Subject: Re: DEC3000-700 without console
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: Toru Nishimura <nisimura@itc.aist-nara.ac.jp>
List: port-alpha
Date: 03/29/2001 12:08:56
Tobias Guddat <Tobias.Guddat@epost.de> wrote;
> What I did until now:
>
> 1.) Installed 1.5 on a DEC3000-700 over serial console.
> 2.) made and installed TCWSCONS-Kernel (without any changes in the settings)
> 3.) set in rc.conf "wscons=yes"
>
> after reboot I got the message (on tc-monitor)
> "consinit: unable to init concole on keyboard and TURBOchannel slot 0x1.
> Using serial console"
Your 700 has unsupported TC framebuffer option card installed. It's a
good idea to obtain PMAGB-B. It runs fast with a small amount
investment.
Tohru Nishimura