From owner-freebsd-alpha Wed Dec 5 15:32:13 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B0A8237B419 for ; Wed, 5 Dec 2001 15:32:05 -0800 (PST) Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.11.6/8.11.6) id fB5NVcL08276; Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:31:38 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2001 00:31:38 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: "Floris 'Tamama' van Gog" Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Got an Alpha 21066 rev 2 hardware rev 1, how to get to SRM? Message-ID: <20011206003138.C8067@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <008301c17de4$c0019830$9600000a@tamama> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <008301c17de4$c0019830$9600000a@tamama>; from floris@vangog.net on Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:29:52AM +0100 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.4-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 12:29:52AM +0100, Floris 'Tamama' van Gog wrote: > I recently received an Alpha motherboard with CPU and memory from a > friend. I stuffed it in an AT case, attached a SCSI HDD and cdrom to it, > added a Matrox Millenium 1 to it and booted. It comes in this: > -------- > Alpha Firmware Version 4.42 > Copyright(c) 1993-1995 Microsoft Corporation > Copyright(c) 1993-1995 Ditigal Equipment Corporation > > Boot menu: > > Boot Windows NT > Boot an alternate operating system > Run a program > Supplemantary menu > --------- > > The machine previously ran Linux redhat, but since i didnt get an > harddisk to go with it, it can't boot it :-) > Now as I have never even seen an Alpha in my life, I am sort of puzzled. > The FreeBSD install guide keeps talking about an SRM prompt and all > that... but I don't seem to have it at all! Argh this is frustrating :-) Yes.. you need to get to the supplementary menu, and select Operating System 'Unix' there. Then power cycle the box. This should give you the SRM I would also like to know what kind of board you have. Please describe it, and/or find the Digital part# for it (something like 54-xxxxx-xx on a sticker on the board) Wilko -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message