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Date:      Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:24:08 -0800
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
To:        Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590.
Message-ID:  <939f6bd1b4a5755326e7e0388e2d7b47@xcllnt.net>
In-Reply-To: <420A5459.2000306@hp.com>
References:  <BE2FBDAC.4D39%mark@compitsolutions.com> <420A5459.2000306@hp.com>

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On Feb 9, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Rick Jones wrote:

> Mark J. Nernberg wrote:
>> Has anyone successfully booted IA64 BSD 5.3 on a Compaq DL590 machine?
>> The DL590 is a multiprocessor Itanium machine; we just picked one up, 
>> and
>> I'm having problems booting from the install disk -- all goes OK 
>> until it
>> gets to "Entering Kernel", at which point it freezes, completely.
>> Any help would be most appreciated; if anyone requires more 
>> information to
>> assist, I will gladly provide it.
>
> I've not been following the BSD stuff closely enough to know, but 
> would ask if 5.3 still supports "Merced" systems?

Yes, we still do and I don't see a reason yet to abandon Merced 
completely.
Both the BigSur and the Lion run FreeBSD.

As for the original issue: Are you using a serial console?

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  Marcel Moolenaar         USPA: A-39004          marcel@xcllnt.net



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