From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 4 05:43:19 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 753F416A418 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:43:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from royce@alaska.net) Received: from malik.acsalaska.net (malik.acsalaska.net [209.112.173.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47B2313C467 for ; Fri, 4 Jan 2008 05:43:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from royce@alaska.net) Received: from [192.168.254.100] (209-112-210-212-rb1.nwc.dsl.dynamic.acsalaska.net [209.112.210.212]) by malik.acsalaska.net (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id m045hI7d075609; Thu, 3 Jan 2008 20:43:18 -0900 (AKST) (envelope-from royce@alaska.net) Message-ID: <477DC779.9030807@alaska.net> Date: Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:43:21 -0900 From: Royce Williams User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.9) Gecko/20071031 Thunderbird/2.0.0.9 Mnenhy/0.7.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: amilcar padilla References: <477DC28D.1020406@alaska.net> <87603A07-3B37-4A70-B457-86EF6BD28279@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <87603A07-3B37-4A70-B457-86EF6BD28279@gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-ACS-Spam-Status: no X-ACS-Scanned-By: MD 2.63; SA 3.2.3; spamdefang 1.122 Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sun e250 installation woes. X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2008 05:43:19 -0000 amilcar padilla wrote, on 1/3/2008 8:30 PM: > 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. Once you establish whether or not the serial console works, you will know where your troubleshooting should go next. You can then also investigate more easily what graphics card is installed. Royce -- Royce D. Williams - IP Engineering, ACS http://www.tycho.org/royce/ - PGP: 3FC087DB/1776A531 Your software is revolutionary! I like that! - Fidel Castro (HHGttG)