From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Dec 12 8:57:18 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net (smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net [199.45.39.157]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1E51314F9B for ; Sun, 12 Dec 1999 08:57:15 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from shsrms@bellatlantic.net) Received: from bellatlantic.net (adsl-138-88-33-106.bellatlantic.net [138.88.33.106]) by smtp-out2.bellatlantic.net (8.9.1/8.9.1) with ESMTP id MAA02738 for ; Sun, 12 Dec 1999 12:03:02 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: <3853D418.E9D31DFA@bellatlantic.net> Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1999 11:58:00 -0500 From: shsrms/aka/shsrms Reply-To: shsrms@bellatlantic.net X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en]C-CCK-MCD BA45DSL (WinNT; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Potential Newbie Question Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi, I have been using NetBSD on my Vaxen for a few years. I have gotten interested in FreeBSD and am considering setting up my newest alpha to run FreeBSD. I have a couple of questions that relate to my new PC164. Looking in the various FreeBSD resources on the net, I do find refs to jkh running SCSI drives on a PC164, so, does FreeBSD support IDE drives on this beast? What are the supported/recommended video cards? Now one, might be really dumb question, but that is ok.. What is the best way to install FreeBSD on the alpha - I can acquire a CD, I can do the floppies, I could do the FTP across the net- ??? I have looked into it a little, figuring on setting up a PC with Free on it, just to play before I tackle the alpha, but I have been a little frustrated, coming from the Netbsd environment where I can just download the tarball and go at it, Free does not seem to do it that way. Am I off base here? I have been wrong before, I have missed stuff, so If I am missing something now, please feel free to give me a clue!! thanks bob To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message