Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 09:34:44 -0700 From: Arun Sharma <arun.sharma@intel.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Dell PE3250 + FreeBSD 5.2.1 Message-ID: <409674A4.9050700@intel.com> In-Reply-To: <20040503150038.GA8383@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <DF2929AADC696949827B93534462FBA13BC266@blrx2kmbgl202.blr.amer.dell.com> <20040503150038.GA8383@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
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On 5/3/2004 8:00 AM, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 04:34:50PM +0530, Muthu_T@Dell.com wrote: > >>BTW, what needs to be done to use the standard console screen instead of >>serialconsole >>For FreeBSD-IA64? > > > Our console code is old and contains assumptions that only hold on PCs > or when the chipset has compatibility for it. Since a lot of machines > are based on the HP zx1 chipset, enabling the console by default is > not a good idea. > The PE3250 is based on the Intel E8770 chipset. I have the console working on this chipset after enabling the USB keyboard post-install using the lines I posted earlier. However, the installation had to be done using a serial console. -Arun
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