[olug] Linux on Alpha

[Phil Brutsche]

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> It's my understanding that the TurboChannel bussing doesn't have
> drivers, but FreeBSD can be installed in console mode (I even flirted
> with trying to install FreeBSD on one of them, but chicken out at the
> point where I needed a serial console).

I think FreeBSD will work if you're willing to go diskless.

> Can linux be installed on them in a similar manner?

Linux won't even *boot*, much less install.

> Is it worth the effort?  I'd love to use one of these machines as a
> backup/file server (i.e. with Samba) but Tru64 just sucks...

Outside of Tru64 your choices are:

* VMS
* NetBSD
* OpenBSD

Take your pick.

-- 

Phil


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