > > > keys, can anyone tell me if there is something to do here that will get > > > > > them working? You can't do an install without the cursor keys, you can't > > > > > even do partitioning. I can't get the system installed. > > > > > > > > use the serial console, or read the mailinglist archives > > > > about graphical console installations and how to get full > > > > graphics support going. > > > > > > > > This really needs to be added to the 5.3 release notes, > > > > > > Boy is that right ... I wouldn't have bothered you if the release notes > > > had been anywhere near correct. I really make some effort not to bother > > > without need (I'm not perfect in this, but I make an effort), > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, > > > chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. > > > > > > New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up > > > fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, > > > Signa Phi Nothing). > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > _______________________________________________ > > > freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sparc64 > > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-sparc64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Chuck Robey | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD, > chuckr@chuckr.org | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy. > > New Year's Resolution: I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up > fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity, > Signa Phi Nothing). > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >