From owner-freebsd-platforms Fri Dec 19 07:22:24 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id HAA23326 for platforms-outgoing; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:22:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-platforms) Received: from kednos.com (gunn.kednos.com [198.68.96.5]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id HAA23316 for ; Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:22:19 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tom@kednos.com) Received: by kednos.com; (5.57/1.1.8.2/19Sep94-0756PM) id AA18822; Fri, 19 Dec 97 07:25:43 -0800 Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 07:25:34 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Linden To: Matt Thomas Cc: Ted Spradley , port-alpha@netbsd.org, misc@openbsd.org, freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org Subject: Re: DEC Alpha XL 366, can it run BSD? In-Reply-To: <3.0.5.32.19971219051221.00a0b250@ranier.altavista-software.com> Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-platforms@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk I thought some of the XL's also had SRM. My 266 doesn't as the flash is only 512K. So with the ARC console you have only two options, NT or Linux. There was some discussion a while back about supporting ARC only machines, maybe using milo. Is anybody currently working on this? On Fri, 19 Dec 1997, Matt Thomas wrote: > At 09:49 PM 12/18/97 -0600, you wrote: > >I just found out I'm going to have a happy Christmas indeed. My wife was > >playing at an internet auction and accidentally bought a Digital XL 366 Alpha, > >model no. SN-A23AA. > > > >Unfortunately, it comes with (gag!) WinNT. Please, tell me I can install BSD > >on this thing without being a certified kernel hacker. > > Nope. You can't. The XL doesn't have an SRM console available for it and > NetBSD needs an SRM console. > -- > Matt Thomas Internet: matt@3am-software.com > 3am Software Foundry WWW URL: http://www.3am-software.com/bio/matt/ > Nashua, NH Disclaimer: I disavow all knowledge of this message >