Re: Help for someone starting out with Alpha 3000/600
On Sun, 14 May 2006 17:11:33 -0400
Angelo Bertolli <angelo@freeshell.org> wrote:
> I inherited an Alpha 3000/600 from someone, but haven't been able to
> get it to boot. I have tried the alpha mini CD for Debian just to
> see if it would work. I really don't know anything about what to
> expect, and I don't even know if this system is usable or not, so I
> thought I'd ask here:
>
> When booting I do not get any diagnostic screen (like it says in the
> manual). I only get a lonely cursor blinking at the bottom of the
> screen after a few moments of HD whirring. Does this mean something
> bad?
>
> Also, I'm using a SCSI CDROM that uses CD caddies. Are burned CDR's
> going to work with this machine?
>
> Thanks,
> Angelo
Hi Angelo,
you're pretty out of luck trying to get Linux working on a DEC3000.
Although there exists a port for these kind of machines, it is pretty
experimental. You might want to go for NetBSD or grab a hobbyist license
of OpenVMS.
Regards,
Marc
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