From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Sep 11 15:50:36 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from netau1.alcanet.com.au (ntp.alcanet.com.au [203.62.196.27]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47CB037B406; Tue, 11 Sep 2001 15:50:27 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mfg1.cim.alcatel.com.au (mfg1.cim.alcatel.com.au [139.188.23.1]) by netau1.alcanet.com.au (8.9.3 (PHNE_22672)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id IAA12508; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:50:21 +1000 (EST) Received: from gsmx07.alcatel.com.au by cim.alcatel.com.au (PMDF V5.2-32 #37645) with ESMTP id <01K88S3N0EMO0SPZGW@cim.alcatel.com.au>; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:50:18 +1000 Received: (from jeremyp@localhost) by gsmx07.alcatel.com.au (8.11.1/8.11.1) id f8BMoIY72657; Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:50:18 +1000 (EST envelope-from jeremyp) Content-return: prohibited Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 08:50:18 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy Subject: Re: Handbook installation chapter for Alpha architecture In-reply-to: <200109102338.f8ANcUG66810@nimitz.packetdesign.com>; from bmah@FreeBSD.ORG on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 04:38:30PM -0700 To: "Bruce A. Mah" Cc: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Mail-Followup-To: "Bruce A. Mah" , freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Message-id: <20010912085018.X48793@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i References: <200109102338.f8ANcUG66810@nimitz.packetdesign.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org One comment: Unlike the i386, Alpha boot flags must be specified via the SRM - eg it isn't possible[1] to boot single user by issuing 'boot -s' to the FreeBSD boot-loader, you have to use 'boot -fl s' at the SRM. [1] At least it wasn't a couple of months ago when I last updated my system. Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message