Re: Debian GNU/Linux on DEC Alpha ...
DI Josef Synka (synka@indmath.uni-linz.ac.at) wrote:
> Dear Debian-Team,
>
> Recently I learned about the availability of Debian GNU/Linux
> and its excellent performance on various systems. Further I was
> told that it is supposed to be more stable than Suse of RedHat
> Linux - is that true?
>
> Having read through some of the information pages provided
> on your homepage www.debian.org, however, I am now not
> sure whether Debian can be used on DEC Alpha workstations.
> Could you please help me on that matter?
>
> For rather recent video cards, such as a 32MB nVidia Geforce ...,
> I found that Debian does not yet support them. Is there a possibility
> to obtain drivers for such cards from your group and how long,
> approximately, one does have to wait for them?
>
> Many thanks in advance for your help!
You must not have looked very hard..
<http://www.debian.org/ports/alpha/> Is what you are looking for. and
you will also want to visit <http://www.alphalinux.org> and read some
of the many, usefull, docs there. The mailing list
debian-alpha@lists.debian.org is the best place to get help with your
Alpha(s). You can subscribe by sending a message to
debian-alpha-request@lists.debian.org with the body "subscribe"
HTH,
Ron
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