From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 19 11:06:54 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A4FA1065676 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 376798FC17 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:54 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n0JB6sW8062886 for ; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:54 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n0JB6rQv062882 for freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org; Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:53 GMT (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org) Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:53 GMT Message-Id: <200901191106.n0JB6rQv062882@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: gnats set sender to owner-bugmaster@FreeBSD.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Current problem reports assigned to freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:06:55 -0000 Note: to view an individual PR, use: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=(number). The following is a listing of current problems submitted by FreeBSD users. These represent problem reports covering all versions including experimental development code and obsolete releases. S Tracker Resp. Description -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- f alpha/127248 alpha System crashes when many (7) serial port terminals (vt o alpha/105134 alpha 'panic: lockmgr: thread ... not exclusive lock owner' o alpha/85346 alpha PREEMPTION causes unstability in Alpha4000 SMP kernel o alpha/67903 alpha hw.chipset.memory: 1099511627776 - thats way to much : s alpha/67626 alpha X crashes an alpha machine, resulting reboot o alpha/61973 alpha Machine Check on boot-up of AlphaServer 2100A RM o alpha/61940 alpha [sysinstall] Can't disklabel new disk from FreeBSD/alp o alpha/48676 alpha Changing the baud rate of serial consoles for Alpha sy o alpha/38031 alpha osf1.ko not loaded during boot-time of linux-emu enabl o alpha/25284 alpha PC164 won't reboot with graphics console 10 problems total. From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jan 20 16:30:39 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7EBB01065672 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:30:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: from mx0.blinkenlights.nl (mx0.blinkenlights.nl [IPv6:2a01:1b0:201:1::25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1A32D8FC08 for ; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:30:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sten@blinkenlights.nl) Received: from bastard.snore.nl (bastard.snore.nl [IPv6:2001:7b8:666:ffff:0:42ff:fe00:4]) by mx0.blinkenlights.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id D411873051; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0100 (CET) Received: by bastard.snore.nl (Postfix, from userid 1000) id BCC9328A574; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by bastard.snore.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id B5E7828A53F; Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0100 (CET) Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 17:30:37 +0100 (CET) From: Sten Spans X-X-Sender: sten@bastard.snore.nl To: Matt Turner In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: User-Agent: Alpine 0.99999 (DEB 796 2007-11-08) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Looking for Alpha-interested users and developers X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:30:40 -0000 On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Matt Turner wrote: > Hi, > > Though I don't know the history and the reasons, I'm sad to see > FreeBSD dropping Alpha support. > > What I do know is that there is still Alpha hardware in use. Alpha > fans are still working in places to fix bugs and bring new software to > the platform. I had an DS10, which was a nice box for home use, and finding unaligned pointer bugs in software. Currently I use a Sun to do the same job. The only thing I'd still like to do is port *BSD to the DS15, just because it's possible. But these boxen are pretty much impossible to find and insanely expensive (5k euro). Mainly because most customers were smart enough to buy the bigger boxes (ds25, 45) and because of common hardware failures. -- Sten Spans "There is a crack in everything, that's how the light gets in." Leonard Cohen - Anthem