From owner-freebsd-alpha Wed Nov 6 16:23:32 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 79A0E37B401 for ; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:23:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7578043E6E for ; Wed, 6 Nov 2002 16:23:30 -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 gA70NIHX015802; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 01:23:18 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id gA70NI19015801; Thu, 7 Nov 2002 01:23:18 +0100 (CET) Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 01:23:18 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Rob B Cc: Fred Clift , freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 5.0 alpha install tests Message-ID: <20021107012318.B15730@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20021106162512.C17080-100000@vespa.dmz.orem.verio.net> <5.1.0.14.2.20021107111358.01d798d0@pop.ozemail.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20021107111358.01d798d0@pop.ozemail.com.au>; from rbyrnes@ozemail.com.au on Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:15:48AM +1100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.7-RC 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, Nov 07, 2002 at 11:15:48AM +1100, Rob B wrote: > At 16:28 6/11/2002 -0700, Fred Clift sent this up the stick: > > >Week or two ago there was a request to try out -current on alphas to see > >if the install would work. > > > >I now have removeable disk-carriers in my alpha and would be in a position > >to try this -- can anyone outline the steps I'd take? I need to try a > >remote-ftp install? I download iso images and burn them? > > I've just finished installing 5.0DP-1 on a PC64 (Cabriolet) I did an FTP > install from the DP-1 CD across the local network. The APECS chipset in my > Alpha is not recognised by FreeBSD. Que? APECS is a core chipset, if that is not recognised FreeBSD will NOT install.. -- | / 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