Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:26:24 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Michael VInce <mv@roq.com>, Jan Isley <genjokoan@gmail.com>, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 6-release cd install, no serial console joy Message-ID: <200511081026.26576.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <43704138.2060007@roq.com> References: <c2f01d170511072045n1312327bx362022d17c99a4bd@mail.gmail.com> <43704138.2060007@roq.com>
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On Tuesday 08 November 2005 01:10 am, Michael VInce wrote: > I am having similar problems on a Dell 2850 using 6.0R AMD64, but I > believe its not something to do with my hardware although I don't have > any other AMD64/EMT64 server to test on. > > I don't think I have actually done a ISO install via serial console on > 6.0-Release but I think I did on beta versions and it did work. > I have been trying to do a PXE install and watching it all via serial > console and it works fine as long as I dont use 6.0-Release files. Using > a 6.0beta with PXE is working it fully boots the kernel and brings up > sysinstall my only problem now is that when it tries to do a FTP install > it goes for a 6.0beta5 directory which doesn't exist. When I try to use > a 6.0-Release I can get it to boot loader and then get it to load the > kernel but after that it disappears don't get any boot messages at all. > > Mike Have you checked to see if there are any device hints at the loader prompt? It may be that /boot/device.hints is missing on the CD for some reason, and the serial console requires at least one hint to set the flags on sio0 to work properly. > Jan Isley wrote: > >Trying to install amd64 6.0 release on some Dells, PE850 and PE2850. > >BIOS all setup same as what works just fine with 5.4 (both i386 and > >amd64 cds). boot -h appears to work until it gets to the loader and > >the console output goes to video. No keyboards or monitors plugged > >in, just a serial console server. Have tried variations on serial > >redirect in the BIOS but nothing seems to work. > > > >Anyone else have success or no with serial console redirect on amd64 6.0 > > cd? > > > >regards, > >-Jan > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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