Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:30:50 -0500 From: m <m@telerama.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <BE2FEB3A.CC0F%m@telerama.com> In-Reply-To: <f6b6266b42fe393112c8f7bb4996a08f@xcllnt.net>
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> From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:25:47 -0800 > To: m <m@telerama.com> > Cc: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>, <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. > > > On Feb 9, 2005, at 10:41 AM, m wrote: > >>> From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> >>> Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:20:09 -0800 >>> To: "Mark J. Nernberg" <mark@compitsolutions.com> >>> Cc: <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> >>> Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. >>> >>> 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? IIRC the DL590 was a Merced >>> system - aka >>> Itanium1. While it might be of academic interest, a Merced system >>> isn't >>> really >>> one of the best places to be for IA64. An Itanium2-based system >>> would likely >>> be >>> a much better place if you want to get a feel for what Itanium is >>> like. >> >> The DL590 is a Merced system. >> >> Any ideas what other BSD/UNIX OS will run on this platform? > > Among the BSDs, only FreeBSD runs on it AFAICT. Then what am I doing wrong?
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