From owner-freebsd-platforms Fri Dec 19 02:23:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id CAA09604 for platforms-outgoing; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 02:23:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-platforms) Received: from tecumseh.altavista-software.com (tecumseh.altavista-software.com [205.181.164.14]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id CAA09594 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 02:23:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from matt@3am-software.com) Received: from nowin (1Cust70.max3.boston.ma.ms.uu.net [153.35.70.198]) by tecumseh.altavista-software.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id FAA28417; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 05:16:05 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <3.0.5.32.19971219051221.00a0b250@ranier.altavista-software.com> X-Sender: 3ampop@ranier.altavista-software.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.5 (32) Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 05:12:21 -0500 To: Ted Spradley From: Matt Thomas Subject: Re: DEC Alpha XL 366, can it run BSD? Cc: port-alpha@netbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org, freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199712190349.VAA28463@set.spradley.dyn.ml.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Sender: owner-freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk At 09:49 PM 12/18/97 -0600, you wrote: >I just found out I'm going to have a happy Christmas indeed. My wife was >playing at an internet auction and accidentally bought a Digital XL 366 Alpha, >model no. SN-A23AA. > >Unfortunately, it comes with (gag!) WinNT. Please, tell me I can install BSD >on this thing without being a certified kernel hacker. Nope. You can't. The XL doesn't have an SRM console available for it and NetBSD needs an SRM console. -- Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt/ Nashua, NH Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message