Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 15:36:56 +0100 From: Morten Rodal <morten@rodal.no> To: Tillman Hodgson <tillman@seekingfire.com> Cc: sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Installing 5.2-BETA on a Ultra 10 Message-ID: <20031222143655.GA677@atlantis.rodal.no> In-Reply-To: <20031220204726.GB42615@seekingfire.com> References: <20031220130816.GA9938@atlantis.rodal.no> <20031220204726.GB42615@seekingfire.com>
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On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 02:47:26PM -0600, Tillman Hodgson wrote: > On Sat, Dec 20, 2003 at 02:08:17PM +0100, Morten Rodal wrote: > > This might be a stupid question, but how do I get install FreeBSD > > 5.2-BETA (miniinst.iso) on a Ultra 10? After booting the CD I get > > 5 choices for console settings, of which none work. None of the > > arrow keys, so my options are pretty much limited to "Usage" > > (via select) and "Exit installation". > > > > Is there something I'm missing? > > Either use a serial terminal rather than the console, or use the 'n' and > 'p' keys (next and previous) instead of arrow keys and live with the > console quirks. > Are you sure that 'n' and 'p' are the correct keys? The only keys I have been able to get to work are the space, tab and enter keys. All the others seem to have no effect what so ever. The NetBSD's sparc64 iso got the keyboard to work, is there a console driver or similar that can be ported? As for the serial console, I am not quite sure how to do it. -- Morten Rodal
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