From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 23 23:25:40 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC86616A4CE for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:25:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mgr2.xmission.com (mgr2.xmission.com [198.60.22.202]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C0CF343D48 for ; Sun, 23 May 2004 23:25:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: from [198.60.22.205] (helo=mgr5.xmission.com) by mgr2.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1BS8tR-00063R-02; Mon, 24 May 2004 00:25:01 -0600 Received: from [166.70.56.15] (helo=misty.eyesbeyond.com) by mgr5.xmission.com with esmtp (Exim 4.31) id 1BS8tP-0001fR-QB; Mon, 24 May 2004 00:25:01 -0600 Received: from misty.eyesbeyond.com (localhost.eyesbeyond.com [127.0.0.1]) i4O6OvFo024735; Mon, 24 May 2004 00:24:58 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) Received: (from glewis@localhost) by misty.eyesbeyond.com (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4O6OvjJ024734; Mon, 24 May 2004 00:24:57 -0600 (MDT) (envelope-from glewis@eyesbeyond.com) X-Authentication-Warning: misty.eyesbeyond.com: glewis set sender to glewis@eyesbeyond.com using -f Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 00:24:56 -0600 From: Greg Lewis To: platanthera Message-ID: <20040524062456.GA15668@misty.eyesbeyond.com> References: <200405240730.15078.platanthera@web.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200405240730.15078.platanthera@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on mgr5.xmission.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.9 required=8.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Connect-IP: 166.70.56.15 X-SA-Exim-Mail-From: glewis@eyesbeyond.com X-SA-Exim-Version: 4.0 (built Sat, 24 Apr 2004 12:31:30 +0200) X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes (on mgr5.xmission.com) cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD on Samsung 164UX? X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 06:25:41 -0000 On Mon, May 24, 2004 at 07:30:12AM +0200, platanthera wrote: > hi there. > > the hardware notes state that one can't run FreeBSD on a Samsung 164UX > board. please tell me that this information wrong/outdated/whatever.. > since it seems to be the only alpha pc board with an appropriate number > of pci slots Here's your big problem: FreeBSD requires SRM. There is no SRM for the 164UX. Unless you are prepared to hack MILO and/or FreeBSD to work with each other you're basically out of luck. -- Greg Lewis Email : glewis@eyesbeyond.com Eyes Beyond Web : http://www.eyesbeyond.com Information Technology FreeBSD : glewis@FreeBSD.org