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Date:      Sun, 27 May 2001 19:56:57 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>
To:        obrien@FreeBSD.ORG
Cc:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com>, core@FreeBSD.ORG, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: broken loader? 
Message-ID:  <200105280256.f4S2uvA05846@mass.dis.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 May 2001 19:44:04 PDT." <20010527194404.A62361@dragon.nuxi.com> 

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> There is not fix-floppy for the Alpha, and WCCDROM/BSDi/WRS has cut the
> fixit disc from their product.  Due to limitations of the platform one
> cannot boot into the loader from the install CD and continue the boot
> from the hard disk.

However, you can boot the loader and kernel from floppy, but mount 
another disk as root.  This is a bit slower, but typically allows you to 
achieve something similar.

-- 
... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his
rivals and unfortunately opponents also.  But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view.  [Dr. Fritz Todt]
           V I C T O R Y   N O T   V E N G E A N C E



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