Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 08:59:23 -0500 (CDT) From: "M. L. Dodson" <bdodson@scms.utmb.EDU> To: Trevor Johnson <trevor@jpj.net> Cc: <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: DEC Alpha 2100a Message-ID: <200110171359.f9HDxNm06411@histidine.utmb.edu> In-Reply-To: <20011017010938.P3319-100000@blues.jpj.net> References: <200110161757.f9GHvBr03560@histidine.utmb.edu> <20011017010938.P3319-100000@blues.jpj.net>
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Trevor Johnson writes: > > My lynx installed and ran a 4.4RC fine, but failed miserably with > > a -current snapshot > > Which snapshot did you try? If you gave some description of whatever > problem you had, there's a chance someone might fix it, or know how to > avoid it. > Snapshot was from July/August time frame, IIRC. I described the problem in detail on the list. The boot transcript is available on my web site, and an abbreviated version in the posting describing the problem. See the archives. > > and an attempt to upgrade to -current via > > make {build,install}world. The {build,install}world effort used > > a kernel without SMP enabled. Since the lynx was worthless to me > > with only a single CPU, mine is headed for the surplus warehouse, > > too. > > The SMP code was only added in April of this year. This all transpired in the August, early Sept. time frame. And that is why I wanted to run -current. -stable does me no good because of lack of SMP. Note that I never got to try SMP because I could never get a -current to boot. I've already invested too much time in this. The machine is headed for the surplus warehouse. Bud Dodson > -- > Trevor Johnson > > -- M. L. Dodson bdodson@scms.utmb.edu 409-772-2178 FAX: 409-772-1790 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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