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Date:      Fri, 6 Apr 2001 09:31:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:      Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To:        Riccardo Veraldi <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it>
Cc:        <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: AlphaStation 1000 4/266
Message-ID:  <15053.50499.982572.813784@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.4.30.0104061500050.4300-100000@nikita.fi.infn.it>
References:  <Pine.NEB.4.30.0104061500050.4300-100000@nikita.fi.infn.it>

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Riccardo Veraldi writes:
 > 
 > I read on the hardware platform list that AlphaServer 1000 is in general
 > supported. My model is 4/266. Is it supported ?

Yes.  There were several bugs in 4.2 that affected EV5 1000's and EV4
1000As, so if your machine is a really a 1000A, use 4.3; otherwise you
should be OK with 4.2.

 > In particular can I use the standard console to isntall FreeBSD/alpha ??
 > on my VAXstation 4000/90 I had to use the serial console to install NetBSD
 > because there was no driver avaliable for the standard console.
 > IS it the case also with FreeBSD for Alpha ?

It depends on what your video hardware is.  If you have VGA graphics
adapter, then you should be able to use the keyboard/monitor
("graphics") console.  If you have a TGA graphics adapter, then you
need to use a serial console.

 > Can I boot the installation CD-rom image ?

Yes.


Drew

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