Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2000 08:47:41 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Marc Kaufman <marckauf@adobe.com> Cc: Matthew Jacob <mjacob@feral.com>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 4.2RC1 hosed on AS1200 Message-ID: <20001115084741.B3972@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <4.2.2.20001115111706.00aee970@mailsj-v1.corp.adobe.com>; from marckauf@adobe.com on Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:20:24AM -0800 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011150837150.68108-100000@beppo.feral.com> <E13w2Kk-0007GP-00@post.mail.nl.demon.net> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0011150837150.68108-100000@beppo.feral.com> <20001115080554.A2707@freebie.demon.nl> <4.2.2.20001115111706.00aee970@mailsj-v1.corp.adobe.com>
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On Wed, Nov 15, 2000 at 11:20:24AM -0800, Marc Kaufman wrote: > >> So, basically, a large number of alphas will not work in 4.X because of the > >> boot issues (which nobody really understands) and the hose stuff. Crap. > > >Yep. There are quite some 'red' machine types on www.freebsd.org/~wilko > > Should I wait around for 4.3 or just go get Linux, which does boot > on an AS1200? (I really have a preference for FreeBSD if there is > any hope) Well, if you have any way to install on another machine and carry the freshly installed disk to the AS1200 that would most likely work. It did when I tried 4.1R. Mind you: this stinks no end, I agree. W/ -- Wilko Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands wilko@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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