nightmorph 06/06/22 20:01:26 Modified: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml Log: Updated alpha FAQ (yay, cool arch) for bug #137583. thanks to tcort for reporting and the patch.
Revision Changes Path 1.3 xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml file : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup&cvsroot=gentoo plain: http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml?rev=1.3&content-type=text/plain&cvsroot=gentoo diff : http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml.diff?r1=1.2&r2=1.3&cvsroot=gentoo Index: gentoo-alpha-faq.xml =================================================================== RCS file: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v retrieving revision 1.2 retrieving revision 1.3 diff -u -r1.2 -r1.3 --- gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 4 Apr 2006 00:44:33 -0000 1.2 +++ gentoo-alpha-faq.xml 22 Jun 2006 20:01:26 -0000 1.3 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> -<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.2 2006/04/04 00:44:33 nightmorph Exp $ --> +<!-- $Header: /var/cvsroot/gentoo/xml/htdocs/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml,v 1.3 2006/06/22 20:01:26 nightmorph Exp $ --> <!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> <guide link="/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-faq.xml"> @@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ <!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> <license/> -<version>1.1</version> -<date>2006-04-03</date> +<version>1.2</version> +<date>2006-06-21</date> <chapter> <title>About this Document</title> @@ -69,6 +69,17 @@ </ul> <p> +<b>Hardware</b> +</p> + +<ul> + <li> + <uri link="#ascase">I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't + power on, what do I do?</uri> + </li> +</ul> + +<p> <b>Alpha Specific Compiler Flags</b> </p> @@ -85,7 +96,8 @@ </li> <li> <uri link="#MTUNE"> - How do I specify the scheduling model without changing the instruction set? + How do I specify the scheduling model without changing the instruction + set? </uri> </li> <li> @@ -127,16 +139,27 @@ </uri> </li> <li><uri link="#whichbootloader">Which bootloader do I use?</uri></li> + <li> + <uri link="#abootfs"> + Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions? + </uri> + </li> </ul> <p> -<b>Java on Gentoo/Alpha</b> +<b>Software</b> </p> <ul> <li><uri link="#javasupport">How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li> <li><uri link="#compaqjava">What's wrong with compaq-jdk?</uri></li> - <li><uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri></li> + <li> + <uri link="#currentjava">Will there ever be working Java support?</uri> + </li> + <li><uri link="#dotnetsupport">How is .NET support in Gentoo/Alpha?</uri></li> + <li> + <uri link="#dotnetneeded">What is needed for .NET support?</uri> + </li> </ul> <p> @@ -190,8 +213,8 @@ <p> The Gentoo/Alpha project is responsible for keeping the Gentoo distribution updated and current for the Alpha platform. This primarily includes keywording -and new releases. The Gentoo/Alpha project aims to provide a usable environment -for both desktop and server usage. +packages, porting software, and making new releases. The Gentoo/Alpha project +aims to provide a usable environment for both desktops and servers. </p> </body> @@ -201,11 +224,11 @@ <body> <p> -You can find out about the current status of the Gentoo/Alpha project in our -status reports. Jose Luis Rivero (<mail -link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">yoswink</mail>) plans on releasing a Gentoo/Alpha -status report about once every 6 months. The current status report can be found -<uri link="/proj/en/base/alpha/status/status-20051207.xml"> here</uri>. +You can find out about the current status of the Gentoo/Alpha project via +status reports. These reports inform the public about what we've been up to. +New status reports will be posted about once every 6 months. Current and past +status report can be found on the <uri +link="/proj/en/base/alpha/status/index.xml">Status Reports Project page</uri>. </p> </body> @@ -307,6 +330,25 @@ </chapter> <chapter> +<title>Hardware</title> +<section id="ascase"> +<title>I opened up the case on an AlphaServer and now it won't power +on, what do I do?</title> +<body> + +<p> +Make sure the top panel of the case is on and properly in place. The middle of +the top panel of the case has a small piece of metal oriented downwards. When +the top panel is put back in place properly, the small piece of metal will +press down on a switch. When the switch isn't pressed down, the system will +refuse to power on. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +</chapter> + +<chapter> <title>Alpha Specific Compiler Flags</title> <section id="CFLAGS"> <title>Is the use of Alpha specific compiler flags recommended?</title> @@ -513,9 +555,28 @@ </body> </section> +<section id="abootfs"> +<title>Can aboot boot kernels from xfs, reiserfs, or jfs partitions?</title> +<body> + +<p> +No, <c>aboot</c> only supports booting kernels from <c>ext2</c> and <c>ext3</c> +partitions. You may still use other files systems for your root partition, you +just need to create a <path>/boot</path> partition with either <c>ext2</c> or +<c>ext3</c> on it. +</p> + +<p> +Support for reiserfs and xfs is planned. In fact, there are patches floating +around that add support for those two file systems. However, the use of those +patches is unsupported. +</p> + +</body> +</section> </chapter> <chapter> -<title>Java on Gentoo/Alpha</title> +<title>Software</title> <section id="javasupport"> <title>How is Java support in Gentoo/Alpha?</title> @@ -555,6 +616,30 @@ </body> </section> +<section id="dotnetsupport"> +<title>How is .NET support in Gentoo/Alpha?</title> +<body> + +<p> +Neither of the two main open source efforts, <uri +link="http://www.mono-project.com/Main_Page";>mono</uri> nor <uri +link="http://www.dotgnu.org/";>DotGNU</uri>, support the alpha architecture. +</p> + +</body> +</section> +<section id="dotnetneeded"> +<title>What is needed for .NET support?</title> +<body> + +<p> +Bringing .NET to alpha isn't a simple task. It requires coding all of the +assembly language code generation macros for the JIT (just in time) compiler +and coding architecture specific functions (register allocators, etc). +</p> + +</body> +</section> </chapter> <chapter> @@ -577,8 +662,9 @@ <p> <c>hardened-sources</c> and SELinux support is being worked on by Stephen -Bennett (<mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">spb</mail>). We hope to see an SELinux -profile for Alpha in the tree as soon as we feel confident about it. +Bennett (<mail link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">spb</mail>). <c>hardened-sources</c> is +currently keyworded for alpha. We hope to see an SELinux profile for Alpha in +the tree as soon as we feel confident about it. </p> </body> @@ -588,15 +674,12 @@ <body> <p> -Working SMP for Alpha with the 2.6 Linux kernel varies from version to version. -If you find that it is broken and want SMP support you will need to use a 2.4 -kernel. If you really need to run a 2.6 kernel on an SMP box and you don't care -that only one of your processors is getting used, then you could configure the -2.6 kernel without SMP support. -</p> - -<p> -The 2.6 Linux kernel runs fine on uniprocessor Alpha systems. +There were some times in the past when it was broken. However, <c>2.6.15.1</c> +and <c>2.6.16.19</c> are both known to work well. If you find that SMP is +broken and want SMP support you will need revert to the one of the versions +mentioned above or use a 2.4 kernel. If you really need to run the latest 2.6 +kernel on an SMP box and you don't care that only one of your processors is +getting used, then you could configure the 2.6 kernel without SMP support. </p> </body> @@ -611,9 +694,9 @@ <p> If you find a bug or you want to send us patches, then you need to file a bug -report. It only takes you a little while, and your help is really appreciated. -Please follow the <uri link="/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml">Gentoo Bug Reporting -Guide</uri>. +report. It only takes you a little bit of your time, and your help is really +appreciated. Please follow the <uri link="/doc/en/bugzilla-howto.xml">Gentoo +Bug Reporting Guide</uri>. </p> </body> @@ -635,6 +718,9 @@ forum</uri> and IRC channel. </li> <li>Sending patches</li> + <li>Becoming an <uri + link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml";>AT</uri> + </li> </ul> </body> @@ -644,10 +730,8 @@ <body> <p> -At the moment there is no arch testers project for Gentoo/Alpha. However, there -will be one in the future. Fernando J. Pereda (<mail -link="[EMAIL PROTECTED]">ferdy</mail>) has been working on getting the project -off the ground. +Yes, see the <uri link="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/alpha/AT/index.xml";> +Gentoo Linux Alpha Arch Testers Project</uri> page for details. </p> </body> @@ -664,11 +748,12 @@ On the <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org";>Gentoo Forums</uri> there are several arch specific categories like <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-24.html";>Gentoo on PPC</uri> and -<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-24.html";>Gentoo on Sparc</uri>. -There is no Gentoo on Alpha category because there simply isn't enough -Gentoo/Alpha activity on the forums to warrant one. All Alpha related posts -should go in the <uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html";> -Gentoo on Alternative Architectures</uri> category. +<uri link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-24.html";>Gentoo on +Sparc</uri>. There is no Gentoo on Alpha category because there simply isn't +enough Gentoo/Alpha activity on the forums to warrant one. All Alpha related +posts should go in the <uri +link="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewforum-f-32.html";> Gentoo on Alternative +Architectures</uri> category. </p> </body> -- [email protected] mailing list
