[Cialug] Alpha install

[dave at visionary.com]

On Sat, Aug 27, 2005, Dave Weis <djweis at sjdjweis.com> said:

> 
> On Sat, 27 Aug 2005, dave at visionary.com wrote:
>> On Fri, Aug 26, 2005, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> said:
>>> David Champion wrote:
>>>> Here's the first of many Linux on Alpha questions to come... since
>>>> several of us now have Alpha systems thanks to Dice. :)
>>>>
>>>> Is this cd image the one I want if I'm doing a debian install over the
>>>> internet?
>>>>
>>>> debian-31r0a-alpha-netinst.iso
>>>>
>>>> Maybe we should have a little Alpha installfest. :)
>>>>
>>>
>>> yep, that's it
>>>
>>> also, I'm now syncing the debian alpha sources for the installfest.  I
>>> suspect we may need them :)
>>
>> Anyone know what the "SRM notation" of the ide cdrom in the DS10's is?
>>> From the Debian Alpha howto...
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/alpha/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install-cd
>>
>> --
>> 5.4.1 Booting from CD-ROM with the SRM Console
>>
>> Type
>>
>>     >>> boot xxxx -flags 0
>>
>> where xxxx is your CD-ROM drive in SRM notation.
> 
> In the console type show config and it will tell you. I think it was dqb0:

Sweet. I have the base install on, and it's getting all dpkg'ed up now. :)

BTW - these things put out a lot of heat!

-dc