Date: Thu, 27 May 1999 00:51:38 +0100 (BST) From: Joao Pedras <jpedras@mail.telepac.pt> To: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG, "System Admin." <pe@student.lssu.edu> Subject: Re: DEC 3000 Message-ID: <XFMail.990527005138.jpedras@mail.telepac.pt> In-Reply-To: <199905261901.MAA25962@lestat.nas.nasa.gov>
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Hello there! I installed NetBSD-1.4 on a DEC3000 a couple weeks ago. Download the cdhdtape file, from your favorite NetBSD mirror, and dd' it to a tape using the DAT that you problably have on your system. This image can be burned into a cdrom, if no tape is available. Boot from the tape (or cdrom) and do a network install. I used ftp and it worked fine. Aahh. You must have some kind of serial terminal plugged in to the DEC3000 during the installation. The generic kernel doesn't have the NEW_SCC_DRIVER option enabled. The system WON'T BOOT if you have the keyboard/mouse plugged in. Disconnect them and plug a serial terminal. After the installation just compile a kernel with the NEW_SCC_DRIVER option in it and you'll be able to unplug the serial terminal and use the console. Regards, Joao On 26-May-99 Jason Thorpe wrote: > On Wed, 26 May 1999 14:54:06 -0400 (EDT) > "System Admin." <pe@student.lssu.edu> wrote: > > > Hi all, > > I have DEC3000 model 300 workstation, no floppy drive and I want > > to install FreeBSD/Alpha how can I do it? I read in the INSTALL.TXT under > > 3.2-STABLE dir. and it said net boot only. how can I accomplish that? > > I've seen a few messages indicating here that FreeBSD/alpha isn't up > to par on the DEC 3000 ... you might consider installing NetBSD/alpha > instead, which runs quite well on the DEC 3000. > > -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov> > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Sent on 27-May-99 at 00:43:59 Powered by FreeBSD -> http://www.freebsd.org <- "The Power to Serve" PGP key available upon request or may be cut at http://members.tripod.com/fbsd/pgpkey.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "I don't know anything about music. In my line you don't have to." -- Elvis Presley To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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