From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C86E95.01AE6298" Subject: RE: [9fans] Installing Plan9 on a DEC Alpha Workstation Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:05:35 -0800 Message-ID: <621112A569DAE948AD25CCDCF1C0753303CBB5@dolly.ntdom.cupdx> References: From: "Benjamin Huntsman" To: "Fans of the OS Plan 9 from Bell Labs" <9fans@cse.psu.edu> Topicbox-Message-UUID: 53057c4a-ead3-11e9-9d60-3106f5b1d025 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C86E95.01AE6298 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > AS600 has an EV5 cpu, not an EV56, so IIRC you might have to clean up = some assembler code and add some assembler for drivers to work properly = without BWX instructions Last time I tried, you can get Plan 9 to build with the -b flag to the = compiler. (at least I think it's -b... there's definitely a "no-bwx" = switch.) I was able to get the bootloader working on my Multia, but = couldn't get it to download the config file via my Mac OS X-hosted tftp = server. It'd at least get to that point, though... I'm getting inspired to give it another try now that I've got an = XP1000... -----Original Message----- From: 9fans-bounces+bhuntsman=3Dmail2.cu-portland.edu@cse.psu.edu on = behalf of john@csplan9.rit.edu Sent: Wed 2/13/2008 2:58 PM To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu Subject: Re: [9fans] Installing Plan9 on a DEC Alpha Workstation =20 > Pawel Lasek wrote: >> Unfortunately my time for working on Alpha port is really limited and >> my AS is in need of parts (It's really hard to get parity FP simms >> these day, at least here, and 48 MB is not enough). And also my main >> priority is to get a newer VMS installed on it, so Plan9 will need to >> wait even more. >>=20 >> An interesting thing to try for porting might be DS10, for which >> someone has been writing an emulator - It would be nice to show a >> working Plan9 network composed of only Alphas one day :-) >=20 > I have AlphaStations in Sydney, Australia which are free to good = homes.=20 > A pile of AS200s and a very big pile of AS255s (I think - I'll have = to=20 > check again). >=20 > I probably have enough to give at least one to everybody active on=20 > 9fans. (I'm not kidding). >=20 > I have to get rid of them too. >=20 > E-mail me off-list if you're interested to negotiate transport/pickup. >=20 > I will also make it clear that I don't have time to pre-test to weed = out=20 > broken units or to run around chasing couriers, so only if you're=20 > serious, thanks. >=20 > - Chris. Yes, people, please take them and work on the port... my AlphaStation 250 is lonely only running VMS. 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