From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Jul 19 13:21:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA17182 for freebsd-alpha-outgoing; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:21:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from bone.nectar.com (bone.nectar.com [204.27.67.93]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA17177 for ; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 13:21:35 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nectar@bone.nectar.com) Received: from bone.nectar.com (localhost.nectar.com [127.0.0.1]) by bone.nectar.com (8.9.0/8.9.0) with ESMTP id PAA12588; Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:17:51 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199807192017.PAA12588@bone.nectar.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 X-PGP-RSAfprint: 00 F9 E6 A2 C5 4D 0A 76 26 8B 8B 57 73 D0 DE EE X-PGP-RSAkey: http://www.nectar.com/nectar-pgp262.txt From: Jacques Vidrine In-reply-to: <199807191615.LAA11119@set.spradley.tmi.net> References: <199807191615.LAA11119@set.spradley.tmi.net> Subject: Re: Basic Question. To: Ted Spradley cc: Chris Coleman , John Birrell , cc@tarsier.ca.sandia.gov, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 15:17:51 -0500 Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- I've the same machine. But I did put in the frame buffer. The X server software supports ZLXp-E1. I figured I'd give this ZLXp-E2 a try. However, if it works not even as a character-mode console, that would explain some of the behavior! I wonder how I can confirm this. Guess I'll dig up some serial connections. Bummer! Jacques Vidrine On 19 July 1998 at 11:14, Ted Spradley wrote: > I did a floppy/ftp install of NetBSD 1.3.2 a couple of weeks ago, on an > AlphaStation 200 4/233 (from onsale.com). It just dropped right in. > Since I had no problems to solve, I'm probably no help to you. But > here's what I did: > > I didn't do anything with the flashcode. What came in the machine Just > Worked, so I didn't even look at the version. > > I did *not* put the video board in it. That's still in the cardboard box > in the closet. There's no Xserver for it, and I don't think it even > works as a character-mode console under 1.3.2, maybe in the latest snap. > I used a null modem and seyon. > > I followed the instructions in ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3. > 2/alpha/INSTALL, but not carefully. But hey, I've done this kind of > stuff many times before. It's a very nice document, use it. > > I used the floppy image ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-1.3.2/alpha > /installation/floppy/install132.fs. I just got it by ftp to a FreeBSD > machine and dd'ed it to a floppy: "dd if=install132.fs of=/dev/fd0 > bs=18k". > > From there I just followed the procedure, ftp'ed the tarballs and > unpacked 'em. It just worked. > > Good luck. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQCVAwUBNbJUbzeRhT8JRySpAQF2lwP/UYfaKjKZ2vuidXOtJsDjCFiLBhv0CWKd PYvCmw5LzvXHv5v9eXaGaNXjm09sMgLNBolPrPkLg5JbwFo9d7n2x37VbV/uXheQ W5hKVw26MOXG4KZc8MQ3NDhFZu3fPUFTIjo6OZpFzD71PX0ULbT2jrg4rscEgY/d e9lVYRvnpvE= =4IVK -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message