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Date:      Mon, 9 Apr 2001 07:45:51 GMT
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
To:        Riccardo Veraldi <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it>, <freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: PALcode firmware
Message-ID:  <E14mWMx-00041r-00@post.mail.nl.demon.net>

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> Hello I have a PALcode which I think is very early, dated the year of
> release of my AlphaStation 255. Do I have to upgrade the firmware console
> or may I keep the one I have ??

In general it is advisable to keep reasonably current with your console
firmware. Updates are created by Compaq engineering to fix problems etc.
For Tru64 the SRM upgrades are mandatory in a lot of cases.

> P.S. can I Eventually upgrade the firmware safely after I install FreeBSD ?

Yes, you can

Wilko
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