From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Jul 13 14:34:34 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from fw.brother.com.mx (via-lan-200.33-165-151.brother.com.mx [200.33.165.151]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE79137C6EC for ; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 14:34:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from szapata@creatos.com.mx) Received: by fw.brother.com.mx; id QAA18589; Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:32:15 -0500 (CDT) Received: from unknown(205.134.59.45) by fw.brother.com.mx via smap (V4.2) id xma018564; Thu, 13 Jul 00 16:31:20 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: szapata@mail.creatos.com.mx Message-Id: In-Reply-To: <20000711203908.B1457@freebie.demon.nl> References: <396B3C49.6696EDE4@creatos.com.mx> <20000711203908.B1457@freebie.demon.nl> Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 16:33:00 -0500 To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG From: Santiago Zapata Subject: Re: newbie installation question on Alpha Server 1000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org >On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 08:24:57AM -0700, Santiago Zapata wrote: > >> I am trying to install 4.0-RELEASE on an AlphaServer 1000. >> I already downloaded the boot floppies, I even reach the initial >> installation screen when I boot from the floppies but my hard drive is >> not recognized > >What is that harddisk connected to? The onboard SCSI controller of the >Alpha? What does the SRM console tell you when you type SHOW CONF >and SHOW DEV at the >>> prompt? > >> I read about having to spin the hard drive to be recogized but I did not >> find how. I also read in the HARDWARE.TXT file that the kernel needs >> "options DEC_1000A" but I do not know how to do it at boot time > >You don't have to, the install kernels are compiled with the necessary >support code (options FOO is a config/compile time thing). > >Another question: is it an AlphaServer 1000 or an AlphaServer 1000A (note >the trailing A) ARC Console V4.58 PALcode: VMS PALcode V5.56-7, OSF PALcode V1.45-12 Serial Rom: V2.8 Processor DECchip(tm) 21064A-2 266 MHz Memory 128 Meg of System Memory Bank 0 = 64 Mbytes (16 MB Per Simm) Startting at 0x00000000 Bank 1 = 64 Mbytes (16 MB Per Simm) Startting at 0x04000000 Bank 2 = No Memory Detected Bank 3 = No memory Detected Slot Option 6 NCR 53C818 Hose 0, Bus 0, PCI pka0.7.0.6.0 SCSI Bus ID7 dka0.0.0.6.0 RZ28M dka400.4.0.6.0 RRD45 mka5000.5.0.6.0 TLZ07 7 Intel 82375 Bridge to hose 1, EISA 13 DECchip 21040-AA ewa0.0.3.0 08-00-2b-e5-ca-b7 slot Opion Hose 1 , EISA dva0.0.0.0.1 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message