installation

[Chuck Robey]

On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Jason wrote:

> After you get the os installed, make sure you compile a kernel with
> syscons.
>
> device sc
>
> and turn them on in /etc/ttys
>
> Why doesn't the GENERIC sparc64 kernel have syscons in it if they work?
> Wouldn't that fix the installer?
>
> whoah, blinkenlights.nl?  What happened to starwars at
> towel.blinkenlights.nl:23

Well, if I could install at all, then I could build a kernel, right?  I
have to go find ouot what I was pointed towards in the amil archives (not
found it yet).  My poor sparc has no serial terminal and no syscons I know
of.  how dumb, in a machine with 1G of memory.  Probably designed for the
thinner fellas.

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> Jason
>
>
> On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 21 Nov 2004 19:33:52 -0500 (EST)
> > From: Chuck Robey <chuckr at chuckr.org>
> > To: Sten Spans <sten at blinkenlights.nl>
> > Cc: freebsd-sparc64 at freebsd.org
> > Subject: Re: installation
> >
> > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Sten Spans wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sun, 21 Nov 2004, Chuck Robey wrote:
> > > >
> > > > The system, in all 5 terminal options, is totally ignoring the cursor
> > > > keys, can anyone tell me if there is something to do here that will get
> > > > them working?  You can't do an install without the cursor keys, you can't
> > > > even do partitioning.  I can't get the system installed.
> > >
> > > use the serial console, or read the mailinglist archives
> > > about graphical console installations and how to get full
> > > graphics support going.
> > >
> > > This really needs to be added to the 5.3 release notes,
> >
> > Boy is that right ... I wouldn't have bothered you if the release notes
> > had been anywhere near correct.  I really make some effort not to bother
> > without need (I'm not perfect in this, but I make an effort),
> >
> > >
> > >
> >
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Chuck Robey         | Interests include C & Java programming, FreeBSD,
chuckr at chuckr.org   | electronics, communications, and SF/Fantasy.

New Year's Resolution:  I will not sphroxify gullible people into looking up
fictitious words in the dictionary (on the wall at my old fraternity,
Signa Phi Nothing).
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