Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 15:44:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Ross Harvey <ross@teraflop.com> To: andrew@python.shoal.net.au, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: installing FreeBSD on a DECpc AXP 150 Message-ID: <199909132244.PAA17557@random.teraflop.com>
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> From: Andrew Perry <andrew@python.shoal.net.au> > > I'm sorry if this has been asked before but I have searched the archives > and can't find an answer. > > How do I install FreeBSD on my AXP150? I have a working boot diskette that > I have tested on another box and FreeBSD 3.2. > I've been told that this model alpha won't boot from the diskette, I've > tried boot dva0 but just get a message "?84 fail". > > Any suggestions? > Andrew Perry > > ps: please include me in the responses as I am not subscribed to the list. Oh my, you have a Jensen, and right, SRM for some wierd reason can't boot from a floppy on that thing, so you have to jump through some hoops to load a kernel. However, NetBSD didn't (and doesn't) support the Jensen, so there was no platform-specific code for FreeBSD to import... I've recently built a Jensen from random parts, however, so I hope to fix this (at least for NetBSD) soon. ross.harvey@computer.org To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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