From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 22 02:07:10 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7C09516A4CE for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:07:10 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 463D243D45 for ; Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:07:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (obrien@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id iAM276sF012896; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:07:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id iAM2769Q012895; Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:07:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien) Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 18:07:06 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Chuck Robey Message-ID: <20041122020706.GB12737@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20041121134911.X1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121142728.P1330@april.chuckr.org> <20041121194840.K69353@oeillet.tacorp.com> <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20041121202708.V3617@april.chuckr.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 cc: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: installation X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 02:07:11 -0000 On Sun, Nov 21, 2004 at 08:29:08PM -0500, Chuck Robey wrote: > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Jason wrote: > > After you get the os installed, make sure you compile a kernel with > > syscons. > > > > device sc > > > > and turn them on in /etc/ttys > > > > Why doesn't the GENERIC sparc64 kernel have syscons in it if they work? > > Wouldn't that fix the installer? > > > > whoah, blinkenlights.nl? What happened to starwars at > > towel.blinkenlights.nl:23 > > Well, if I could install at all, then I could build a kernel, right? I > have to go find ouot what I was pointed towards in the amil archives (not > found it yet). My poor sparc has no serial terminal and no syscons I know ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ENOPARSE. Sparc machines are Real(tm) Unix machines -- if the keyboard isn't plugged in, the put the console out over ttya. Pick the terminal emulation that matches your terminal setting for where you're runing the terminal emulator on your x86 FreeBSD box. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)