Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 13:41:10 -0500 From: m <m@telerama.com> To: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> Cc: freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <BE2FC376.4DA2%m@telerama.com> In-Reply-To: <420A5459.2000306@hp.com>
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> From: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> > Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 10:20:09 -0800 > To: "Mark J. Nernberg" <mark@compitsolutions.com> > Cc: <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. > > Mark J. Nernberg wrote: >> Has anyone successfully booted IA64 BSD 5.3 on a Compaq DL590 machine? >> >> The DL590 is a multiprocessor Itanium machine; we just picked one up, and >> I'm having problems booting from the install disk -- all goes OK until it >> gets to "Entering Kernel", at which point it freezes, completely. >> >> Any help would be most appreciated; if anyone requires more information to >> assist, I will gladly provide it. > > I've not been following the BSD stuff closely enough to know, but would ask if > 5.3 still supports "Merced" systems? IIRC the DL590 was a Merced system - aka > Itanium1. While it might be of academic interest, a Merced system isn't > really > one of the best places to be for IA64. An Itanium2-based system would likely > be > a much better place if you want to get a feel for what Itanium is like. The DL590 is a Merced system. Any ideas what other BSD/UNIX OS will run on this platform? Of course, FreeBSD is by far preferred. > rick jones > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ia64 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ia64-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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