Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:43:46 -0500 From: m <m@telerama.com> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@xcllnt.net>, "freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org" <freebsd-ia64@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590. Message-ID: <BE2FFC52.CC2B%m@telerama.com> In-Reply-To: <20050209223656.GA68948@ns1.xcllnt.net>
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> 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?
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