Date: Wed, 25 Aug 1999 01:44:41 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Jorgen Pehrson <jp@wombat.ludvika.se> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AS 400 install problem Message-ID: <199908250844.BAA02082@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 25 Aug 1999 10:43:43 %2B0200." <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908251026200.25095-100000@wombat.ludvika.se>
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> Hi, > I've tried to install 3.2-RELEASE on an AlphaStation 400/233. But the > keyboard keeps locking up for some reason. I've made the two floppies > containing kern.flp and mfsroot.flp. And the keyboard works all the way up > to the point where the install asks me what terminal capabilities I've > got, by giving me four different choices. > > So I think that maybe the problem is that my graphics card isn't > supported and it tries to talk to a serial console instead. That's correct; if it's asking you to select a terminal type, it thinks it's talking to a serial port. Odd that you actually see that though. > It says PBXGA on the board if that's of any help. No to me. > If this board isn't supported is there a list of which graphics board are > supported on the Alpha w/ SRM and FreeBSD (and Digital UNIX as well > preferably)? Most "normal" VGA cards. I've used a variety of nasty ISA cards and many PCI cards with good results. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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