Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 14:57:52 -0400 From: Charles Richmond <cmr@sitaranetworks.com> To: 'Mike Eldridge' <diz@cafes.net>, Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Alpha 4.x releases (production quality?) Message-ID: <31269226357BD211979E00A0C9866DABE41206@rios.sitaranetworks.com>
next in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
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 > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Save the whales. Feed the hungry. Free the mallocs. > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?31269226357BD211979E00A0C9866DABE41206>