On Sun, 14 May 2006 17:11:33 -0400 Angelo Bertolli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I inherited an Alpha 3000/600 from someone, but haven't been able to > get it to boot. I have tried the alpha mini CD for Debian just to > see if it would work. I really don't know anything about what to > expect, and I don't even know if this system is usable or not, so I > thought I'd ask here: > > When booting I do not get any diagnostic screen (like it says in the > manual). I only get a lonely cursor blinking at the bottom of the > screen after a few moments of HD whirring. Does this mean something > bad? > > Also, I'm using a SCSI CDROM that uses CD caddies. Are burned CDR's > going to work with this machine? > > Thanks, > Angelo Hi Angelo, you're pretty out of luck trying to get Linux working on a DEC3000. Although there exists a port for these kind of machines, it is pretty experimental. You might want to go for NetBSD or grab a hobbyist license of OpenVMS. Regards, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
