Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 22:42:38 -0500 (EST) From: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> To: norm@wiregrass.com Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: alpha/24170: Problem installing on Alpha Message-ID: <14938.34411.321981.712401@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> In-Reply-To: <200101090323.f093NJp10125@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200101090323.f093NJp10125@freefall.freebsd.org>
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norm@wiregrass.com writes:
> >Description:
> When trying to do a CD boot install on an Alpha, it comes up with a option list for "Serial console type". There isn't a serial console connected to the machine. This is an exact duplicate machine of another Alpha we loaded FreeBSD on last week. Anyone have any ideas on this?
> >How-To-Repeat:
> Boot from FreeBSD 4.2 install CD
> >Fix:
>
You failed to give any information regarding the type of machine you
are installing onto. This makes us have to guess what your problem
is from limited information.. In future reports, please include
at least the model of the alpha and a brief description of the
attached hardware. Show Conf output from the SRM console is
prefered.
Does it have a ZLXp- graphics adapter? (use show conf from the >>>
SRM firmware prompt to determine this). If so, that adapter is not
usable by the console code. You have 3 choices:
1) pull the ZLXp- card and plop in any random VGA card
2) set the console to serial. In the SRM console, do
>>> set console serial
>>> init
You'll need a null modem (or a terminal) connected at 9600,8,n,1
3) try an alpha test version of the TGA driver. Its
alpha-quality. Colors don't work, nor does the cursor, and it is
glacially slow. If so, try
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~gallatin/TGA/kern.tga.flp
Assuming it works, after you've installed, grab
http://www.cs.duke.edu/~gallatin/TGA/kernel.gz and replace /kernel
with it. Otherwise you'll have the same "dead keyboard" symptom..
Drew
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