Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:40:21 -0700 From: "Mike Cochran" <wab@sbcglobal.net> To: <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org> Subject: Will my machine run freeBSD? Message-ID: <00bc01c2341b$80c32830$6e787043@salamundi.com>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00B9_01C233E0.D2213E00 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Howdy, I have freebsd installed on an old intel machine, and I am enjoying = working with the OS from a hobbyist's perspective. I'm kinda bored with = x86 and want to pick up an old alphaserver. I have access to an older = alpha machine, a (compaq) "Digital Ultimate Workstation 533a" that I can = pick up for VERY cheap. So I'd like to try installing freeBSD on this = unused alpha if possible. This alpha, which is basically an alphaserver 1200, originally shipped = with NT and I'm sure it boots into alphabios. There is another version = of the machine that shipped with digital unix or vms that is called the = 533au. =20 My question is: Is there a setting in the firmware that allows you to = choose between alphabios and srm? If not, can I update/change the = firmware on this "Digital alpha workstation 533a" to load the firmware = that supports digital unix, and therefore possibly freeBSD or failing = that, some other linux, as well? Any help would be very cool. This is a new area to me, I've never played = around on these machines before, and I don't even have one in front of = me to know if my question even makes sense. Thanks, Mike ------=_NextPart_000_00B9_01C233E0.D2213E00 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4915.500" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Howdy,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have freebsd installed on an old = intel machine,=20 and I am enjoying working with the OS from a hobbyist's = perspective. I'm=20 kinda bored with x86 and want to pick up an old=20 alphaserver. I </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>have access = to an older=20 alpha machine, a (compaq) "Digital Ultimate Workstation 533a" that I can = pick up=20 for VERY cheap. So I'd like to try installing freeBSD on this = unused alpha=20 if possible.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This alpha, which is basically an = alphaserver 1200,=20 originally shipped with NT and I'm sure it boots into = alphabios. There is=20 another version of the machine that shipped with digital unix or vms = that is=20 called the 533au. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>My question is: Is there a setting in = the firmware=20 that allows you to choose between alphabios and srm? If not, can I = update/change the firmware on this "Digital alpha workstation 533a" to = load the=20 firmware that supports digital unix, and therefore possibly freeBSD or = failing=20 that, some other linux, as well?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Any help would be very cool. This is a = new area to=20 me, I've never played around on these machines before, and I don't even = have one=20 in front of me to know if my question even makes sense.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Mike</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00B9_01C233E0.D2213E00-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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