FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590.

[Marcel Moolenaar]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 05:43:46PM -0500, m wrote:
> > From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel at xcllnt.net>
> > Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:36:56 -0800
> > To: m <m at telerama.com>
> > Cc: Rick Jones <rick.jones2 at hp.com>, <freebsd-ia64 at freebsd.org>, "Mark J.
> > Nernberg" <mark at compitsolutions.com>
> > Subject: Re: FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590.
> > 
> > On Wed, Feb 09, 2005 at 04:30:14PM -0500, m wrote:
> >>> 
> >>> As for the original issue: Are you using a serial console?
> >> 
> >> No.  Attached keyboard/mouse/monitor.
> >> 
> >> Should I be using a serial console?
> > 
> > Yes. Our console code is still sufficiently legacy-rich that it
> > cannot be enabled by default on ia64.
> > 
> >> If so, is there a link to some quick
> >> setup instructions?
> > 
> > Just enable the EFI console on one of the serial ports and if
> > it's not the default serial port known under DOS as com1, you
> > need to interrupt the FreeBSD auto boot and at the OK prompt
> > enter something like:
> > set hw.uart.console="io:0x2f8"
> > 
> > Followed by:
> > boot
> > 
> > Try the 5-STABLE snapshot. It'll automaticly use whatever the
> > baudrate of the EFI console is...
> > 
> 
> Can I do this by connecting to a (ugh!) Windows box using a terminal
> program?

Yes. Any reasonable ANSI or VT100 compatible terminal emulator
should get you going. The installer itself may be a bit more
demanding, but the boot process should not need more than the
most elementary of features (mostly the EFI boot menu anyway).

FYI,

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