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Bug 16752 - No alpha install instructions...absolutely no instructions on installing an alpha boot loader or proper fdisk instructions...or necessary BSD partition type inside the kernel
Summary: No alpha install instructions...absolutely no instructions on installing an a...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: [OLD] Docs-user
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Hardware: Alpha Linux
: High blocker (vote)
Assignee: Tavis Ormandy (RETIRED)
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Reported: 2003-03-03 12:45 UTC by Ted Goodridge, Jr
Modified: 2003-06-10 10:33 UTC (History)
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Description Ted Goodridge, Jr 2003-03-03 12:45:05 UTC 
The x86 install instructions work pretty well for installing on alpha.  
Unfortunately, there are no instructions on installing a bootloader (i.e. 
aboot.)  I had to hunt around for man pages and one led me to another and I 
eventually figured it out.
Also people need to be aware of how your boot drive must be a BSD disk label / 
partition type, the first 3 sectors must be unallocated, and that the "BSD 
partition type" _MUST_ be selected in the kernel config.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1.Documentation issue
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Actual Results:  
n/a

Expected Results:  
Given enough information readily available to install gentoo properly.

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Comment 1 Tavis Ormandy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-05-13 17:16:08 UTC 
http://cvs.gentoo.org/~taviso/alpha-install.html

Work done so far, im waiting for some other parts to be completed (specifically things i dont use, and cant write about) before i put it all together.
Comment 2 Tavis Ormandy (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2003-06-10 10:33:21 UTC 
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/gentoo-alpha-install.xml