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Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:36:56 -0800
From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
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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...

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 Marcel Moolenaar	  USPA: A-39004		 marcel@xcllnt.net