From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Feb 10 14: 7: 7 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from duke.cs.duke.edu (duke.cs.duke.edu [152.3.140.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDE4C37B405 for ; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:06:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from grasshopper.cs.duke.edu (grasshopper.cs.duke.edu [152.3.145.30]) by duke.cs.duke.edu (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id RAA16788; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:06:35 -0500 (EST) Received: (from gallatin@localhost) by grasshopper.cs.duke.edu (8.11.6/8.9.1) id g1AM65f45060; Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:06:05 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from gallatin@cs.duke.edu) From: Andrew Gallatin MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <15462.61133.279002.797760@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:06:05 -0500 (EST) To: "bob@Moronco.net" Cc: "H. Wade Minter" , alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Wit's end (AS250 installation issues) In-Reply-To: <3C66EFEB.7E8545CE@bellatlantic.net> References: <20010614203233.Y33392-100000@ashburn.skiltech.com> <3C66EFEB.7E8545CE@bellatlantic.net> X-Mailer: VM 6.75 under 21.1 (patch 12) "Channel Islands" XEmacs Lucid Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org You're using a TGA. A TGA card is not supported. Use a serial console or replace the TGA card with any $5 used PCI VGA card you have laying around. To use a serial console, enter: >>> set console serial >>> init From the SRM prompt. Attach a serial console to the lowest numbered serial port on the machine. If you're talking to a PC or some other unix box, you'll need a null modem cable. SRM typically runs at 9600,8n1 as do we. If you mess things up & need the graphics console back, type >>> set console graphics >>> init Cheers, Drew bob@Moronco.net writes: > Wade, > going thru the archives, I am looking for info on installing on 250s. > I have two that work fine that I want to put 4.4 on. My question is > what terminal did you use for the install? > I get thru the installation boot up and to the point of selecting > a terminal. I get the choice menu, and am unable to input a character > using the standard keyboard, mouse, and video. What did you use > as a terminal for the install? > ANy hints? > > thanks > bob > > "H. Wade Minter" wrote: > > > > I'm stuck on a problem, and hopefully some of the more-experienced Alpha > > folk here can help. > > > > I've come into an AlphaStation 250 4/266, and would like to run FreeBSD on > > it. It's got two SCSI disks in it, that show up as DKA0 and DKA300 in the > > SRM BIOS, and a CD at DKA400. > > > > With the 4.3-RELEASE Alpha ISO image, I can "boot DKA400" and get into the > > installer. The install goes great, I make my filesystem on the DKA300 > > disk, and install away. After the installer is finished, the system halts > > back to the >>> prompt. Here's where it gets frustrating. > > > > When I do "boot DKA300" from the SRM BIOS, it finds a valid boot block, > > loads it, tries to load /boot/loader, and then dies with a "can't find > > /boot/loader" error. > > > > What am I doing wrong here? > > > > Thanks, > > Wade > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message