Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:53:36 -0800 From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> To: m <m@telerama.com> Cc: "freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <20050209225336.GB68948@ns1.xcllnt.net> In-Reply-To: <BE2FFC52.CC2B%m@telerama.com> References: <20050209223656.GA68948@ns1.xcllnt.net> <BE2FFC52.CC2B%m@telerama.com>
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On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 05:43:46PM -0500, m wrote: > > From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net> > > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:36:56 -0800 > > To: m <m@telerama.com> > > Cc: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>, <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org>, "Mark J. > > Nernberg" <mark@compitsolutions.com> > > Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. > > > > On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 04:30:14PM -0500, m wrote: > >>> > >>> As for the original issue: Are you using a serial console? > >> > >> No. Attached keyboard/mouse/monitor. > >> > >> Should I be using a serial console? > > > > Yes. Our console code is still sufficiently legacy-rich that it > > cannot be enabled by default on ia64. > > > >> If so, is there a link to some quick > >> setup instructions? > > > > Just enable the EFI console on one of the serial ports and if > > it's not the default serial port known under DOS as com1, you > > need to interrupt the FreeBSD auto boot and at the OK prompt > > enter something like: > > set hw.uart.console="io:0x2f8" > > > > Followed by: > > boot > > > > Try the 5-STABLE snapshot. It'll automaticly use whatever the > > baudrate of the EFI console is... > > > > Can I do this by connecting to a (ugh!) Windows box using a terminal > program? Yes. Any reasonable ANSI or VT100 compatible terminal emulator should get you going. The installer itself may be a bit more demanding, but the boot process should not need more than the most elementary of features (mostly the EFI boot menu anyway). FYI, -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net
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