From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Sep 24 7:12:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu (1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu [128.147.18.40]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42DCB37B412 for ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 07:12:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 1upmc-msximc2.isdip.upmc.edu with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) id ; Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:11:16 -0400 Message-ID: <46AEB8C1B628D511969200508B6FE42A668602@1upmc-msx6.isdip.upmc.edu> From: "Person, Roderick" To: 'JOHN MUELLER' Cc: "'freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG'" Subject: RE: I finally came to the following conclusion..... Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 10:11:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C14502.C1B43B30" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C14502.C1B43B30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I have a DEC Celebris 620. It's not an Alpha based computer it's a Pentium Pro 200MHz. The two machines you have are most likely Pentium based to, unless someone just used the case to put an Alpha board in. I downloaded the manual for the machine I have and it applies to the Venturis also. I also have a DEC AXPpc which is alpha based. Open up the machines and check out the CPUs. Roderick P. Person Programmer II (412)454-2616 personrp@ccbh.com "Popularity is bland." > -----Original Message----- > From: JOHN MUELLER [mailto:asjwm2@uaa.alaska.edu] > Sent: September 23, 2001 4:05 AM > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: I finally came to the following conclusion..... > > > I've got 2 DEC Venturis 575s and a Celebris 590, the last > 2 numbers > are the Mhz of the pentium chip on them. I flashed the BIOSes, but I > think the key is getting the right release for these machines. 3.2 > didn't seem to work, it was an Alpha version. These were > manufactured > in 1995. I have never installed FreeBSD successfully, but that is > because I have the wrong versions. Anyone have a quick > information fix > (other than target practice ) ? > Johnny > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > ------_=_NextPart_001_01C14502.C1B43B30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: I finally came to the following conclusion.....

I have a DEC Celebris 620. It's not an Alpha based = computer it's a Pentium Pro 200MHz. The two machines you have are most = likely Pentium based to, unless someone just used the case to put an = Alpha board in. I downloaded the manual for the machine I have and it = applies to the Venturis also.

I also have a DEC AXPpc which is alpha based. Open up = the machines and check out the CPUs.

Roderick P. Person
Programmer II
(412)454-2616
personrp@ccbh.com

"Popularity is bland."

> -----Original Message-----
> From: JOHN MUELLER [mailto:asjwm2@uaa.alaska.edu]<= /FONT>
> Sent: September 23, 2001 4:05 AM
> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: I finally came to the following = conclusion.....
>
>
>    I've got 2 DEC Venturis 575s = and a Celebris 590, the last
> 2 numbers
> are the Mhz of the pentium chip on them.  = I flashed the BIOSes, but I
> think the key is getting the right release for = these machines.  3.2
> didn't seem to work, it was an Alpha = version.  These were
> manufactured
> in 1995.  I have never installed FreeBSD = successfully, but that is
> because I have the wrong versions.  Anyone = have a quick
> information fix
> (other than target practice ) ? 
> Johnny
>
>
> To Unsubscribe: send mail to = majordomo@FreeBSD.org
> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" = in the body of the message
>

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