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From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To: Kevin Ogden <kdogden@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: AlphaServer 4100 LCD
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On Tue, Jul 03, 2007 at 12:06:51PM -0400, Kevin Ogden wrote..
> Is there any easy way to write anything to the built-in LCD on the
> AlphaServer 4x00?  I was thinking of trying to write a script to display
> uptime/load averages/etc.  Any sysctl variables or anything?

You can change it from the SRM >>> prompt.  Something like 
>>> SET OCP_TEXT or similar.  

> Another question, is there really that much of a lack of interest in keeping

Yes, there is that much lack of interest.

> alpha support going?  This box is still a capable server and I really don't
> want to run Linux or Tru64 once FreeBSD 6 becomes stale.

Water under the bridge.  Unfortunately.

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Wilko Bulte				wilko@FreeBSD.org