Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 12:24:36 -0500 (EST) From: Simon Shapiro <shimon@simon-shapiro.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Installing (Last one for tonight) Message-ID: <XFMail.981101122436.shimon@simon-shapiro.org> In-Reply-To: <199810312355.PAA01410@dingo.cdrom.com>
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Mike Smith, On 31-Oct-98 you wrote: > > [ If you follow this thread, eventually you will be able to install > > FreeBSD > > on an Alpha Personal Workstation, avoiding many silly mistakes ] > > > > Got the kernel working, loads sysinstall (with strange colors (red > > background, etc.) but the keyboard (console!) is very goofy: > > > > * Does not react (in sysinstall) to any normal keystroke > > * Reacts (correctly) to ^C by asking ``Are you sure you want to > > abort...'' > > * Reacts correctly to ctl=alt=del > > * Works correctly in alt-F2 > > Whoah. It worked here OK, but that plus the funny colours makes me > think that libdialog is *not* 64-bit clean. The snapshot (from mirrors.rcn.com/pub/FreeBSD/alpha) of the 31st installed completely (almost). Still with red backround, light cyan highlights, etc. > > * Pause works correctly by allowing scrolling etc. > > You mean scroll lock? Yup. > > * Works correctly in kernel debugger, although some boots cause it to > > work > > for only one or two characters, until the next ctl-alt-ESC > > Hmm. That's weird. I've seen some i386 keyboard problems as well; I > think there may be a couple of nasties here. I must admit the keyboard is an HP i386 PC keyboard (all I have in the house). > Thanks for the input; keep plugging when you get the time. My pleasure. Here is where I stand now: Sysinstall finished, but /boot (as seen from vc4 - Alt-F4 :-) is empty. /usr/mdec has boot1, loader and netboot. This is not matching the i386 directory at all. What should I put in /boot before I shutdown the machine? Simon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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