Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 22:55:47 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Scott Sipe <cscotts@mindspring.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha Build Message-ID: <20020325225547.A899@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <200203252149.g2PLnUd39882@rahl.dorm.duke.edu>; from cscotts@mindspring.com on Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 04:49:30PM -0500 References: <200203252124.g2PLOiw39838@rahl.dorm.duke.edu> <20020325224557.A776@freebie.xs4all.nl> <200203252149.g2PLnUd39882@rahl.dorm.duke.edu>
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On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 04:49:30PM -0500, Scott Sipe wrote: > On Monday 25 March 2002 16:45, you wrote: > > On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 04:24:44PM -0500, Scott Sipe wrote: > > > There are 4 AlphaStation 600's from which I could pick, 2 of them have > > > 'TGA graphics cards', 2 have "normal" graphics cards and "can run X." > > > Seeing as right now I know next to nothing about Alpha's, would it be > > > better to pick one or the other, or, would one or the other be better for > > > freeBSD testing? > > > > 'normal' graphics card is slightly non-descriptive I'm afraid ;) > > > > Can you get a SHOW CONF & SHOW DEV from all machines? Just hook up a serial > > port of a PC (or terminal) to serial port #1 of the Allpha (9600N81) > > and look for the >>> prompt before entering the command. > > > > SHOW CONF will give you all info on the box. CPU speed, memory, > > expansion boards etc. SHOW DEVICES will give you the peripherals > > > > Wilko > > I really can't I don't think, unfortunately. These computers as I understand > are sitting somewhere in a closet in my school's CS department. I'll see > what I can do though. I'll probably try to take a look at them tomorrow or > something. Well, whatever you can find out about them will probably help us help you. You want: the one with the most memory. Generally a cheap, simple PCI VGA card will do it in case you end up with an oddball display adapter. Disks are also handy, as is a working CD drive. And I forgot: don't connect a keyboard, that should make the console default to serial. Wilko -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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