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Subject: RE: Alpha 4.x releases (production quality?)
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:57:52 -0400
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I updated my Multia 233 from the following and loaded up Open/Net/Free -
BSD. I think the FreeBSD version was 4.0 but I'm not sure. I left OpenBSD
running on the box (for now)

http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/multia.html

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Eldridge [mailto:diz@cafes.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2000 2:41 PM
> To: Wilko Bulte
> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
> Subject: Re: Alpha 4.x releases (production quality?)
> 
> 
> On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> > On Wed, Oct 18, 2000 at 09:54:20AM -0500, Mike Eldridge wrote:
> > > On Wed, 18 Oct 2000, Kris Kirby wrote:
> > > > Would a general concensus of the folks on -alpha agree 
> that FreeBSD 4.x
> > > > for the Alpha is stable enough for a production server?
> > > 
> > > I wouldn't.  I can't even get the thing installed.  The 
> kernel panics as
> > > it's trying to boot.  Linux runs fine on it.  I've looked 
> for help, but I
> > 
> > On 'it'? Please #define 'it' ?
> 
> Well, I sent a message to the alpha mailing list a couple of days
> outlining my difficulties.
> 
> #define it "alpha multia axp 166"
> 
> I tend to think it's an issue with the srm firmware.  I ran into all
> kinds of soft errors when trying to boot from a floppy, then 
> I read that
> you couldn't boot from floppy because of a problem with the 
> firmware.  So
> I tried to boot from a cd.  I do get sense errors from the 
> cd-rom drive as
> it is booting, then it ends in the same errors.
> 
> I guess my next step is to try a new version of the firmware.
> 
> Mike
> 
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