Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2005 09:40:55 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Ansar Mohammed <ansarm@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: SRM compatibility Message-ID: <20051106084055.GA88340@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <004b01c5e263$8d4b9e30$0c02a8c0@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com> References: <004b01c5e263$8d4b9e30$0c02a8c0@northamerica.corp.microsoft.com>
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On Sat, Nov 05, 2005 at 06:49:20PM -0500, Ansar Mohammed wrote.. > Is there a recommended SRM version to use for FreeBSD Alpha? > I have attempted an install on a 6.x SRM BIOS that is failing on kernel load > of isp0 on a PWS 433au. The same system loads NetBSD fine. There is another > guy in hawai who apparently has the same issues. > > I unplugged the controller and tried to reinstall on the IDE disks but got > some extremely weird problems such as the sysinstall failing to detect some > ide disks. > > In short, rather than solve my current issues, I would like to know if these > issues can be mitigated by an SRM upgrade. Sorry, but that would be something you just have to try. The FreeBSD project does not have a testlab to test all permutations and all Alpha models. I have always been running the V.latest SRM versions on my Alphas, and that always worked for me. -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org
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