On Tue, Nov 21, 2000 at 12:59:56PM -0800, John W. De Boskey wrote:
> Console, console, where's the console?
>
> We are attempting to use FreeBSD 4.2-RC2 on an
> AlphaServer 2000 4/233 and are running into trouble
> with the console device.
>
> When we boot from the CD, it comes up to the boot
> prompt on the console where we tell it to boot from
> the cd device. The cd then boots up to the following:
>
> /stand/sysinstall running as init on serial console
>
> These are the predefined terminal types available to
> sysinstall when running stand-alone. Please choose the
> closest match for your particular terminal.
>
> 1 ...................... Standard ANSI terminal.
> 2 ...................... VT100 or compatible terminal.
> 3 ...................... FreeBSD system console (color)
> 4 ...................... FreeBSD system console (monochrome)
>
> 5 ...................... xterm terminal emulator
>
> Your choice: (1-5)
>
>
> At this point, no keyboard input is accepted.
What video adapter is inside? I'm guessing, but this is not
by any chance a TGA-based card is it? FreeBSD/axp does not currently support
TGA based adapters. The SRM will use it, but the kernel not once started.
I think this is what:
/stand/sysinstall running as init on serial console
is trying to tell you.
--
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