From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Jul 25 13:39:48 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0634A37B401 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:39:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pimout3-int.prodigy.net (pimout3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.102]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37C9A43E70 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:39:39 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from wab@sbcglobal.net) Received: from VAIO (adsl-67-112-120-110.dsl.pltn13.pacbell.net [67.112.120.110]) by pimout3-int.prodigy.net (8.11.0/8.11.0) with SMTP id g6PKdba201514 for ; Thu, 25 Jul 2002 16:39:38 -0400 Message-ID: <00bc01c2341b$80c32830$6e787043@salamundi.com> Reply-To: "Mike Cochran" From: "Mike Cochran" To: Subject: Will my machine run freeBSD? Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 13:40:21 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00B9_01C233E0.D2213E00" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4807.1700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4910.0300 Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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

Howdy,

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 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.

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.

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?

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.

Thanks,

Mike

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