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Date:      Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:47:41 +0100
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
To:        Marc Kaufman <marckauf@adobe.com>
Cc:        Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: 4.2RC1 hosed on AS1200
Message-ID:  <20001115084741.B3972@freebie.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20001115111706.00aee970@mailsj-v1.corp.adobe.com>; from marckauf@adobe.com on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:20:24AM -0800
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011150837150.68108-100000@beppo.feral.com> <E13w2Kk-0007GP-00@post.mail.nl.demon.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011150837150.68108-100000@beppo.feral.com> <20001115080554.A2707@freebie.demon.nl> <4.2.2.20001115111706.00aee970@mailsj-v1.corp.adobe.com>

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On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:20:24AM -0800, Marc Kaufman wrote:
>  >> So, basically, a large number of alphas will not work in 4.X because of the
>  >> boot issues (which nobody really understands) and the hose stuff. Crap.
> 
>  >Yep. There are quite some 'red' machine types on www.freebsd.org/~wilko
> 
> Should I wait around for 4.3 or just go get Linux, which does boot
> on an AS1200? (I really have a preference for FreeBSD if there is
> any hope)

Well, if you have any way to install on another machine and carry the
freshly installed disk to the AS1200 that would most likely work. It did
when I tried 4.1R. Mind you: this stinks no end, I agree.

W/
-- 
Wilko Bulte  	 					Arnhem, the Netherlands
wilko@freebsd.org  	http://www.freebsd.org 		http://www.nlfug.nl



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