Re: newbie question - installing Linux/Alpha on AlphaPC 164lx

[Gorik De Samblanx <Gorik.DeSamblanx@cs.kuleuven.ac.be>]

> 
> hi !
> 
> last night i tried to install Linux Debian port to Alpha and i have now
> some qustions about installation process :) (hmm, and that is my first
> step on Alphas, so don't be angry for lame questions :)
> 
> first thing i made was replacing AlphaBIOS to SRM console. maybe this
> step is wrong, so there is a question - how to change back to AlphaBIOS ?

I don't know whether it is useful for your problem, but here is a link that
contains also information on SRM (and how to quit) :

http://llsgg.rug.ac.be/udb/
 where they also refer to 
http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/computers/udb-man.pdf
 or
http://www.brouhaha.com/~eric/computers/udb-man.ps.gz

I made a backup of these at http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~gorik/UDB/ .

I use debian, but the redhat installing instructions were more clear and 
the redhat source RPM does not need a patch. Then again, debian has other
advantages.


Gorik

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