Re: Sync on Linux/Alpha
  By: Sam Alexander to All on Fri May 11 2007 14:25:00

 > Also with Sync aside, has anyone ran Linux on an Alpha?  This server used
 > to run Red Hat 7.2 (and still has it loaded on it I guess), but I'd like to
 > install something abit newer.  Being an Ubuntu fan, I'd like to stick with
 > Debian, which Ubuntu is based on.

I had a Alphaserver 1200.  The problem I had was linux support for the DAC9600
(hope I'm remembering that model # right) RAID controller it had.  Redhat 7.2
kernel image had support for the card out of the box but was old.  Debian was
newer but didn't support the card. I started out using the Redhat kernel on a
Debian distro.  It was a nasting kludge but it worked.  Later I ended up
finding 3rd party linux drivers for the controller and making a custom kernel
in Debian.

In terms of a distro today that still supports DEC Alphas and is modern, Debian
is probably it.  On the plus side Debian is an excellent distro, as you already
know. 

I miss my Alpha.  Despite being older hardware it sure was an excellent web
server platform.

Regards,
Doug

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