Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:30:14 -0500 From: m <m@telerama.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>, <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> Cc: "Mark J. Nernberg" <mark@compitsolutions.com> Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <BE2FEB16.CC0D%m@telerama.com> In-Reply-To: <939f6bd1b4a5755326e7e0388e2d7b47@xcllnt.net>
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> From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 13:24:08 -0800
> To: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com>
> Cc: "Mark J. Nernberg" <mark@compitsolutions.com>
> Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590.
>
> On Feb 9, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Rick Jones wrote:
>
>> 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?
>
> Yes, we still do and I don't see a reason yet to abandon Merced
> completely.
> Both the BigSur and the Lion run FreeBSD.
>
> As for the original issue: Are you using a serial console?
No. Attached keyboard/mouse/monitor.
Should I be using a serial console? If so, is there a link to some quick
setup instructions?
M.
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