Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:07:06 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation Message-ID: <20041122020706.GB12737@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org> References: <20041121134911.X1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121142728.P1330@april.chuckr.org> <Pine.SOC.4.61.0411212237570.10997@tea.blinkenlights.nl> <20041121194840.K69353@oeillet.tacorp.com> <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org>
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On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 08:29:08PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote:
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Jason wrote:
> > After you get the os installed, make sure you compile a kernel with
> > syscons.
> >
> > device sc
> >
> > and turn them on in /etc/ttys
> >
> > Why doesn't the GENERIC sparc64 kernel have syscons in it if they work?
> > Wouldn't that fix the installer?
> >
> > whoah, blinkenlights.nl? What happened to starwars at
> > towel.blinkenlights.nl:23
>
> Well, if I could install at all, then I could build a kernel, right? I
> have to go find ouot what I was pointed towards in the amil archives (not
> found it yet). My poor sparc has no serial terminal and no syscons I know
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
ENOPARSE. Sparc machines are Real(tm) Unix machines -- if the keyboard
isn't plugged in, the put the console out over ttya. Pick the terminal
emulation that matches your terminal setting for where you're runing the
terminal emulator on your x86 FreeBSD box.
--
-- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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