From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Jun 27 19:24:57 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id TAA29040 for alpha-outgoing; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 19:24:57 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebsd.scds.com (scds.ziplink.net [206.15.128.34]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id TAA29030 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 19:24:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from jseger@localhost) by freebsd.scds.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA11109 for alpha@freebsd.org; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:24:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:24:39 -0400 (EDT) From: "Justin M. Seger" Message-Id: <199706280224.WAA11109@freebsd.scds.com> To: alpha@freebsd.org Subject: What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? I'm curious about this because I currently have an AlphaStation 200. I'm in the process of installing Linux on it and have found that each kind of Alpha requires a different boot disk. I know that this ISN'T true for OpenBSD... Anyway, I was just curious if it will be an AlphaStation, AlphaServer, or something else. Also, do you guys currently have an implementation plan that includes info on what machines this will actually run on? Thanks in advance, -Justin Seger- From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Jun 27 20:05:59 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id UAA00639 for alpha-outgoing; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 20:05:59 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail2.digital.com (mail2.digital.com [204.123.2.56]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id UAA00634 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 20:05:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from rowdy.pa.dec.com (rowdy.pa.dec.com [16.4.16.26]) by mail2.digital.com (8.7.5/UNX 1.5/1.0/WV) with SMTP id UAA26983; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 20:01:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: by rowdy.pa.dec.com; id AA17082; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 20:01:03 -0700 To: "Justin M. Seger" Cc: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG From: "Chris G. Demetriou" Subject: Re: What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 27 Jun 97 22:24:39 EDT." <199706280224.WAA11109@freebsd.scds.com> Date: Fri, 27 Jun 97 20:01:02 -0700 Message-Id: <16596.867466862@rowdy.pa.dec.com> X-Mts: smtp Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? I'm curious about this because I > currently have an AlphaStation 200. I'm in the process of installing Linux on it > and have found that each kind of Alpha requires a different boot disk. I know > that this ISN'T true for OpenBSD... Nor is it true of NetBSD, which is where the OpenBSD code was taken from. The "one kernel per system" approach is one of the largest shortcomings of the Alpha Linux port, in my opinion. cgd From owner-freebsd-alpha Fri Jun 27 22:41:53 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA06183 for alpha-outgoing; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:41:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from implode.root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id WAA06177 for ; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:41:51 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by implode.root.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA23717; Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:42:38 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199706280542.WAA23717@implode.root.com> X-Authentication-Warning: implode.root.com: localhost [127.0.0.1] didn't use HELO protocol To: "Justin M. Seger" cc: alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:24:39 EDT." <199706280224.WAA11109@freebsd.scds.com> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Fri, 27 Jun 1997 22:42:38 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk >What kind of Alphas will DEC be donating? I'm curious about this because I Ask again in a few weeks when we actually get them. I just faxed the hardware loan agreement back to DEC a few days ago, so I don't expect anything for at least 3-4 weeks. >Anyway, I was just curious if it will be an AlphaStation, AlphaServer, or >something else. Also, do you guys currently have an implementation plan that >includes info on what machines this will actually run on? I'm not aware of any implementation plan. I might try and bring up NetBSD on mine, but at this point I have no specific plans other than to start learning about the architecture after the hardware arrives. -DG David Greenman Core-team/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project