From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 06:05:24 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 CEFE616A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:05:24 -0800 (PST) Received: from smtp-out6.xs4all.nl (smtp-out6.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 48B9843D55 for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 06:05:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-out6.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2CE5Krb034838; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:05:20 +0100 (CET) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2CE5KTj002898; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:05:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.10/8.12.9/Submit) id i2CE5KlB002897; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:05:20 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 15:05:20 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Chris Martin Message-ID: <20040312140520.GC2790@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <000301c4083a$32dc72d0$d915a8c0@tyr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <000301c4083a$32dc72d0$d915a8c0@tyr> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-OS: FreeBSD 4.9-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DAC 960 Tools 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: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 14:05:24 -0000 On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 12:59:10AM +1100, Chris Martin wrote: ... > After that I whacked a Tru64 5.1 CD in the drive and booted fine and > installed the OS. I now have a happy machine. Oh, why Tru64, you ask? Well, > last time I installed FreeBSD time was an issue... That is all seemed fine, > but the clock ran twice as fast. I hunted for a solution and then found that > the Kernel code needed patching for a 2100, and never could get the kernel > to compile after I hacked in the patch. Don't know if 5.2.1 has the same > issue. Anyone know? Well, just that the guy who did the AS2100[a] support for FreeBSD does not want to be reminded that he ever did :) These machines are quite weird on the hardware side of things unfortunately. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org