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Date:      Mon, 3 May 2004 08:00:38 -0700
From:      Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
To:        Muthu_T@Dell.com
Cc:        freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Dell PE3250 + FreeBSD 5.2.1
Message-ID:  <20040503150038.GA8383@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net>
In-Reply-To: <DF2929AADC696949827B93534462FBA13BC266@blrx2kmbgl202.blr.amer.dell.com>
References:  <DF2929AADC696949827B93534462FBA13BC266@blrx2kmbgl202.blr.amer.dell.com>

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On Mon, May 03, 2004 at 04:34:50PM +0530, Muthu_T@Dell.com wrote:
> 
> BTW, what needs to be done to use the standard console screen instead of
> serialconsole
> For FreeBSD-IA64? 

Our console code is old and contains assumptions that only hold on PCs
or when the chipset has compatibility for it. Since a lot of machines
are based on the HP zx1 chipset, enabling the console by default is
not a good idea.

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



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