Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 17:17:54 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Rob B <rbyrnes@mailshack.com> Cc: alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Call for testers: please test 4.11-RC1 on your Alpha Message-ID: <20050108161754.GA75143@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <20050108142345.GA74797@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <20041230151225.GA75928@freebie.xs4all.nl> <6.2.0.14.2.20050108224000.02955a80@mail.nerdshack.com> <20050108142345.GA74797@freebie.xs4all.nl>
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On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 03:23:45PM +0100, Wilko Bulte wrote.. > On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 10:41:23PM +1100, Rob B wrote.. > > At 02:12 AM 31/12/2004, Wilko Bulte wrote: > > >Hi > > > > > >We need more testing done on the various Alpha models for > > >the upcoming 4.11 release. > > > > > >Please check out http://people.freebsd.org/~wilko/testhw.html > > >to see what Alpha models have been tested sofar. > > > > > >If you do not have spare disk capacity to do an install onto, > > >by all means at least test a boot into the installer. This > > >ensures we do not end up with uncaught boot / loader problems. > > > > > >The installer as such as works OK in testing sofar. > > > > Are there floppy images of 4.11RC2 available? I can't seem to find them > > thus far. If I can get the floppies, I can boot into the installer on my > > PC64 and Miata. > > I sofar only had uploaded the ISO images. Per your suggestion I am > uploading the ftp bits (these include the floppy images etc) at the moment. > > It will take an hour or 2 to upload to ftp-master, and then some time > for the ftp-mirrors to pick it up from there (don't know how often the > mirrors do their sync to ftp-master). > > Please let me know how it goes once the stuff is available. Oh, this is > RC2 that I am uploading right now, not RC1. OK, your favorite ftp mirror site should be getting / should have the 4.11-RC2 ftp bits anytime soon. ftp.FreeBSD.org is your best bet if your local ftp mirror does not carry it. Check in /pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/4.11-RC2 Please let me know how things go Wilko -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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