Re: [LUNI] Digital AlphaServer 1000 4/200 quirkyness

From: Nero Wolfe (wolfe19@avenew.com)
Date: Tue Feb 13 2001 - 10:52:35 CST

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    IIRC, the 25th... the alpha will be there :)

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    On 2/12/01 at 10:18 AM Richard Reina wrote:

    >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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