From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 29 10:48:03 2003 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 9AB1237B401; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:48:03 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9B3D43FA3; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:48:01 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h6THm1CE005354; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:48:01 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h6THm14u005353; Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:48:01 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 19:48:01 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: "David O'Brien" , Ruslan Ermilov , Scott Long , Wilko Bulte , Marcel Moolenaar , alpha@FreeBSD.org Message-ID: <20030729174801.GA5308@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20030722081738.GB7811@sunbay.com> <20030729095436.GB7617@sunbay.com> <20030729173848.GE4940@freebie.xs4all.nl> <20030729174453.GA1201@dragon.nuxi.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030729174453.GA1201@dragon.nuxi.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.8-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Floppies for ALPHA 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: Tue, 29 Jul 2003 17:48:04 -0000 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