From owner-freebsd-alpha Wed Dec 6 14:54:38 2000 From owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 6 14:54:36 2000 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from post.mail.nl.demon.net (post-11.mail.nl.demon.net [194.159.73.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7E76B37B400; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 14:54:35 -0800 (PST) Received: from [212.238.54.101] (helo=freebie.demon.nl) by post.mail.nl.demon.net with smtp (Exim 3.14 #4) id 143nSM-000ET8-00; Wed, 06 Dec 2000 22:54:34 +0000 Received: (from wkb@localhost) by freebie.demon.nl (8.11.1/8.11.0) id eB6Ms8p03613; Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:54:08 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wkb) Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:54:08 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Terry Lambert Cc: Mike Smith , freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lynx test / 2nd attempt Message-ID: <20001206235408.A3599@freebie.demon.nl> References: <20001206234557.A3309@freebie.demon.nl> <200012062251.PAA25961@usr08.primenet.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i In-Reply-To: <200012062251.PAA25961@usr08.primenet.com>; from tlambert@primenet.com on Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 10:51:15PM +0000 X-OS: FreeBSD 4.2-STABLE X-PGP: finger wilko@freebsd.org Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 10:51:15PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > Since the controller is recognized by the AlphaBIOS, I wonder if > > > it is possible to load stuff into RAM with the AlphaBIOS, and > > > then switch to the SRM, without disturbing the memory image? > > > > I *think* SRM zeros the RAM for you. And in most cases you have to > > powercycle to switch from ARC/AlphaBIOS to SRM. > > That sucks. Very much so, yes. > > > What are the chances of using the x86 emulator for video cards > > > to do the initialization job for SCSI cards? > > > > How do you want to convince the SRM to do that for non-VGA cards? > > Uh... Tell it that I have an Adaptec video card? 8-). But how to tell it that? Not even all VGA cards work with emulation.. The bright side is that a lot more of them do work than DEC/CPQ ever tested. Even an ancient ET4000/ISA card worked on my Alpha. W/ -- Wilko Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands wilko@freebsd.org 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