Thank you for your help, bob.

Actually, I was tring to use keybord connected to the Alpha and
looking into display plugged into the Alpha. I will connect a PC to
the Alpha via a serial cable and try. I didn't know that it is the way
to do.

-- 
Yutaka KAWASE <yutaka@chatnoir.net>


-- Original Message --
From: hg/jb <shsrms@bellatlantic.net>
Subject: Re: Installing on non-DEC/compaq machine
Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2000 21:38:39 -0400
Message-ID: <3965349F.E41A1701@bellatlantic.net>

> >From your note, it seems you are not using the serial console, I think.
> If you aren't try that, using comm1 port.
> If you are, then your cable might be hooked up wrong.
> hope this helps
> just bob
> 
> 
> Yutaka KAWASE wrote:
> > 
> > Hello all,
> > 
> > I tied to install NetBSD on alpha for the first time.
> > 
> > The machine has DP264 motherbord and SRM firmware.
> > 
> > I used the two floppy disks to boot installation kernel.
> > 
> > The machine start booting and asked me what terminal type am I using
> > with the default value VT100.
> > 
> > I hit enter but no response. Then I tried to type 'VT100' but no echo
> > back on the display. It seems the machine does not accept my input.
> > 
> > So, I went to www.netbsd.org and looked into Alpha FAQ but nothing
> > useful I could find out.
> > 
> > Now what should I do?
> > 
> > I hope this is a common question.
> > 
> > Thanks for your help in advance.
> > 
> > --
> > Yutaka KAWASE <0yutaka0@bekkoame.ne.jp>