From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 26 16:48:34 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org 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 6C1F616A407 for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:48:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nathanw@uchicago.edu) Received: from mx04.uchicago.edu (mx04.uchicago.edu [128.135.12.182]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E66FB43D55 for ; Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:48:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nathanw@uchicago.edu) Received: from harper.uchicago.edu (harper.uchicago.edu [128.135.12.7]) by mx04.uchicago.edu (8.13.6.20060614/8.12.9) with ESMTP id k8QGmWJt008076; Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:48:32 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (nathanw@localhost) by harper.uchicago.edu (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k8QGmWZO014596; Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:48:32 -0500 (CDT) X-Authentication-Warning: harper.uchicago.edu: nathanw owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 11:48:32 -0500 (CDT) From: Nathan Whitehorn To: Howard Leadmon In-Reply-To: <008201c6e18b$088697e0$071872cf@Leadmon.local> Message-ID: References: <008201c6e18b$088697e0$071872cf@Leadmon.local> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Uchicago-PMX-Id: 128.135.12.7: k8QGmWJt008076 [Tue Sep 26 11:48:33 2006] X-Uchicago-Spam: Gauge=IIIIIII, Probability=7% Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Best revision to run under? X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:48:34 -0000 Mine runs 5.4 fairly well. 6.1 won't boot, and 6.0 is a little flaky. Everything has issues with the IDE controller, so I just don't use it. -Nathan On Tue, 26 Sep 2006, Howard Leadmon wrote: > > I am sure I am opening a can of worms here, but I will ask anyway. I have a > couple of the Alpha PC-164SX boards around, one is even running 4.11 on it. > > Anyway I have another one in a rack case, and was going to load it up, but > with the bits I have heard about the latest versions having various issues > nobody has corrected, I wasn't sure what version would be best to run on my > machine. > > Any input on the above is most appreciated.. > > > --- > Howard Leadmon > http://www.leadmon.net > > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-alpha > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-alpha-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >