> AS600 has an EV5 cpu, not an EV56, so IIRC you might have to clean up some > assembler code and add some assembler for drivers to work properly without > BWX instructions
Last time I tried, you can get Plan 9 to build with the -b flag to the compiler. (at least I think it's -b... there's definitely a "no-bwx" switch.) I was able to get the bootloader working on my Multia, but couldn't get it to download the config file via my Mac OS X-hosted tftp server. It'd at least get to that point, though... I'm getting inspired to give it another try now that I've got an XP1000... -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 2:58 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [9fans] Installing Plan9 on a DEC Alpha Workstation > Pawel Lasek wrote: >> Unfortunately my time for working on Alpha port is really limited and >> my AS is in need of parts (It's really hard to get parity FP simms >> these day, at least here, and 48 MB is not enough). And also my main >> priority is to get a newer VMS installed on it, so Plan9 will need to >> wait even more. >> >> An interesting thing to try for porting might be DS10, for which >> someone has been writing an emulator - It would be nice to show a >> working Plan9 network composed of only Alphas one day :-) > > I have AlphaStations in Sydney, Australia which are free to good homes. > A pile of AS200s and a very big pile of AS255s (I think - I'll have to > check again). > > I probably have enough to give at least one to everybody active on > 9fans. (I'm not kidding). > > I have to get rid of them too. > > E-mail me off-list if you're interested to negotiate transport/pickup. > > I will also make it clear that I don't have time to pre-test to weed out > broken units or to run around chasing couriers, so only if you're > serious, thanks. > > - Chris. Yes, people, please take them and work on the port... my AlphaStation 250 is lonely only running VMS. John
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