From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 5 14:18:05 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D0A016A4CE for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:18:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (ns0.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3F7A743D1D for ; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 14:18:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) i05MHVxn009007 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:17:31 GMT (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)id i05MHUX2009006; Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:17:30 GMT (envelope-from matthew) Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 22:17:30 +0000 From: Matthew Seaman To: Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov Message-ID: <20040105221730.GA8717@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov, questions@freebsd.org References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.61 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.61 (1.212.2.1-2003-12-09-exp) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: release 4.9 sysinstall hangs X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 05 Jan 2004 22:18:05 -0000 --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 12:05:50PM -0800, Lee_Shackelford@dot.ca.gov wrote: > Good morning dear FreeBSD enthusiasts. I am trying to install version 4= =2E9 > FreeBSD on a Compaq Proliant 5000 with four Pentium Pro processors, and a > RAID 5 SCSI drive. The RAID is implemented in hardware. The installation > procedure proceeds through the steps of device sensing, then prints the > following line "stand/sysinstall running as init on vty0", then stops. T= he > program responds to no keys other than "print screen," "scroll lock," and > "pause/break". Depressing these keys in certain sequences will move the > large block cursor from the bottom of the screen leftmost column to the > middle of the screen leftmost column. There is no response to > "control-alt-delete." Which device is vty0? What am I doing wrong? Is > there a bug in the install program? Where is there posted a listing of t= he > device mnemonics translated into plain English for people who are still > learning about FreeBSD? Thank you in advance for any suggestions. Lee > underscore Shackelford at d o t dot c a dot g o v. Seems to be quite a common problem with several Compaq models. The trick seems to be seting the BIOS either to "Linux OS" or "Other". http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-questions_2003/msg25381.html 'vty' stands for 'virtual tty', and 'tty' stands for 'teletype'. Now, computers haven't used teletypes for user IO for twenty years or more, but the name has stuck. Now all it means is some sort of screen+keyboard terminal interface. The virtual part of 'vty' just refers to a series of virtual tty interfaces you can switch between on the same physical hardware. Usually you'ld type Alt-F1 (or sometimes you need Ctrl-Alt-F1) to switch to the first vty, Alt-F2 for the second, and so on, usually up to Alt-F8. If you run X it generally behaves as if it's on the 9th vty. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE/+eJ6dtESqEQa7a0RAnK6AJ940qe56wY/awwXuULSrtHsn6gahQCfRSeE tduOlF4JCVUCRNMjgElb7JE= =1IuU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7AUc2qLy4jB3hD7Z--