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Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003 14:38:09 +1000
To: Alex Zepeda <zipzippy@sonic.net>
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Hi Alex,

>Unfortunately the netbsd loader didn't seem to like the
>FreeBSD kernel (it just hung while loading it)... or does
>the FreeBSD kernel output to a serial console
>instead of the OF framebuffer?

 FreeBSD will use the console device that OpenFirmware is
set to. You can use the FreeBSD loader in place of the
NetBSD one, and OFW can even boot a FreeBSD kernel directly.

later,

Peter.