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Subject: Re: Starting FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS
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As much as I'm aware of, you cannot. There is a Linux trick with a small DOS
partition sized at about 1Mb which is right enough for a loader (linload.ex=
e +
MILO) to fit. This is a floppy disk typically. Not the most elegant approac=
h, but
it works. However, it's the only way to make use of some Alpha hardware
(AlphaBIOS only, no SRM console at all).

Paul

On Fri Nov 30  9:50 , 'Ruzsinszky Attila' <ruzsinszky.attila@gmail.com> sen=
t:

>Hi,
>
>Can I start my FreeBSD from AlphaBIOS? If yes, how?
>Or how can I switch back to SRM from AlphaBIOS?
>
>I'm on the serial console and after I started AlphaBIOS
>I just can push the reset button on the machine. And if am I
>far from the machine?
>
>TIA,
>Ruzsi
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