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Document that alpha install CDs are now bootable. No need to muck

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around with floppies. Also document (for lack of a more appropriate place/file)
the problems the installer has when other disks are present with a BSD
disk label on them. Please remove this warning when the problem is fixed.

PR: alpha/17642
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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
+=====================================================================+
Author: Jordan K. Hubbard
Last updated: Wed May 12 01:13:56 PDT 1999
Last updated: Wed Jun 14 11:12:25 PDT 2000
0.0 Quick Start
--- -----------
@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ This manual documents the process of making a new installation of
FreeBSD on your machine. If you are upgrading from a previous
release of FreeBSD, please see the file UPGRADE.TXT for important
information on upgrading. If you are not familiar with configuring
PC hardware for FreeBSD, you should also read the HARDWARE.TXT file -
hardware for FreeBSD, you should also read the HARDWARE.TXT file -
it contains important information which may save you a lot of grief.
If you're new to FreeBSD then you should also read EVERYTHING listed
@ -49,38 +49,37 @@ YOUR ENTIRE DISK with this installation! Please do not proceed to the
final FreeBSD installation menu unless you've adequately backed up any
important data first! We really mean it!
FreeBSD/alpha supports the following alpha platforms:
UDB, Multia, AXPpci33, Noname
EB164, PC164, PC164LX, PC164SX
EB64+, Aspen Alpine, etc.
AlphaStation 200, 250, 255, 400
AlphaStation 500, 600
AlphaServer 1000, 1000A
Digital Personal Workstation 433, 500, 600
Compaq Professional Workstation XP900, XP1000, AlphaServer DS10
AlphaServer DS20 (single CPU only)
DEC3000/300 family (netboot only)
DEC3000/[4-9]00 family (netboot only)
FreeBSD/alpha supports the alpha platforms described in HARDWARE.TXT
You will need a dedicated disk for FreeBSD/alpha. It is not possible
to share a disk with another operating system at this time. This disk
will need to be attached to a SCSI controller which is supported by
the SRM firmware (currently NCR or SYMBIOS and Qlogic ISP are supported).
the SRM firmware or an IDE disk assuming the SRM in your machine
supports booting from IDE disks.
You will need the SRM console firmware for your platform. In some
cases, it is possible to switch between AlphaBIOS (or ARC) firmware
and SRM. In others it will be necessary to download new firmware from
the vendor's Website.
ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware
Caveat: if you find yourself staring a the following error after
booting the installation: "can't find my init, going nowhere CPU panic"
please make sure there are no other diskdrives attached to the system
with a valid BSD disklabel on them (can be Linux, Tru64, OpenBSD etc).
This is a bug (alpha/17642) in need of a fix.
0.1 Installing FreeBSD from CDROM or the Internet
--- ---------------------------------------------
The easiest type of installation is from CD. If you have a supported
CDROM drive and a FreeBSD installation CD from Walnut Creek CDROM, you
can start the installation by building a set of FreeBSD boot floppy
can boot FreeBSD directly from the CDROM. Insert the CDROM into the
drive and type the following command to start the installation:
>>>boot dka0 (or whatever device your CDROM drive is)
Alternatively you can boot the installation from floppy disk. You
should start the installation by building a set of FreeBSD boot floppy
from the files floppies/kern.flp and floppies/mfsroot.flp using the
instructions found in floppies/README.TXT. From the SRM console prompt
(>>>), just insert the kern.flp floppy and type the following command
@ -338,7 +337,7 @@ the TCP/IP setup screen's ``extra options for ifconfig'' field.
Ethernet
--------
FreeBSD supports most common PC Ethernet cards, a table of supported
FreeBSD supports most common Ethernet cards, a table of supported
cards (and their required settings) being provided as part of the
FreeBSD Hardware Guide (see the Documentation menu on the boot floppy
or the top level directory of the CDROM). If you are using one of the