FreeBSD IA64 5.3/RELEASE on Compaq DL590.

[m]

> 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?