Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:36:56 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: m <m@telerama.com> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <20050209223656.GA68948@ns1.xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <BE2FEB16.CC0D%m@telerama.com> References: <939f6bd1b4a5755326e7e0388e2d7b47@xcllnt.net> <BE2FEB16.CC0D%m@telerama.com>
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On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 04:30:14PM -0500, m wrote: > > > > As for the original issue: Are you using a serial console? > > No. Attached keyboard/mouse/monitor. > > Should I be using a serial console? Yes. Our console code is still sufficiently legacy-rich that it cannot be enabled by default on ia64. > If so, is there a link to some quick > setup instructions? Just enable the EFI console on one of the serial ports and if it's not the default serial port known under DOS as com1, you need to interrupt the FreeBSD auto boot and at the OK prompt enter something like: set hw.uart.console="io:0x2f8" Followed by: boot Try the 5-STABLE snapshot. It'll automaticly use whatever the baudrate of the EFI console is... -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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