Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:02:59 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Andrew Gallatin <gallatin@cs.duke.edu> Cc: David Richardson <DRichardson@interbaun.com>, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha fresh install problems Message-ID: <20021205220258.B10600@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <15855.44915.670272.262170@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>; from gallatin@cs.duke.edu on Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 02:56:35PM -0500 References: <3DE4CE61.3628B9BC@interbaun.com> <3DEF4851.3C6405D0@interbaun.com> <15855.44915.670272.262170@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu>
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On Thu, Dec 05, 2002 at 02:56:35PM -0500, Andrew Gallatin wrote: > > David Richardson writes: > > > > > Can anyone here answer the questions I had? I didn't find anything when > > I was searching the archives. > > Sounds newer versions of the boot loader are broken on old hardware > like yours. I'm pretty sure (99%) that I tested 4.7 boot from CD on the AS200/233 at work. That worked fine. I did not test floppy booting at all (ENOTIME) > I'd try minimally installing an older release (4.5, 4.6) and see if > that works. If so, then do a binary upgrade to 4.7, but save your > working 4.5 or 4.6 bootloader and copy it back into place before the > installer reboots the system. > > Drew > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message ---end of quoted text--- -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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