From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Jul 11 11:39:14 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from post.mail.nl.demon.net (post-10.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.20]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E2E937B5F0 for ; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 11:39:11 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wkb@freebie.demon.nl) Received: from [212.238.54.101] (helo=freebie.demon.nl) by post.mail.nl.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.14 #2) id 13C4w1-0006vv-00; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 18:39:09 +0000 Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.demon.nl (8.9.3/8.9.3) id UAA01591; Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:39:08 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:39:08 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte To: Santiago Zapata Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: newbie installation question on Alpha Server 1000 Message-ID: <20000711203908.B1457@freebie.demon.nl> Reply-To: wilko@FreeBSD.ORG References: <396B3C49.6696EDE4@creatos.com.mx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <396B3C49.6696EDE4@creatos.com.mx>; from szapata@creatos.com.mx on Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 08:24:57AM -0700 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.0-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 08:24:57AM -0700, Santiago Zapata wrote: > I am trying to install 4.0-RELEASE on an AlphaServer 1000. > I already downloaded the boot floppies, I even reach the initial > installation screen when I boot from the floppies but my hard drive is > not recognized What is that harddisk connected to? The onboard SCSI controller of the Alpha? What does the SRM console tell you when you type SHOW CONF and SHOW DEV at the >>> prompt? > I read about having to spin the hard drive to be recogized but I did not > find how. I also read in the HARDWARE.TXT file that the kernel needs > "options DEC_1000A" but I do not know how to do it at boot time You don't have to, the install kernels are compiled with the necessary support code (options FOO is a config/compile time thing). Another question: is it an AlphaServer 1000 or an AlphaServer 1000A (note the trailing A) -- Wilko Bulte http://www.freebsd.org "Do, or do not. There is no try" wilko@freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl Yoda - The Empire Strikes Back To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message