Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 15:43:24 -0700 From: "John Howie" <JHowie@msn.com> To: "Doug Rabson" <dfr@nlsystems.com>, <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Problem installing on AlphaStation 400 4/233 Message-ID: <010601bec280$cc435600$fe01a8c0@pacbell.net> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906292254490.80685-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
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Doug, Thanks for the tip - unfortunately, I already tried this one and for some reason, when the console is set to serial, I don't get any output on it at all! Thanks anyway, john... ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: John Howie <JHowie@msn.com> Cc: <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 1999 2:55 PM Subject: Re: Problem installing on AlphaStation 400 4/233 > On Tue, 29 Jun 1999, John Howie wrote: > > > Folks, > > > > I have a AlphaStation 400 4/233. I upgraded the SRM to v7 (from DEC's > > Web-site) and tried to install FreeBSD 3.2 Stable using kern.flp and > > mfsroot.flp from the FTP site. Everything seems to load fine but I > > cannot select my console type (I am given four options). It appears > > (if I read the kernel startup configuration information correctly) > > that the kernel is trying to use a serial console for the keyboard. I > > did (once) receive an error about my PCXAL keyboard and scan code > > (0x83, I believe) shortly after the menu was presented to me. The > > keyboard works fine in the system boot menus, the boot process (I can > > interrupt the autoboot and query the console value, which is set to > > prom) and when running Windows NT. > > > > Trying to be smart, I hooked up a laptop running term emulation to the > > serial port and while I was able to start the boot process from that, > > once FreeBSD started it required me to use the console keyboard > > instead (all output is sent to the console screen as well, and not to > > the serial port). When I get back to the menu with the four console > > options the keyboard is unresponsive and the term emulator does not > > appear to work. > > > > Help! > > To set the default console to serial, type > > >>>set console serial > > at the SRM prompt. > > -- > Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com > Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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