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Sorry, for not knowing but when and where is the next install fest?
Jason Hedden wrote:
>
> If anyone is interested I can bring the latest firmware and LinuxJumpstart
> on a cd to the installfest.
> --Jason
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nero Wolfe" <wolfe19@avenew.com>
> To: <luni@luni.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 12:36 PM
> Subject: [LUNI] Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200 quirkyness
>
> > Well, I'm proud of myself. I figured out how to make the RH7 installer
> > boot and launch on my alpha here... BUT I'm not managing to be able to get
> > the installer to get anywhere beyond detecting the mouse, or writing the
> > partition tables. The situations are as follows:
> >
> > Booting with mouse plugged in:
> > The machine behaves normally after I type boot (cdrom device, I dont'
> > remember it's scsi id) I then choose option 0 for the normal kernel
> > install. And it continues till it trys to start anaconda. Then it trys
> to
> > detect the mouse type, and stays there. it just appears to lock up.
> >
> > Booting with no mouse:
> > Goes till it tells me it can't detect a mouse. I tell it to use text
> mode.
> > This is fine untill disk druid, it appears to not write the partition
> table
> > information, because the machine will still boot to Ultrix after a reboot.
> > The installer continues past the disk druid, I choose the time zone. Then
> > it asks for the root password, I give it one, and then the page disapears
> > and it remains on the base blue screen indefinitely.
> >
> > Well those are my stumbling blocks. I'm really enjoying playing with this
> > alpha, it's not that much of a machine, but for free, it can't be beat.
> > It's configured with a fiber channel ethernet card, a 10baseT card, 64
> megs
> > of ram, 2gig scsi hd, and a scsi cdrom. I'm fully prepared to bring it to
> > the next installfest if we have anyone who knows how to work with alpha's
> > :)
> >
> >
> >
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