Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2008 00:30:34 -0500 From: amilcar padilla <pada0008@gmail.com> To: Royce Williams <royce@alaska.net> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sun e250 installation woes. Message-ID: <87603A07-3B37-4A70-B457-86EF6BD28279@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <477DC28D.1020406@alaska.net> References: <E4B82FC2-CBF5-46E5-A623-D65A1B52260F@gmail.com> <477DC28D.1020406@alaska.net>
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yes I am indeed using an attached keyboard and monitor. the box has a graphics card and I acquired a sun type 5d keyboard. I'd rather not use the serial console but if that's my only choice. thx. On Jan 4, 2008, at 12:22 AM, Royce Williams wrote: > amilcar padilla wrote, on 1/3/2008 6:37 PM: >> Hello, I am new to the mailing list. > > Hello! > >> I am sorry if this is an old >> subject but I'm having issues installing freebsd sparc64 on a sun >> enterprise 250 server. For some reason when I type "boot cdrom" at >> the >> ok prompt, the system hangs loading the kernel. > > Are you using a an attached keyboard and monitor? If so, the video > card might not be supported. Try disconnecting the keyboard and > monitor entirely and get a serial console working instead: > > http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/term.html > > Royce > > -- > Royce D. Williams - IP Engineering, ACS > http://www.tycho.org/royce/ - PGP: 3FC087DB/1776A531 > Do only what only you can do. - Edsger Dijkstra
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