Fedora 8-based distro for Alpha CD Announcement

[Steven Moix]

That's great news, I'll try it this weekend as soon as I can get my
hands on my Alpha :)

On Mon, 2008-04-14 at 10:06 -0400, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> Hi, folks,
> 
> After an almost interminable wait (:-), the most recent
> final release candidate for our own Fedora 8-based distro
> for Alpha is now available at:
> 
>   http://buildsys.zero42.at/iso/Fedora-20080404-alpha-CD.iso
> 
> This is a single CD, although more than a "net install" version,
> as there are more than 600 RPMs on the CD, and after install,
> should be usable in X11, and will be network-aware.
> 
> The installation includes a pre-initialized yum repository
> descriptor pointing to the repository on buildsys.zero42.at,
> and will probably announce some updates available as soon as
> you boot into the new install. Also, since there are more
> than 8000 RPMs available, you'll be able to fill out your
> fresh install with the packages you really want/need.
> 
> At the moment, there is no specific "updates" directory for
> yum; we are in the process of putting that in place, but until
> then, updates will appear in the main "core" directory.
> 
> The current kernel is 2.6.23.10-97.fc8.1axp; Alpha-related
> fixes in there include a bug fix for Cypress IDE support on
> the platforms that use that chipset (MIATA/XP1000/DS20).
> 
> Firefox is at 2.0.0.12; gcc at 4.1.2-23; glibc at 2.6.90-21.
> 
> At the end of this message are various notes related to
> this distro. PLEASE READ THEM!!!
> 
> Additional information about the build system, repositories,
> current state of our Fedora 9 for Alpha testing, etc, are on:
> 
>   http://buildsys.zero42.at/
> 
> Sorry, there's no MILO-based machine support in there.
> 
> So, let us know your thoughts/suggestions/corrections/etc.
> 
> We are not reluctant to spin new newer kernels, or other packages,
> or even another complete distro (1 CD, 3CDs, 1 DVD, whatever),
> should folks find glaring problems with this one. Any and all
> help appreciated in solving some of the current problems, most
> particularly with GNOME and JAVA issues. And an install of this
> distro will put you in good position to help with Fedora 9 for Alpha
> development... :-)
> 
> ENJOY!
> 
> --Jay++
> 
> ================================================
> 
> Installation instructions
> -------------------------
> 
> Normal boot options (0=GUI,1=ttyS0,2=text,3=rescue)
> 
> Partitioning seems reasonable, though it may be fragile
> 
> Can choose to use LVM, or may get it by default if doing
> auto-partitioning
> 
> Custom package selection seems reasonably stable
> 
> ================================================
> 
> Installation guidelines
> -----------------------
> 
> Packages: select KDE, de-select GNOME
> GNOME has some problem(s), so best to use KDE or another WM
> 
> ================================================
> 
> Installation quirks
> -------------------
> 
> MIATA with IDE CDROM - sometimes doesn't find it
> 
> DS15/DS25 - "transferring image to hard drive" hang
> 
> ================================================
> 
> Recommendations
> ---------------
> 
> S3-trio64 graphics are VERY fragile - use text mode install
> 
> EV4-based machines, or machines with 512MB or less - use text mode
> install, as GUI takes a lot of memory.
> 
> If there is a problem with the 20080404 CD, then try the one in the
> "iso/obsolete" subdirectory, dated 20080311. Packages on the older
> ISO include only a very few that are older than the current ISO.
> 
> ================================================
> 
> What's not working
> ------------------
> 
> SMP kernels on AS2100/2100A
> 
> AS800 if configured with DE500-BA NIC
> 
> GNOME desktop
> 
> JAVA (?)
> 
> No testing of text mode for original TGA adapter, though TGA-2
> should be fine (it uses a VGA chip :-)
> 
> No TGA Xorg graphics driver for any TGA/TGA-2 chipset
> 
> No NUMA support on MARVEL (ES47 et al)
> 
> ================================================
> 
> 
> Tested machines and configurations
> ----------------------------------
> 
> EV6
>   DS10/DS15/DS20/DS25/ES40/ES45/ES47
>   XP1000
>   UP1100
> 
> EV5 and EV566
>   PC164/LX164/MIATA
>   AS500/AS800/AS1200
> 
> EV4
>   AS250
> 
> Graphics adapters
>   Radeon 7000/7200/7500/9250
>   Permedia 2 (ELSA) and 3 (VX1)
>   Matrox Millennium I, II, G200
>   3DFx Voodoo 3000
>   ATI Rage 128
> 
> SCSI adapters
>   NCR/LSI/Symbios 875 and 895
>   QLogic 1020 and 1040
>   Adaptec 2940 and 3960
> 
> Ethernet adapters
>   Tulip 21140/3 (DE-500)
>   Intel 82557/8/9 (DE-600)
>   Broadcom 5703
> 
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