Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:37:08 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Razvan Cremenescu <cremenescu@terrasat.ro> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: alpha station xp900 Message-ID: <20021017233708.A41161@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <011101c27623$24caab30$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro>; from cremenescu@terrasat.ro on Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:21:22AM %2B0300 References: <00a301c2761d$92a2ff00$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro> <20021017225445.A40975@freebie.xs4all.nl> <00b601c27621$d117c730$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro> <20021017231521.A41097@freebie.xs4all.nl> <011101c27623$24caab30$58451251@pi.terrasat.ro>
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On Fri, Oct 18, 2002 at 12:21:22AM +0300, Razvan Cremenescu wrote: > when do i type those commands? > > i am not at familiar with alpha systems. sorry. > i worked only with i386 so far. this is my first alpha experience. > (and i am supposed to do it right from the beginning) :-) Do you have an SRM manual? SRM is the boot / console firmware. Have you read the doc files on the FreeBSD/Alpha cdrom? > PS . when i boot the computer it gives an error like message > "cannot find DQxxx -something- file for boot" That means it tried to boot from some IDE disk or cdrom drive that it cannot find. > what does it mean? after that it passes on and boot the True 64 UNIX it has > installed. i want to remove that system and put freeBSD. You can just type 'halt' at the Tru64 root shell prompt. That gets you down to the SRM (>>> prompt). From there please supply me with the output from SHOW CONFIG SHOW DEVICES That tells me what (disk) devices you have etc. W/. -- | / o / /_ _ wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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