Let's remove Alpha part. I just mention that 6.X was the last branch
supporting this architecture and points people to release page.
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<para>In general, these installation instructions are written
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for &i386; (<quote>PC compatible</quote>) architecture
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computers. Where applicable, instructions specific to other
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platforms (for example, Alpha) will be listed. Although this
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platforms will be listed. Although this
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guide is kept as up to date as possible, you may find minor
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differences between the installer and what is shown here. It is
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suggested that you use this chapter as a general guide rather
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<indexterm><primary>Alpha</primary></indexterm>
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<para>To install &os;/&arch.alpha;, you will need a supported
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platform (see <xref linkend="install-hardware-supported">)
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and a dedicated disk for &os;. It is not possible to share
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a disk with another operating system at this time. This
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disk will need to be attached to a SCSI controller which is
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supported by the SRM firmware or an IDE disk assuming the
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SRM in your machine supports booting from IDE disks.</para>
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<indexterm><primary>ARC</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>Alpha BIOS</primary></indexterm>
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<indexterm><primary>SRM</primary></indexterm>
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<para>You will need the SRM console firmware for your
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platform. In some cases, it is possible to switch between
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AlphaBIOS (or ARC) firmware and SRM. In others it will be
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necessary to download new firmware from the vendor's Web
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site.</para>
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<note>
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<para>Support for the Alpha was removed beginning with
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&os; 7.0. The
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&os; 6.<replaceable>X</replaceable> series of
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releases is the last containing support for this
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architecture.</para>
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</note>
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architecture. Please check the <ulink
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url="http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/index.html">Release
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Information</ulink> page of the &os; web site for more
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information.</para>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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</example>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Disk Layouts for the Alpha</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Alpha</primary></indexterm>
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<para>You will need a dedicated disk for FreeBSD on the
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Alpha. It is not possible to share a disk with another
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operating system at this time. Depending on the specific
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Alpha machine you have, this disk can either be a SCSI disk
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or an IDE disk, as long as your machine is capable of
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booting from it.</para>
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<para>Following the conventions of the Digital / Compaq
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manuals all SRM input is shown in uppercase. SRM is case
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insensitive.</para>
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<para>To find the names and types of disks in your machine, use
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the <literal>SHOW DEVICE</literal> command from the SRM
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console prompt:</para>
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<screen>>>><userinput>SHOW DEVICE</userinput>
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dka0.0.0.4.0 DKA0 TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-57 3476
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dkc0.0.0.1009.0 DKC0 RZ1BB-BS 0658
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dkc100.1.0.1009.0 DKC100 SEAGATE ST34501W 0015
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dva0.0.0.0.1 DVA0
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ewa0.0.0.3.0 EWA0 00-00-F8-75-6D-01
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pkc0.7.0.1009.0 PKC0 SCSI Bus ID 7 5.27
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pqa0.0.0.4.0 PQA0 PCI EIDE
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pqb0.0.1.4.0 PQB0 PCI EIDE</screen>
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<para>This example is from a Digital Personal Workstation
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433au and shows three disks attached to the machine. The
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first is a CDROM drive called <devicename>DKA0</devicename> and
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the other two are disks and are called
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<devicename>DKC0</devicename> and
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<devicename>DKC100</devicename> respectively.</para>
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<para>Disks with names of the form <devicename>DKx</devicename>
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are SCSI disks. For example <devicename>DKA100</devicename>
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refers to a SCSI disk with SCSI target ID 1 on the first SCSI bus (A),
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whereas <devicename>DKC300</devicename> refers to a SCSI disk
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with SCSI ID 3 on the third SCSI bus (C). Devicename <devicename>
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PKx</devicename> refers to the SCSI host bus adapter. As
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seen in the <literal>SHOW DEVICE</literal> output SCSI
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CDROM drives are treated as any other SCSI hard disk drive.</para>
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<para>IDE disks have names similar to <devicename>DQx</devicename>,
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while <devicename>PQx</devicename> is the associated IDE
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controller.</para>
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</sect3>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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<title>Booting for the Alpha</title>
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<indexterm><primary>Alpha</primary></indexterm>
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<procedure>
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<step>
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<para>Start with your computer turned off.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Turn on the computer and wait for a boot monitor
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prompt.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>If you needed to prepare boot floppies, as described in
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<xref linkend="install-boot-media"> then one of them will be the
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first boot disc, probably the one containing
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<filename>boot.flp</filename>. Put this disc in your floppy
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drive and type the following command to boot the disk
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(substituting the name of your floppy drive if
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necessary):</para>
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<screen>>>><userinput>BOOT DVA0 -FLAGS '' -FILE ''</userinput></screen>
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<para>If you are booting from CDROM, insert the CDROM into
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the drive and type the following command to start the
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installation (substituting the name of the appropriate
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CDROM drive if necessary):</para>
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<screen>>>><userinput>BOOT DKA0 -FLAGS '' -FILE ''</userinput></screen>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>FreeBSD will start to boot. If you are booting from a
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floppy disc, at some point you will see the message:</para>
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<screen>Insert disk labelled "Kernel floppy 1" and press any key...</screen>
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<para>Follow these instructions by removing the
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<filename>boot.flp</filename> disc, insert the
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<filename>kern1.flp</filename> disc, and press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
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</step>
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<step>
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<para>Whether you booted from floppy or CDROM, the
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boot process will then get to this point:</para>
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<screen>Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
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Booting [kernel] in 9 seconds... _</screen>
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<para>Either wait ten seconds, or press <keycap>Enter</keycap>. This
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will then launch the kernel configuration menu.</para>
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</step>
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</procedure>
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</sect3>
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<sect3>
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