Re: [announce] SuSE Linux 8.1 Alpha Edition available.

Igor Schein <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Jun 2003 01:17:44 -0400
Newsgroups gmane.linux.suse.axp,gmane.linux.redhat.axp.general
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On Tue, May 13, 2003 at 04:09:51PM +0200, Stefan Reinauer wrote:
> Dear Alpha community,
> 
> it's been quite some spare time nights that the old SuSE Alpha Team
> spent to present you a new version of SuSE Linux for Alpha machines.
> 
> To safe more greasy words: It's available for download from 
>       ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/ 
> 
> There are quite a couple of reasons to update now, among them are:
> 
>  * kernel 2.4.19
>  * gcc 3.2.2, glibc 2.2.5, binutils 2.12.90.0.15
>  * apache2, bind8/9, ..
>  * kde 3.0.4
>  * ...
>  
> SuSE Linux 8.1 Alpha Edition has been tested on several EV56/EV6/EV67
> machines, but it might also work on newer/older Alpha systems. 
> 
> To install SuSE Linux 8.1 Alpha Edition on SRM systems, you need to
> download the installation iso, and burn it to a CD. Find the ISO at  
> ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/axp/supplementary/8.1/boot/boot.iso
> Then you can start installation with "boot dkb0 -fl 0". Please make 
> sure to insert your cdrom device instead of dkb0. For interactive 
> startup you can use the "-fl i" instead of "-fl 0"

At what point can I specify the network module for ftp installation?
My module is tulip.  When I get to the menu where I select ftp
install, it complains that no module is found.

Thanks

Igor