Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 00:45:27 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Stuart Krivis <stuart@apk.net> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/alpha/3.0-19981208-SNAP Message-ID: <199812230845.AAA00564@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 22 Dec 1998 20:17:34 EST." <Pine.GSO.4.05.9812222014400.14338-100000@junior.apk.net>
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> On Tue, 22 Dec 1998, Doug Rabson wrote: > > > > Sorry to say, but the machine I was doing this one got taken away by > > > somebody else. Very frustrating. I have another multia, but I have to > > > upgrade f/w and try again on that one. It'll be a while. D**n. > > > > Thanks for persevering with it :-) > > 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. If you remember to swap to the emergency console on vty3 and run 'disklabel -B' before rebooting, you should be able to install just fine. I haven't tried an install on the AS200 for a while now (too busy), but I'd expect it would still be working fine. -- \\ 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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