Alpha Core 3 is available

Tue Mar 6 18:17:41 UTC 2007

  Downloaded and put the ISO images for public on my http server:

http://yakov.dls.net/fedora/3/alpha

  Thanks for a nice work. Beautiful name for release.

> Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 12:49 PM
> To: Linux and Red Hat on Alpha processors
> Subject: Alpha Core 3 is available
> 
> Hello All,
> 
>                 Alpha Core 3 Release Notes
>               ==============================
> 
>     Welcome to Alpha Core 3 (Nastia) final version !
> 
>     This release is based on the Fedora Core 5 release + some 
> packages from updates. Everything's just been a straight 
> rebuild of the SRPMs where possible. Where changes have been 
> necessary, the release number has had "axp" and a further 
> revision number appended.
> 
>     Where a package has failed to build properly, or 
> something not worked we followed the following steps:
> 
> 1) Check for obvious problems caused by the build system 
> having older versions of supporting utilities. Rebuild those first.
> 
> 2) See if the cause is something obvious that can be fixed 
> with a simple change to the .spec file. A couple of the 
> uglier hacks come from this step (see the Beecrypt SRPM).
> 
> 3) Grab the latest version of the package from the Rawhide 
> tree and try building that, try match a compromise version 
> but not necessarily latest (see kernel).
> 
> 4) Hounted alpha specific bugs and write patches wich are 
> submited to Fedora folks upstream, and merged with our alphacore.
> 
> 
> Things in AC3 (in addition to FC5 release notes) 
> ================================================
> 
> 1. gcc 4.1.1-1 - one of the latest version of gcc tree with 
> working java. Most of the java packages are built and 
> included into the distribution.
> 
> Special features
> ----------------
> 
> 1. mono 1.2.2.1.fc5axp - preview of C# on Alpha. Jist-In-Time 
> (JIT) produces native code.
> 
> Alpha Kernel Notes
> ------------------
> 1. Recent kernel 2.6.17. The distribution kernel supports some new 
>    sysctl calls (they are not exported in vanilla kernel).
> 
> 2. Support for TITAN-based machines (DS15/DS25/ES45) and
>    TSUNAMI-based machines (DS10/DS20/ES40/XP1000) can now handle
>    graphics controllers not on the primary PCI "hose" (aka domain).
>    This is important especially for DS15 and ES45, since the PCI bus
>    with slots on DS15 is hose #2, and the AGP slot on ES45 is also
>    hose #2.
> 
> 3. Support for MARVEL (ES47 et al) is now working (default: 
> 16 CPUs max)
> 
> 4. The problem with AS800/Digital Server 3305 and DE500-BA tulip NIC
>    crashing is now fixed
> 
> Huge thanks to Jay Estabrook.
> 
> Alpha XORG 7.1.1 Notes
> ----------------------
> 
> 1. DRI/DRM for Radeon-based graphics cards seems quite stable.
> 
> 2. DRI/DRM will now work on graphics cards not in "hose" #0, so
>    3D apps will run on DS15 and ES45/AGP.
> 
> 3. Modular Xorg server is expected to work.
> 
> Known Issues
> ============
> 1. Java packages could produce "unaligned access exception" 
> (UAE) messages in /var/log/message. They are very rare.
> 
> 2. gcc could produce a code that can generate UAEs. In most 
> cases that is the problem in source code that should be fixed.
> 
> 3. No support for MILO machines. Sorry.
> 
> 4. The installer offer less functionality than before. Don't 
> try to customize packages during install - it likely won't 
> work. Just let the installer to install packages for one of 
> predefined configurations.
> Additional packages could be installed later manually or via 
> "yum" from local repository.
> 
> 5. The SMP kernel is not installed by default - it should be 
> installed manually.
> 
> 6. The installer doesn't install the correct xorg driver (as 
> far as I understand it installs vesa driver). The proper 
> driver should be installed manually.
> 
> 7. The NFS image install expects to have just iso images in 
> exported directory (not the full install tree). Just copy 
> distribution iso images to exported NFS directory and select 
> "NFS image" install method (the installer should be ran with 
> "askmethod" parameter).
> 
> 8. The "prelink" package doesn't work.
> 
> The iso images are available at:
> ftp://ftp.rdsor.ro/pub/Linux/Distributions/AlphaLinux/core/3.0b/iso
> 
> The SRPMS iso image is available too.
> 
> Hall of Fame
> ============
> Thanks very much to Jay Estabrook (HP) for his kernel/xorg 
> patches and testing efforts and support. He helped to resolve 
> a showstopper issue with xorg packages that really delayied 
> the AC3 release.
> Thanks very much to Cristian Balint for being with the project.
> Thanks to RedHat who accept patches for Alpha.
> 
> Also a very special thanks for people who participated on the 
> mailing list with posting suggestions and bug reports.
> 
> If want to participate or just simply feel that something not 
> work please mail or check these out:
> AXP-List: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list
> 
> "Do svidania", hope for meeting on an AC 4 release.
> 
> Regards,
> Sergey.
> 
> tsv at solvo.ru
> 
> 
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