Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:48:01 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>, Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>, Scott Long <scottl@FreeBSD.org>, Wilko Bulte <wilko@FreeBSD.org>, Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@FreeBSD.org>, alpha@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Floppies for ALPHA Message-ID: <20030729174801.GA5308@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20030729174453.GA1201@dragon.nuxi.com> References: <20030722081738.GB7811@sunbay.com> <20030729095436.GB7617@sunbay.com> <20030729173848.GE4940@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030729174453.GA1201@dragon.nuxi.com>
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On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 10:44:53AM -0700, David O'Brien wrote: > [ Reply-to: set back to list ] > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 07:38:48PM +0200, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2003 at 12:54:36PM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > > I've got that feeling that the consensus was to drop the floppy > > > support for Alpha, as supporting it becomes a nightmare. If so, > > > > Yes, that consensus seems to be there. Finally.. :) > > > > The question is if the way forward is a minimini.iso so a really > > minimal ISO image (<< in size that miniinst.iso) or some other mechanism > > like NetBSD or ancient SunOS 3.x used. Which, IIRC, was an image one dropped > > in to the swap area of a disk and booted from. > > Why do we have to choose one? We should offer multiple ways (as we do > today). The problem is not offering a small downloadable image to > install an Alpha from -- but that 1.44MB is a ridiculous size constraint > for that image. OK, one could have a minimini.iso, a miniinst,iso and a fullblown ISO boot which includes packages etc, so disc1 from a 4 disk set.. Plus a 'dd-able' image (for lack of a better word). Would that be your choice? I agree 1.44M is a laugh. W/ -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte
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