From owner-freebsd-stable Thu Oct 17 14:12:30 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B552737B401 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:12:26 -0700 (PDT) Received: from terrasat.ro (lc0.terrasat.ro [81.18.64.17]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB8DD43E77 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 2002 14:12:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from cremenescu@terrasat.ro) Received: from laptop (unverified [81.18.69.88]) by terrasat.ro (Vircom SMTPRS 4.3.182) with SMTP id ; Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:12:23 +0300 Message-ID: <00b601c27621$d117c730$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro> From: "Razvan Cremenescu" To: "Wilko Bulte" Cc: References: <00a301c2761d$92a2ff00$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro> <20021017225445.A40975@freebie.xs4all.nl> Subject: Re: alpha station xp900 Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2002 00:11:52 +0300 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 Disposition-Notification-To: "Razvan Cremenescu" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG yes i am aware of that. :) i noticed i cannot select the boot device on the alpha station. and i think (i am very new at alphastations) there is something i MUST do before i begin installing. can you give me some hints? (or documentation) i could use a list of "what to do (if)". thank you Razvan Cremenescu, ================================= System Administrator, Network Operations Center Pitesti e-mail: cremenescu@terrasat.ro ================================= Terra Sat Comp Str. Bibescu Voda, bl. A, sc. B Pitesti, Romania Telefon: +40-248-250015 int. 25 +40-248-251112 int. 25 Mobile: +40-722-685805 ================================= Terra Sat Comp Resita 1700 CS, Romania http://www.terrasat.ro noc@terrasat.ro Telefon: +40-255-220012 +40-255-220013 Fax: +40-255-220117 ================================= It took the computing power of three C-64s to fly to the Moon. It takes an 800Mhz P3 to run Windows XP. Something is wrong here. ================================= If somethings goes wrong then it is a PEBCAK situation. (PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard) ================================= ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilko Bulte" To: "Razvan Cremenescu" Cc: Sent: Thursday, 17 October, 2002 23:54 Subject: Re: alpha station xp900 On Thu, Oct 17, 2002 at 11:36:03PM +0300, Razvan Cremenescu wrote: FreeBSD should 'just work/install' on the XP900. > i have to install freeBSD on an COMPAQ alpha station xp900. > beside what is written on www.freebsd.org, is there anything else > i should know before beginnig installing? > > it is kind of urgent so i would appreciate any help. > > thank you in advance. > > > Razvan Cremenescu, > > ================================= > System Administrator, > Network Operations Center Pitesti > > e-mail: cremenescu@terrasat.ro > ================================= > Terra Sat Comp > Str. Bibescu Voda, bl. A, sc. B > Pitesti, Romania > Telefon: > +40-248-250015 int. 25 > +40-248-251112 int. 25 > Mobile: > +40-722-685805 > ================================= > Terra Sat Comp > Resita 1700 CS, Romania > http://www.terrasat.ro > noc@terrasat.ro > Telefon: > +40-255-220012 > +40-255-220013 > Fax: > +40-255-220117 > ================================= > > It took the computing power of three C-64s to fly to the Moon. > It takes an 800Mhz P3 to run Windows XP. > Something is wrong here. > > ================================= > > If somethings goes wrong then it is a PEBCAK situation. > (PEBCAK = Problem Exists Between Chair And Keyboard) > > ================================= > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message