Hi;
Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Wed, 31 May 2000, Schroeder, Eric wrote:
>
> > I have a DEC 3000 Model 400 and would like to install Linux on it. I was
> > wondering were if there is a distribution that will run on my machine and
> > where I could download the distribution.
>
> I don't think Linux will run on TURBOchannel Alphas at the moment. There
> were problems with booting these systems up and also there might be
> TURBOchannel glue still missing. TURBOchannel is supported itself, but so
> far it works for MIPS-based DECstations only.
Correct - Linux won't run on the DEC 3000 yet.
> There was a guy working on these systems -- his web page is at
> "http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~prescott/linux/alpha/dec3000-port.html". It
> wasn't updated for quite some time, though, so I am not sure what the
> current status is.
Nod - *sigh*. I guess I should at least update that page! Since Nov
'99, I have done zero work on the DEC 3000... It's not that I want to
drop the project, but I've been pushed to the limit trying to write
thesis/defend/graduate... On a more positive note, I have been
stockpiling various TC option cards and have picked up a few more DEC
3000 models to work with (and a couple DECstations to check stuff
with). I would very much like to (and plan on) get back to it, unless
someone else does it first. Probably not before July, however.
I don't have my notes in front of me, but I got through to entIF
(IIRC) before crapping out. I'm a bit foggy on the details now.
If you are looking for something to run on DEC 3000 boxen now, you
probably want to check into one of the *BSDs or the Hobbyist Tru64.
Cheers,
Craig
--- Craig Prescott (352) 846-3145 (Phone) 2011 New Physics Building (352) 392-8863 (Fax) University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611 prescott@phys.ufl.edu
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