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Date:      Mon, 26 Jan 2004 23:05:49 -0500
From:      Ken Smith <kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU>
To:        RJ45 <rj45@slacknet.com>
Cc:        freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: terminal emulation on sun  console
Message-ID:  <20040127040549.GA9907@electra.cse.Buffalo.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0401261253590.19929-100000@slacknet.slacknet.com>
References:  <Pine.LNX.4.21.0401261253590.19929-100000@slacknet.slacknet.com>

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On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 12:55:06PM -0700, RJ45 wrote:

> Hello, starting to install FreeBSD on ultra 60, what is the best terminal
> emulation choice before running install program? noone of hte seems to
> work fine (Arrows won't work). Do I have to use a serial console?

I'm afraid the best terminal emulation happens through the serial
console at the moment.  It's possible to do installs using the normal
SUN console/keyboard but the terminal emulation is so bad you basically
need to know in advance what all the screens are asking for.

-- 
						Ken Smith
- From there to here, from here to      |       kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu
  there, funny things are everywhere.   |
                      - Theodore Geisel |



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