Date: Fri, 25 Dec 1998 12:38:33 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: "Viren R. Shah" <viren@rstcorp.com> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/alpha/3.0-19981208-SNAP Message-ID: <199812252038.MAA07197@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 23 Dec 1998 18:24:17 EST." <199812232324.SAA74136@jabberwock.rstcorp.com>
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> >>>>> "Mike" == Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes: > > >>>> Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net> writes: > >> How close is the Alpha port? I have an Alphastation 200 (avanti) that is > >> currently running RH Linux. I could certainly play with FreeBSD on it if > >> someone is willing to get me started, and if it is far enough along that I > >> can actually get some use out of the box while experimenting. > > Mike> If you remember to swap to the emergency console on vty3 and run > Mike> 'disklabel -B' before rebooting, you should be able to install just > Mike> fine. > > Assuming you don't have a TGA console (which I do on a alphastation > 200 4/166). Is this still a correct assessment? Correct. I'd recommend inserting a random cheap-ass ISA VGA card in your box for the short-term future. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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