Date: Sun, 27 May 2001 19:56:57 -0700 From: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com>, Jordan Hubbard <jkh@osd.bsdi.com>, core@FreeBSD.ORG, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: broken loader? Message-ID: <200105280256.f4S2uvA05846@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 27 May 2001 19:44:04 PDT." <20010527194404.A62361@dragon.nuxi.com>
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> There is not fix-floppy for the Alpha, and WCCDROM/BSDi/WRS has cut the
> fixit disc from their product. Due to limitations of the platform one
> cannot boot into the loader from the install CD and continue the boot
> from the hard disk.
However, you can boot the loader and kernel from floppy, but mount
another disk as root. This is a bit slower, but typically allows you to
achieve something similar.
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rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want
to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force
people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt]
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