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Date: Sat, 7 Jul 2001 20:21:17 +0200
From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl>
To: Ardelean Gheorghe <ardelean@ww.uni-erlangen.de>
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Subject: Re: Install problems with FreeBSD on Alpha Server 2100, 5/250
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On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 08:12:26PM +0200, Ardelean Gheorghe wrote:

> >Maybe it is possible to run an installation test with Tru64 (or VMS for
> >that matter ;-) to rule this out?

...

> BTW: It looks that DEMI-SABLE and SABLE comes in 2 flavors
> 
> 	EV4 -> SABLE
> 	EV5 -> GAMMA-SABLE
> 
> (ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/current/disks/systypes.txt)
> 
> I am wating for help and instructions how we can proceed because I'd like
> to have FreeBSD on the server.
> 
> Should I also try with True 64?

Well, at least we know for sure it does support your machine ;)
So, yes, I would try it.

I don't have access to an EV5-based AS2100 so I cannot test things myself.

W/

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