Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 02:25:15 -0800 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help on AlphaStation 200 freebsd installation Message-ID: <199911301025.CAA01684@mass.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:57:27 %2B1000." <199911300157.LAA21197@gw.one.com.au>
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> > > Firstly, I just want to apologise of the multiple list. It was a mistake after > I have posted out my mail. You might want to try setting a valid reply-to address, since max@one.com.au doesn't work. > >> I have a Digital Alpha200 station planned to be install with FREEBSD OS. > >> Firstly I am having the trouble of booting up at the main console, I used > the > >> kern.flp and mfsroot.flp to boot up to begin the installation. Right after > it> > boot up with the prompt of terminal selection where you have 4 choices, > my >> keyboard give no response to the machine. Wonder why? > > > >Because you have the SRM 'console' variable set incorrectly, and FreeBSD > >believes that you are using a serial terminal. The SRM knows how to > >probe for a keyboard, but doesn't correctly export the terminal > >interface. Thus, you must set 'console' to either 'graphics' or 'serial'. > > I have tried to set my console to both either 'graphics' or 'serial'. > And each setting i redo the whole installation process. But it came no changes > with those settings. The setting of the console directly determines whether you use the video display or the serial console. No more and no less, in a fairly obvious fashion. > Finally, I got it fully install from the serial terminal without any error > occur. But to my surprise, when I boot it up again, I cant get into the main > console. There is no system component or interface that is known as "the main console". > here's my error > > Initial rc.alpha initialization:. > rc.alpha configuring syscons: blank_time/etc/rc.alpha: cannot open /dev/ttyv0 : > no such device or address > mousedmoused: cannot open /dev/consolectl: Device not configure > /etc/rc.alpha: cannot open /dev/ttyv0: no such device or address You have configured the screen saver and mouse daemon, but you don't have a keyboard attached, or are otherwise using a serial console. > This is where it stops. But can I get the serial terminal up with a login > prompt. You still haven't got the console set up properly, or have otherwise botched your keyboard or video. A common mistake is to swap the keyboard and mouse connectors around. -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ 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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