Re: SYM53c8xx Panic on Boot: 2.6.1rc1 (Alpha)
On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 11:03:29PM -0600, John Goerzen wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 04, 2004 at 10:06:32PM -0500, Jay Estabrook wrote:
> >
> > Did you try the old SYM driver?
>
> No, I could not find it in the config system, though to be honest I
> haven't looked closely and may have missed something obvious.
Well, it looks like some patches went into RC1 for the SYM_2 driver;
since I had no problems with stock 2.6.0 and SYM_2, any chance you
could try that instead?
> > Are you really booting from MILO?
>
> Indeed. It is my understanding that only MILO can boot my AlphaBIOS
> system. I have been booting this way since I bought the Alpha new,
> sometime in 1997 or 1998. If more recent developments have obsoleted
> MILO (without requiring me to switch to SRM), I'd be interested.
Yes, SRM console is available for download to run on LX/SX (and most
others that were initially sold for NT use, except XL or XLT).
--Jay++
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