i'll have to make a null-modem cable, does it need to handle hand-shaking? i'll use this howto http://www.lammertbies.nl/comm/info/RS-232_null_modem.html
AS800 <---null-modem-cable----> WIN2K PC on the as800 i believe i've to boot like this >>> boot dka400 -f 1 according to http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/alpha/ch05s01.html.en and on the PC side i intend to use hyperterminal. is something missing? Thanks you for your support.. On 1/17/08, Lennart Sorensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 08:29:33AM -0400, socraxko, tomaxko's evil > personality wrote: > > i want to use some old as800 and want to install linux on it, i've only > > tried with debian "etch" until now, i know that centos, *BSD and alpha > core > > are also available, but i want to stick with debian. > > > > this is my first time installing an alpha port of debian, booting > process is > > ok, installing process begins and stops at recognizing hardware because > no > > cd-rom "driver" is available, so install process can?t continue, i've > also > > tried to configure the network for remote install but the nic can?t be > > recognized either. > > Would it be possible to boot with a serial console and capture the boot > messages? > > > i've googled for this with little success, the AS800 hardware is intact, > > with no modifications, the cd drive i believe is DEC, all drives are > scsi > > but the floppy. > > > > the scsi board controller is a Qlogic qla1040. > > > > note: the debian-40r2-alpha-kde-CD-1.iso has 672.518.144 bytes, and the > > cd-rom specs are 600mb, don?t know if this could be a problem. > > CDrom's generally handle 680MB. Looks fine to me. > > I have no idea what an as800 is, although I think my PWS433a has a > qla1040 controller in it, but the CDrom is IDE on it, with the disk on > the scsi controller. It installed just fine though. > > -- > Len Sorensen >
