Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 23:01:57 +0100 (CET) From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl> To: jin@george.lbl.gov Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha-2100 server support Message-ID: <199902012201.XAA02931@yedi.iaf.nl> In-Reply-To: <199902012139.NAA23357@george.lbl.gov> from "jin@george.lbl.gov" at "Feb 1, 99 01:39:21 pm"
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As jin@george.lbl.gov wrote... > As wilko@yedi.iaf.nl wrote... > > > > I tried to install FreeBSD SNAP on our Alpha-2100 server, but got panic > > > on installation: > > > > > > FreeBSD does not yet support system type 9 (ST_DEC_2100_A500) > > > > > > I'd like to know if this type machine will be supported in the future? > > > > If someone writes the machine specific bits to it (or ports them from > > netbsd/axp if they already support the 2100) > > > > > Is there anything we can do to help supporting this type machines? > > > > Take a look at NetBSD and find out if there is already support for the > > 2100. If there is, take a close look and start porting ;-) You will > > need a machine that is already supported by FreeBSD/axp to compile stuff > > for you. > > We have four Alpha-2100 servers, but no other FreeBSD supported DEC/axp. Hmm, that is a bit of a problem. > I have no problem for writing assembly code or doing kernel development, You should not need assembly unless you are really unlucky. > but it sounds like I need a running FreeBSD/axp at least. I guess there > must be a way to compile the code under DEC/Alpha system to development > it. Otherwise, how is the first FreeBSD/axp coming up? > > Is possible to use a DEC/Alpha instead of a FreeBSD/axp to compile stuff > for FreeBSD? I'm guessing, but I think Freebsd/axp started off by building things under NetBSD/axp and not using OSF-1 ehh, D-Unix, eeh True64 Unix (or whatever it is called these days). Wilko _ ______________________________________________________________________ | / o / / _ Bulte email: wilko@yedi.iaf.nl |/|/ / / /( (_) Arnhem, The Netherlands WWW : http://www.tcja.nl ______________________________________________ Powered by FreeBSD __________ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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