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by **Dragos-Anton Manolesc** » Tue, 29 Feb 2000 04:00:00

I have an Alphastation 200 4/233 and I'd like to switch to FreeBSD
4.0--I'm currently running Linux Debian. I'm looking for answers to
the following questions--they're probably answered elsewhere but I
don't have the time to dig for them...

1. Can FreeBSD run Tru64 binaries (Netscape) in the same way Linux
does--i.e., with the proper Tru64 runtime libraries? (I don't think
Netscape has an Alpha FreeBSD binary :-(

2. Does FreeBSD support the pcmcia-cs package on the Alpha? My box
came with an ISA-PCMCIA adapter and I need to mount compact flash
cards.

TIA,

-Dragos

p.s. I assume that my S3 Virge video card will work with FreeBSD since
both Linux and FreeBSD use XFree...

by **Jordan Hubbar** » Wed, 01 Mar 2000 04:00:00

> 1. Can FreeBSD run Tru64 binaries (Netscape) in the same way Linux
> does--i.e., with the proper Tru64 runtime libraries? (I don't think
> Netscape has an Alpha FreeBSD binary :-(

Yes, simply be sure to install /usr/ports/emulators/osf1_base first;
that will give you the libraries you need to run Tru64 netscape, among
other things.

Quote:> 2. Does FreeBSD support the pcmcia-cs package on the Alpha? My box
> came with an ISA-PCMCIA adapter and I need to mount compact flash
> cards.

Not sure about the answer to this one. It's the first I've ever heard
of anyone trying to use PCMCIA on that architecture.

Quote:> p.s. I assume that my S3 Virge video card will work with FreeBSD since
> both Linux and FreeBSD use XFree...

Yes.

-- Jordan Hubbard
Co-founder/Release Engineer, The FreeBSD Project
Walnut Creek CDROM

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