Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 19:46:04 +0200 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> Cc: Chris Lynch <lynch@cityisp.net>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org, newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: First Time Alpha install Message-ID: <20000713194604.C975@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <200007130921.CAA00886@mass.osd.bsdi.com>; from msmith@freebsd.org on Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 02:21:47AM -0700 References: <004f01bfeca8$244b78d0$da0802d8@CityGuide.com> <200007130921.CAA00886@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
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On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 02:21:47AM -0700, Mike Smith wrote: > > I'm trying to install FreeBSD 4.0 on a DEC AlphaPC 164 LX. I've made two > > floppies, but, since it doesn't automatically boot from the floppy, I'm not > > sure what to put int the OS Selection Setup. > > You don't boot FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS. Go to the setup screen and change > the OS to Unix, then save and power cycle the machine. When it comes > back, insert the first floppy and say 'boot dva0' at the prompt. Reading INSTALL.TXT is enlightening too.. -- Wilko Bulte http://www.freebsd.org "Do, or do not. There is no try" wilko@freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl Yoda - The Empire Strikes Back To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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