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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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