Hi Chris,
I'm rsyncing as we speak. I finally moved all of my
Tru64 stuff over to the newer alpha. So I'm using my
PWS 500au box for slackware. I'll let you know how it
goes. I'll be at home over thanksgiving.. so as a
result I'll have lots of time to play with slackware.
If I come across any problems, I'll try to figure out
how to fix things and send you the patch/fix. Thanks
again for all of your work. I hope that in time it
will become official and that we kick the other
distros in the ass.
-Octave
--- Chris Lumens <chris@slackware.com> wrote:
> There's still no word yet on the bootable CD
> problems. But I've waited
> long enough to get this stuff to everyone. So
> here's the announcement.
> I've placed everything up on the rsync server
> (topsecret.osd.bsdi.com)
> for your syncing pleasure. Here's how it works:
>
> - Make a directory on a local computer. For this
> example, we'll call it
> /slackware-current.
> - cd into that directory.
> - Issue the following unweildy command:
>
> rsync --rsh=ssh --progress -lprtvvz \
>
>
rsync://alphadevel@topsecret.osd.bsdi.com/slackware-alpha
> .
>
> - The password is:
>
> [ removed. see above. -- Chris ]
>
> - It'll start to sync stuff over to your local
> machine. This will take
> A LONG TIME the first time you do it. Hey, it's
> almost a complete
> Slackware source and packages tree.
>
> - Once it's done syncing, you now have to figure out
> how to get it onto
> your Alpha. Currently, it's best to have an
> existing OS, a free
> partition, and a network connection. Mount your
> free partition, install
> the package tools onto your existing OS, and mount
> the Slackware stuff
> from another machine. Install manually.
>
> Read the INSTALL file for more detailed
> directions. It's hairy, but
> that's the price for such bleeding edge-ness :)
>
>
> Now here's some more stuff you might want to know:
> Expect to see several
> syncs to topsecret *per day* Once I start working
> on this stuff, I do
> a lot at a time. Then it's back on the shelf for a
> few days. I'd
> recommend scripting that rsync, unless you really
> like typing.
>
> I DO NOT want to see this posted on slashdot or
> similar sites. If it does
> get out, I'll end up wasting my time answering email
> instead of working on
> Alpha stuff. Also, DO NOT mirror this for general
> ftp use. If I wanted
> everyone to get access, I would put this up
> publically. There's a reason
> it's on a private server with a password. Really,
> please don't do this.
> I'll kick you if I have to and I don't want to do
> that. Play nice!
>
> This stuff runs on my loaner dual 21264 and
> Patrick's 21164. I must be
> doing something right :) The kernel I've built also
> works on both
> machines. Also, it does work with a milo system,
> provided that you've got
> milo set up first. I don't know how to do that.
>
> There are bugs. Read the BUGS file to see what I've
> got so far.
>
> If you want to work on the packages yourself, you're
> going to need
> protopkg:
>
>
>
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/unsupported/protopkg
>
> Good luck to all, and please let me know what your
> experiences are with
> this. Your bug reports can make this better!
>
> --
> Chris Lumens - chris@slackware.com - KG6CIH
>
@n=(-42,-85,-83,-19,65,2,-10,-10,-15,-3,2,-10,73,-4,8,-4,2,79,8,17,15,7,14,2);
> print map{chr(-$n[$i++]+ord)} sort(split(//,'place
> random string here')),"\n";
>
>
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* Unix Systems Administrator * Solaris/Tru64/Linux *
* Sun Microsystems, Inc. * Certified Solaris *
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