Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:00:58 -0800 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> To: Mark Reidel <mark@reidel.info> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unable to boot without VGA-card Message-ID: <20080229220058.GB5805@eos.sc1.parodius.com> In-Reply-To: <47C86444.4070807@reidel.info> References: <47C86444.4070807@reidel.info>
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On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 09:00:04PM +0100, Mark Reidel wrote: > Does anybody have any idea what else I could try? Is it possible for you to put the machine up on serial console somehow? This might permit you to see where the problem is occurring. Assuming you're using the FreeBSD boot straps, put the string "-Dh" in /boot.config, then reboot the box. Have another machine attached to the FreeBSD machine's COM1 port, set to 9600bps 8N1, and see what happens. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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