From owner-freebsd-alpha Mon Dec 7 17:27:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA16428 for freebsd-alpha-outgoing; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:27:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (ppp6.portal.net.au [202.12.71.106]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA16421 for ; Mon, 7 Dec 1998 17:27:26 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA00818; Sun, 6 Dec 1998 16:24:29 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812070024.QAA00818@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: curtis cc: "freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG" Subject: Re: FreeBSD/axp - Smoothing the Edges In-reply-to: Your message of "Sun, 06 Dec 1998 09:08:29 GMT." <366A498D.867C00F@pacific.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 16:24:29 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Having spent a little time, now, 'playing' with a working FreeBSD/axp, > on my Multia, I no longer have any problems with "vi". The "lines that > were being cut off" only appear when I use "vi" under the P2 minicom > serial terminal and NOT under a telnet session. In fact, using telnet > has eliminated a LOT of 'stuff' I originally thought were errors. The biggest problem here is likely to be a mismatch between minicom's emulation and the termcap entry you were using. > (smile) 'Anyhow', I have what I need to continue with FreeBSD/axp, but > am curious about a few things. > > 1). Will there be linux/alpha emulation? This will depend on there being anything worth emulating in the first place, and in second place, there being someone that feels that it's worth doing. Much of the Linuxulator should port directly. > 2). Does anyone have EMACS running yet - caveats ? You should ask John Birrell about this; he was building ports a while back. > 3). Is there information that explains what files are needed for a > minimum FreeBSD/axp install? The traditional "minimal" install is the 'bin' and 'manpages' dists. You can cut this down in a multitude of different ways depending on your application. > In conclusion, it was never my intention to 'create problems' and I will > be leaving the list Monday evening.... so if you have answers to the > above, please 'CC' them to me .....without you, I would not have gotten > so far, so quickly. THANK YOU! If you're planning on continuing to run FreeBSD/axp, I'd strongly recommend staying on the list in order to reduce the "problems" that we're able to create for you - there are likely to be a few more upheavals coming, and being forewarned about these would likely save you a lot of stress. Anyway, I'm happy that we were able to give you enough information to get you through to a point where you're up and running; your commentary along the way should help us to improve things. Good luck! -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message