Re: Intro / help
Carl Parrish <cparrish@cox.net> writes:
> I've just recently got a AlphaPC 164SX. It looks like I have access
> to ARBIOS and MILO but not srm. I have the Alpha-Debian disk1 image
> burned on a CD-ROM (did the md5sum). put the CD-ROM in restarted the
> computer......Nothing. So I did a little background reading
> (RTFM). Came up with lots of info for srm but since I can't seem to
> find srm didn't help me much.
Here's how to install SRM on a SX164 (I posted it just a few days ago
on another list :)
Get
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/v6.1/alphapc164sx/sx164_v5_8.exe
Copy it to a FAT formatted floppy as "fwupdate.exe". Select "Update
AlphaBIOS" from the AlphaBIOS menu. On reboot, you should get a blue
screen. Hit enter a few times, and you should get a prompt
">>>". Then do:
>>> set os_type unix
>>> set console graphics
Previously, you should ensure SRM supports your boot device. SX164 SRM
supports booting from IDE, Adaptec and Symbios, so this is usually not
a problem. Check
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/alphapc164sx.html
Please tell me if this works, I did this about a year ago and perhaps
I'm not remembering correctly. It might also help to unplug all serial
devices so SRM doesn't think they're serial consoles.
Falk
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