On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Edwin Foo wrote:
> I've been trying to get my alpha to boot using a serial console without much
> success lately. The SRM console talks to the serial port fine, but as soon
> as I issue the "boot dka0" command the kernel goes off and stops emitting
> output (presumably expecting a VGA card). The box pings fine afterwards, but

Have you tried "set console serial" then "init" at the SRM prompt? I'd
guess that "show console" will say that your console is set to "graphics".
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