Subject: Re: Alphaserver 1200
To: David Hopper <dhop@nwlink.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: port-alpha
Date: 11/19/1999 15:11:40
On Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:14:21 -0800
David Hopper <dhop@nwlink.com> wrote:
> I've got one of these, an Alphaserver 1200 5/533. The linux-alpha FAQ
> calls this the 'tincup' variation of the rawhide line. It should be
> device-equivalent to a 4x00 (or so I thought)...
>
> Installation of 1.4.1 fails on this architecture, resetting after
> loading the keyboard/mouse port devices. Is there any hope for this
> beast?
NetBSD-current runs on them, and I believe Matt Jacob is trying to
get the necessary changes (a few simple things, really) pulled into
the 1.4.2 branch.
I know a couple NetBSD/alpha developers have them (now :-), so they can
probably help you with a floppy image, etc.
-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>