Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 02:04:11 GMT From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: mjacob@feral.com, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha PC164, SRM, and Adaptec 2940UW (fwd) Message-ID: <E14nWSx-0004Wv-00@post.mail.nl.demon.net>
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> > > This might be worth noting somewhere.... I'll update HARDWARE.TXT when I return home from HongKong. Hopefully this weekend I'll have time Wilko > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2001 15:21:58 -0400 > From: Jay Estabrook <Jay.Estabrook@compaq.com> > Reply-To: axp-list@redhat.com > To: axp-list@redhat.com > Subject: Re: Alpha PC164, SRM, and Adaptec 2940UW > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 02:22:27PM -0500, Hoover, Tony wrote: > > > > If AlphaBIOS/MILO is working for you, use it. Just because RedHat no longer > > "supports" it doesn't mean that it no longer works. > > You may have to roll-your-own kernel boot command WRT flags and > devices, but AFAIK, the install kernel that RH uses is GENERIC, so it > should work from MILO, assuming the MILO is recent enough. > > [NOTE: by "recent enough", I mean that the MILO is known to be able to > boot a recent kernel that was NOT configured to be built at the "legacy > start address".] > > > However if you are wanting to switch to SRM/aboot, you will have to > > get rid of the Adaptec. > > Only if you require booting from the Adaptec. > > Here's a guide for the SRM consoles that will support Adaptec for boot > devices: > > 1. LX and SX with 5.8 firmware (their last) > 2. DS10/DS20/ES40/XP1000 with 5.9 firmware (their latest) > > If your machine is not in this list, assume its SRM will NOT work with > Adaptec for boot devices. > > --Jay++ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Jay A Estabrook Alpha Engineering - LINUX Project > Compaq Computer Corp. - MRO1-2/K20 (508) 467-2080 > 200 Forest Street, Marlboro MA 01752 Jay.Estabrook@compaq.com > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > Axp-list mailing list > Axp-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/axp-list > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message -- | / o / / _ Arnhem, The Netherlands email: wilko@freebsd.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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