This is a turbo channel, theres a couple options. Tru64 and NetBSD. I currently have NETBSD on two of these beasts. Theres expiramental frame buffer support if you have a keyboard and mouse you can even get X working. the down side is the serial port is a 9600 baud model so you can't even use it for a dial-up gateway. Good luck. Terry
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." --Benjamin Franklin On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Rich Payne wrote: > > I think you've got yourself a TurboChannel machine that Linux doesn't > support. There some info on a porting project here: > http://www.phys.ufl.edu/~prescott/linux/alpha/dec3000-port.html > > but it doesn't look like anything has been done in quite a while. > > I think that NetBSD does run on these boxes, but last I knew they didn't > support a keyboard or video so you need to control it over the serial > port. > > Hope that helps, > --rdp > > > On Tue, 26 Feb 2002, Christian Lavoie wrote: > > > I'm trying to netboot a DEC 3000 m300 workstation (two in fact) > > > > No floppy, no cd-roms, only Tru64 installed. > > > > I've got the TFTP and BOOTP parts nice. In fact, it starts to boot. > > > > But it dies after: > > Linux/AXP bootp loader for Linux 2.2.18pre21 > > Expected vptb at 0000000200000000, got 0000000000000000 > > > > ?05 HLT INSTR > > PC=00000000,20000014 PSL= 00000000,00001F00 > > > > ---- > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Tried both tftpboot.img from woody and potato, they both look bad. > > > > What am I missing? If all else fails, I have a couple of i386 based > > machines > > around, how can I cross-compile an alpha kernel, wrap it in a tftpboot.img > > files (with whatever else is required) and try again? > > > > Have fun, > > > > Chris > > > > > > -- > Rich Payne > http://talisman.mv.com > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
