Jay.Estabrook@digital.com
Wed, 31 Mar 1999 23:57:15 -0500
>>> Gavin said:
>
> i think my ISP has a AlphaServer 4100, and now they dont want it anymore
> ;)
> They don't like Digital Unix, and they told me that Linux does not run
> on that type of alpha ..
> anyway its a big blue Box maybe about 3 feet tall (huge compared to my
> AlphaStation).. but alas i did not find a model number on it..
>
> Any Clues ?
AS4100, aka RAWHIDE, is well supported, and, with a few tips, easy to install
to and run.
1. use the rawhide-s kernel from RH 5.1 (5.2 is broken in some way), or the
uniprocessor generic kernel available on gatekeeper (see below).
2. use the 5.1 RAMdisk (updated) to install RH 5.2, as the latter doesn't
install correctly on machines booted from SRM.
3. use BSD-stype disklabel (partition table), via the "b" option to fdisk.
4. leave the first cylinder or 2 empty for bootstrap install, by starting the
first partition at cylinder 2 or 3.
For SMP, grab the generic SMP 2.2.3 kernel available on gatekeeper.dec.com
as either:
/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/generic-smp-223.gz
or
/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Images/generic-smp-223.img
But it's safer to use a uniprocessor kernel for installation, so:
/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Kernels/generic-up-223.gz
or
/pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Images/generic-up-223.img
are alos available.
Good luck, and let me know of any problems.
--Jay++
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