My lucky day

[Jon_norstog]

On Mon, 2008-01-07 at 22:21 -0500, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> Dialup Jon Norstog wrote:
> > 
> > I installed RH 7.2 to see if there was something wrong with the machine.  No
> > problems installing, and man, it runs **fast**.  I think I'll scout around for
> > a pair of 833 mhz processors.
> 
> Might be worth trying the latest test ISO for Fedora 8 on Alpha... :-)
> 
> Look at:
> 
>     http://buildsys.zero42.at/iso/
> 
> Grab the latest ISO and see if the 2.6.23.10-97,fc8.1axp UP kernel works
> on the UP2000+.
> 
> MUST DO'S:
> 
> 1. use text mode only (-flags 2)
> 2. take the default package selections
> 
> Auto-partitioning appears to be working, but custom works as well.
> 
> The problem on CYPRESS IDE machines (XP1000, DS20, MIATA) is fixed.
> 
> Nearly all of the RPMS on the CD will be installed by default, but
> not the SMP kernel, though it is there.
> 
> The system should be bootable after install, network should be up, and
> one can then modify the YUM config file to point at the Alphacore F8
> repository at:
> 
>     http://buildsys.zero42.at/mash/f8/alpha/os/
> 
> There's nearly 8000 RPMS out there, so go for it! :-)
> 
> PLEASE, anyone who tries it, LET US KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!
> 
> Good luck!
> 
> --Jay++

Hey Thanks Jay!

You're and angel from heaven. Looks like something to do over the coming
long, cold weekend.

jn