Subject: Re: Alpha 2100 support/specs?
To: Jon Lindgren <jlindgren@slk.com>
From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
List: port-alpha
Date: 08/25/2000 21:06:12
On Fri, Aug 25, 2000 at 12:51:37PM -0400, Jon Lindgren wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Jason R Thorpe wrote:
>
> > > I'm looking at an old Alpha 2100 server.
> > >
> > > It's mean looking ;-)
> > >
> > > Do we support such a beast? Does anyone know any details (busses,
> > > etc...) about this type of a machine? This one looks like a fun project.
> >
> > We almost do. I have not committed the code yet, as it is not working
> > as well as I'd like.
> >
> > Could someone set me up with console access and access to a netboot
> > area for a 2100? That would help a lot.
>
> Cool. If I manage to actually buy the thing, I'll set an environment for
> you, if you like. I'll let you know in a few days whether it worked out
> or not.
FWIW FreeBSD/alpha runs on Sable without problems so I would expect all the
information to make NetBSD run too should be available to Jason/whoever
with the right NetBSD hacking skills.
W/
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Wilko Bulte wilko@freebsd.org
Arnhem, the Netherlands