Video init problems, and install scenario

[Peter Grehan]

Hi Holland,

>I do:
>
>set boot-command boot hd:3,\boot\loader hd:5
>shut-down
 ...
>Bad news is, the local display is unavailable.

 This can be fixed by pointing the boot-command env variable 
at a CHRP script aka .tbxi file. Have a scan through the 
archives for how to set this up. It forces the output to be 
the screen.

 i.e.

 http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-ppc/2005-
January/000830.html

I  
>really hope to see FreeBSD as a Tier 1 platform by next 
summer.

 Me too !

later,

Peter.