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From: Wilko Bulte <wilko@yedi.iaf.nl>
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Subject: Re: Alpha-2100 server support
In-Reply-To: <199902012139.NAA23357@george.lbl.gov> from "jin@george.lbl.gov" at "Feb 1, 99 01:39:21 pm"
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As jin@george.lbl.gov wrote...
> As wilko@yedi.iaf.nl wrote...
>  
> > > I tried to install FreeBSD SNAP on our Alpha-2100 server, but got panic
> > > on installation:
> > > 
> > > FreeBSD does not yet support system type 9 (ST_DEC_2100_A500)
> > > 
> > > I'd like to know if this type machine will be supported in the future?
> >  
> > If someone writes the machine specific bits to it (or ports them from
> > netbsd/axp if they already support the 2100)
> >  
> > > Is there anything we can do to help supporting this type machines?
> >  
> > Take a look at NetBSD and find out if there is already support for the
> > 2100. If there is, take a close look and start porting ;-) You will
> > need a machine that is already supported by FreeBSD/axp to compile stuff
> > for you.
> 
> We have four Alpha-2100 servers, but no other FreeBSD supported DEC/axp.

Hmm, that is a bit of a problem.

> I have no problem for writing assembly code or doing kernel development,

You should not need assembly unless you are really unlucky.

> but it sounds like I need a running FreeBSD/axp at least. I guess there
> must be a way to compile the code under DEC/Alpha system to development
> it. Otherwise, how is the first FreeBSD/axp coming up?
> 
> Is possible to use a DEC/Alpha instead of a FreeBSD/axp to compile stuff
> for FreeBSD?

I'm guessing, but I think Freebsd/axp started off by building things 
under NetBSD/axp and not using OSF-1 ehh, D-Unix, eeh True64 Unix (or
whatever it is called these days).

Wilko
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