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Date:      Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:46:04 +0200
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
To:        Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Chris Lynch <lynch@cityisp.net>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org, newbies@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: First Time Alpha install
Message-ID:  <20000713194604.C975@freebie.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <200007130921.CAA00886@mass.osd.bsdi.com>; from msmith@freebsd.org on Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 02:21:47AM -0700
References:  <004f01bfeca8$244b78d0$da0802d8@CityGuide.com> <200007130921.CAA00886@mass.osd.bsdi.com>

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On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 02:21:47AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote:
> > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.0 on a DEC AlphaPC 164 LX. I've made two
> > floppies, but, since it doesn't automatically boot from the floppy, I'm not
> > sure what to put int the OS Selection Setup.
> 
> You don't boot FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS.  Go to the setup screen and change 
> the OS to Unix, then save and power cycle the machine.  When it comes 
> back, insert the first floppy and say 'boot dva0' at the prompt.

Reading INSTALL.TXT is enlightening too..

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Wilko Bulte  	 	http://www.freebsd.org  "Do, or do not. There is no try"
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