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Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 22:35:06 +0200
From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To: Mogamat Abrahams <tech@cyber-worx.co.za>
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Subject: Re: Problems installing 5.2.1 release on AlphaServer800
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On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 09:04:57PM +0200, Mogamat Abrahams wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I hope someone can help me, I have tried searching the mailing list 
> archives at http://freebsd.rambler.ru and found some references to my 
> problem but nothing conclusive.
> I have a AlphaServer800 with 2x 9.1 gb scsi disks, when I try to install 
> FreeBSD/alpha 5.2.1 release from cd, I cannot create any partitions, and 
> I am not even presented with the Fdisk screen as on i386. If I try any 

Alpha's do not use fdisk partitions, thats why.

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Wilko Bulte				wilko@FreeBSD.org