From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Dec 6 18:09:29 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD6BF16A4CE for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:09:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from srv1.cosmo-project.de (srv1.cosmo-project.de [213.83.6.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D372E43FE1 for ; Sat, 6 Dec 2003 18:09:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely5.cicely.de (cicely5.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301:200:92ff:fe9b:20e7]) (authenticated bits=0) hB729Jvq000149 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=EDH-RSA-DES-CBC3-SHA bits=168 verify=OK); Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:09:24 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (cicely12.cicely.de [IPv6:3ffe:400:8d0:301::12]) by cicely5.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB729HWK053421 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:09:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: from cicely12.cicely.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hB729H2u054005; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:09:17 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso@cicely12.cicely.de) Received: (from ticso@localhost) by cicely12.cicely.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hB729GIv054004; Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:09:16 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ticso) Date: Sun, 7 Dec 2003 03:09:16 +0100 From: Bernd Walter To: Rob B Message-ID: <20031207020916.GA42518@cicely12.cicely.de> References: <6.0.1.1.2.20031207114545.024cb5e0@127.0.0.1> <20031207011129.GZ42518@cicely12.cicely.de> <6.0.1.1.2.20031207125004.023f7ec0@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <6.0.1.1.2.20031207125004.023f7ec0@127.0.0.1> X-Operating-System: FreeBSD cicely12.cicely.de 5.1-CURRENT alpha User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: alpha@freebsd.org cc: ticso@cicely.de Subject: Re: 5.2-BETA issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: ticso@cicely.de List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Dec 2003 02:09:29 -0000 On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 12:56:02PM +1100, Rob B wrote: > At 12:11 PM 7/12/2003, Bernd Walter sent this up the stick: > >On Sun, Dec 07, 2003 at 11:54:10AM +1100, Rob B wrote: > >> Will there be floppies built for 5.2-BETA (or 5.2-RELEASE for that > >matter)? > > > >There will be no more floppies because of size issues. > > bugger :( I don't suppose that FreeBSD will ever suport dd-ing whatever > file will be used to boot from to swap space in the same way that Open- and > NetBSD do? At least this way there won't be so much of a size restriction > on that file. You can dd an ISO image to any disk type media on alpha. Unlike PCs they don't make a difference between CD, HDD, FDD, ... drives. But alphas don't support booting from a partition like suns do. If NetBSD/OpenBSD supports it then they need to have selection code in the bootsector. -- B.Walter BWCT http://www.bwct.de ticso@bwct.de info@bwct.de