From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Feb 9 08:00:12 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA02139 for freebsd-alpha-outgoing; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 08:00:12 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from demon.net (sos.support.demon.net [194.217.150.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with SMTP id IAA02132 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 08:00:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from afc@demon.net) Received: from pc253.southend.demon.net ([194.217.151.253]) by sos.support.demon.net id aa08171; 9 Feb 99 15:53 GMT Message-ID: <011e01be5444$c3382ae0$fd97d9c2@sos-npc-dd0392.southend.demon.net> From: Alex Collins To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG MMDF-Warning: Parse error in original version of preceding line at sos.support.demon.net Subject: [Newbie] - Getting started - Free BSD - DEC Multia 166 Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 15:56:31 -0000 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi There I have myself an Alpha Multia 166, what I need to know is how to get started on the install for FreeBSD - Alpha. Multia 166 - 64 MB parity RAM - 4 GB IBM HDD - no CD Rom. I have the BSD / Alpha on the Network - Anon FTP Server, with the idea being to install it via FTP. ( from Redhat 5.2- i386 ) I have the Boot images, but I'm stuck at the First Hurdle - the Multia won't read the boot images to enable me to start the install. I simply get loads of read errors, then a Crash. I have tried Fdimage, and rawrite to make the floppies allong with DD Redhat i386 ). I have also upgraded the firmware on the machine. Any help would be appreciated. Also other people have had problems getting Free BSD to recognise the inbuilt network card - am i likly to have the same problem ?. I posted this to the comp.unix.freebsd.misc newsgroup, and got no response. Alex Collins : "What does the screen say now." Demon Helpdesk : "It says, 'Hit ENTER when ready'." afc@demon.net :"Well?" www.demon.net : "How do I know when it's ready?" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message