From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Dec 5 13: 3: 9 2002 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 CE76F37B401 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:03:07 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C059443EC2 for ; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 13:03:06 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id gB5L2xdN010699; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:03:03 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gB5L2xBU010698; Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:02:59 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 5 Dec 2002 22:02:59 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Andrew Gallatin Cc: David Richardson , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha fresh install problems Message-ID: <20021205220258.B10600@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <3DE4CE61.3628B9BC@interbaun.com> <3DEF4851.3C6405D0@interbaun.com> <15855.44915.670272.262170@grasshopper.cs.duke.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i 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 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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