From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 13:30:29 2004 Return-Path: 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 D493216A4CE for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:30:29 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.iinet.net.au (mail-04.iinet.net.au [203.59.3.36]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 44B1D43D1D for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:30:28 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from outsidefactor@iinet.net.au) Received: (qmail 25488 invoked from network); 12 Mar 2004 21:30:27 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO tyr) (203.217.76.254) by mail.iinet.net.au with SMTP; 12 Mar 2004 21:30:26 -0000 Message-ID: <004801c40879$1f3fdac0$d915a8c0@tyr> From: "Chris Martin" To: "Wilko Bulte" References: <000301c4083a$32dc72d0$d915a8c0@tyr> <20040312140520.GC2790@freebie.xs4all.nl> Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 08:29:36 +1100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DAC 960 Tools X-BeenThere: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Alpha List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 21:30:30 -0000 So I take it that the Kernel time fix was never committed? I am just wondering, as I was planning to give it another go and I won't bother even getting the ISO and installing if I am just setting myself up for more disappointment. cm ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wilko Bulte" To: "Chris Martin" Cc: Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2004 1:05 AM Subject: Re: DAC 960 Tools > On Sat, Mar 13, 2004 at 12:59:10AM +1100, Chris Martin wrote: > > ... > > > After that I whacked a Tru64 5.1 CD in the drive and booted fine and > > installed the OS. I now have a happy machine. Oh, why Tru64, you ask? Well, > > last time I installed FreeBSD time was an issue... That is all seemed fine, > > but the clock ran twice as fast. I hunted for a solution and then found that > > the Kernel code needed patching for a 2100, and never could get the kernel > > to compile after I hacked in the patch. Don't know if 5.2.1 has the same > > issue. Anyone know? > > Well, just that the guy who did the AS2100[a] support for FreeBSD does not > want to be reminded that he ever did :) These machines are quite weird > on the hardware side of things unfortunately. > > -- > Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org >