Got an alpha server any advice???
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Got an alpha server any advice???
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 Dwarlock Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 156,907 RAC: 0 
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Hi, I've just goten an older DEC 2000 Alpha server up and running, and I'm looking for any advice that anyone has to give... I'm attempting (with little success) to put NT on it, but I've got the origional open VMS software and liscenses.... I'd like to make it into a cruncher.... has anyone here played with these much? any advice? <img src="http://teamstarfire.org/boinc/summary.php?name=Dwarlock&team=Kansans%20Searching%20for%20a%20Planet%20With%20People%20More%20Interesting%20Than%20This%20One&seti=7832952&cbg=grey"> ID: 99475 ·  |
keeleysam  Send message Joined: 17 Dec 03 Posts: 133 Credit: 60,478,373 RAC: 0
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> Hi, I've just goten an older DEC 2000 Alpha server up and running, and I'm > looking for any advice that anyone has to give... I'm attempting (with little > success) to put NT on it, but I've got the origional open VMS software and > liscenses.... > I'd like to make it into a cruncher.... > has anyone here played with these much? any advice? > Does it have more than 64 MB of RAM? ID: 99589 · |
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at1839 Send message Joined: 8 Feb 01 Posts: 29 Credit: 5,899,847 RAC: 0 
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> Hi, I've just goten an older DEC 2000 Alpha server up and running, and I'm > looking for any advice that anyone has to give... Hi. Install Debian Linux .. I think that is the only way to let it to crunch. I do have an Alpha ev67 up an running. Paolo. ID: 99742 · |
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keputnam Send message Joined: 2 Jul 99 Posts: 242 Credit: 2,736,564 RAC: 3
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> Hi, I've just goten an older DEC 2000 Alpha server up and running, and I'm > looking for any advice that anyone has to give... I'm attempting (with little > success) to put NT on it, but I've got the origional open VMS software and > liscenses.... > I'd like to make it into a cruncher.... > has anyone here played with these much? any advice? > I's been a loooong time since I ran NT4 on an Alpha box, but describe the problems you're having and I'll try to get the LRU memory bits firing again. (You would also have to compile BOINC yourself,since a Win_Alpha version is not provided, only a Win_x86)  
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Dwarlock Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 27 Credit: 156,907 RAC: 0
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it's got 128 meg, and I'll go through the install again to get the error code, basicaly I'm getting fairly well into the nt install (4.0) and then getting a fatal error (blue screen) I'll pay better attention and get the actual point of failure, and the code on my next attempt. <img src="http://teamstarfire.org/boinc/summary.php?name=Dwarlock&team=Kansans%20Searching%20for%20a%20Planet%20With%20People%20More%20Interesting%20Than%20This%20One&seti=7832952&cbg=grey"> ID: 100058 · |
Kajunfisher  Send message Joined: 29 Mar 05 Posts: 1407 Credit: 126,476 RAC: 0
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Dwarlock, if my memory doesn't fail me, or hasn't already, there should be a fatal exception code when it presents the blue screen... been a long time... that might help you . No matter where you go, there you are... 
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Alex Send message Joined: 26 Sep 01 Posts: 260 Credit: 2,327 RAC: 0 
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> it's got 128 meg, and I'll go through the install again to get the error code, > basicaly I'm getting fairly well into the nt install (4.0) and then getting a > fatal error (blue screen) Going to guess it's a driver issue... ie. scsi card. I'd probably unplug optional components for the NT install (I assume you're installing the Alpha NT, not the Intel NT).. so unplug some external scsi cards, and network cards until you get NT running. You also should have a plethora of bios menus to go through to set up the thing. ID: 100090 · |
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