Subject: Re: your mail (DEC AlphaStation 200)
To: Robert Manna <mannar@rpi.edu>
From: Randy Arabie <rrarabie@arabie.org>
List: port-alpha
Date: 01/27/2002 13:29:49
On Sun, 27 Jan 2002, Robert Manna wrote:
> I'm new to netBSD and I'm trying to set it up on a Dec Alphastation 200.
I'm new to netBSD as well, but have just recently completed an install on
an AlphaStation 255.
> Its rather imporant that I be able to choose what device
> the installer goes to, since I have Win NT server isntalled on one of my
> drives and I don't want to loose that install until I have BSD up and
> running.
Based on this information, I must assume you have not changed the "bios"
from ARC to SRM. SRM is the Unix version of the Alpha "bios", and IIRC
was necessary to install & run NetBSD.
Please see the Alpha specific FAQ at www.netbsd.org.
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Cheers!
Randy
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