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I also have a AlphaStation 255.
is it well supported ?
In this case anyway my video card is broken and does not work.
Any idea on how I could switch to serial console ?
I am not expert of Alhpa Hardware I just got this machine today.

thanks

Rick


On Fri, 6 Apr 2001, Andrew Gallatin wrote:

> 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
>
>
> 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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