Re: Booting up after 6 years

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Hi,

just to inform you: My old LX164 is running Gentoo just fine since this
morning! One more alpha back at work!

Thanks for all your help,
Lukas


On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 18:01, Matt Turner <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Lukas Pustina <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Hello AXP community,
>
> Hi Lukas!
>
> > after the usual decluttering due to moving offices, I found my old LX164
> and
> > became nostalgic. I was wondering, if I could get the old lady up and
> > running again. By my surprise, she booted right into SRM console and I
> was
> > even able to start aboot. Now, my enthusiasm is back and I want to get
> her
> > updated and serving a real purpose.
>
> Great!
>
> > The last time I used the system is more then 6 years past and I guess
> many
> > things changed. I was hoping you guys can get me back on speed about
> > AXP-Linux. So far, I have the following - broad - question:
> > 1. Is SRM still the firmware to use?
>
> Yes. You may have an update available. I think the latest for LX is
> 5.8. See [1].
>
> > 2. Is aboot still the boot-loader to use?
>
> Yes. With quite a few patches (experimental ext4 support here [2]!)
>
> > 3. What is the most recent distribution to use? It seems like almost
> > everybody dropped the alpha ports.
>
> Gentoo is the most updated and the only one that is actively
> supported. Debian unstable still exists too.
>
> > I happy to get my alpha back,
> > thanks in advance,
> > Lukas
>
> Glad to have you! We're in #alpha and #gentoo-alpha on
> irc.freenode.net and would be glad to help get your alpha back up and
> running. Hope to see you there!
>
> Matt
>
> [1]
> http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmware/readmes/alphapc164lx.html
> [2] http://alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Aboot_EXT4_support
>
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Hi,<div><br></div><div>just to inform you: My old LX164 is running Gentoo j=
ust fine since this morning! One more alpha back at work!</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>Thanks for all your help,</div><div>Lukas</div><div><br><br><div cl=
ass=3D"gmail_quote">

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 18:01, Matt Turner <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D=
"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><bl=
ockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #=
ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">

On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Lukas Pustina &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:axp@p=
ustina.net">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br>
&gt; Hello AXP community,<br>
<br>
Hi Lukas!<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; after the usual decluttering due to moving offices, I found my old LX1=
64 and<br>
&gt; became nostalgic. I was wondering, if I could get the old lady up and<=
br>
&gt; running again. By my surprise, she booted right into SRM console and I=
 was<br>
&gt; even able to start aboot.=C2=A0Now, my enthusiasm is back and I want t=
o get her<br>
&gt; updated and serving a real purpose.<br>
<br>
</div>Great!<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; The last time I used the system is more then 6 years past and I guess =
many<br>
&gt; things changed. I was hoping you guys can get me back on speed about<b=
r>
&gt; AXP-Linux. So far, I have the following - broad - question:<br>
&gt; 1. Is SRM still the firmware to use?<br>
<br>
</div>Yes. You may have an update available. I think the latest for LX is<b=
r>
5.8. See [1].<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; 2. Is aboot still the boot-loader to use?<br>
<br>
</div>Yes. With quite a few patches (experimental ext4 support here [2]!)<b=
r>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; 3. What is the most recent distribution to use? It seems like almost<b=
r>
&gt; everybody dropped the alpha ports.<br>
<br>
</div>Gentoo is the most updated and the only one that is actively<br>
supported. Debian unstable still exists too.<br>
<div class=3D"im"><br>
&gt; I happy to get my alpha back,<br>
&gt; thanks in advance,<br>
&gt; Lukas<br>
<br>
</div>Glad to have you! We&#39;re in #alpha and #gentoo-alpha on<br>
<a href=3D"http://irc.freenode.net" target=3D"_blank">irc.freenode.net</a> =
and would be glad to help get your alpha back up and<br>
running. Hope to see you there!<br>
<br>
Matt<br>
<br>
[1] <a href=3D"http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmware/readmes/alpha=
pc164lx.html" target=3D"_blank">http://h18002.www1.hp.com/alphaserver/firmw=
are/readmes/alphapc164lx.html</a><br>
[2] <a href=3D"http://alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Aboot_EXT4_support" tar=
get=3D"_blank">http://alphalinux.org/wiki/index.php/Aboot_EXT4_support</a><=
br>
<br>
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