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Anyone knows the project name of the EV4 233 MHz alpha cpu mounted on
AlphaStations 255 ??
is it "Mustang" like the alphastation 200 ??

thanks

Rick



On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Wilko Bulte wrote:

> Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 08:15:54 GMT
> From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
> To: Riccardo Veraldi <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it>,
>      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: PALcode firmware
>
> > I apologize in advance for my stupid questio nbut I am really new to
> > FreeBSD/Alpha.
>
> These are not stupid questions! Please feel free to ask.
>
> I also recommend to read the HARDWARE.TXT file that comes on the FreeBSD/alpha
> CD (or on the FTP server or whatever).
>
> > I was used to Digital Unix.
> > the alpha porting on FreeBSD is totally a 64 bit porting like NetBSD/alpha ??
> > thanks
>
> Yes, FreeBSD is 64 bit.
>
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > On Mon, 9 Apr 2001, Wilko Bulte wrote:
> >
> > > 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
> > >
> > > >
> > > > 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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> > >
> > >
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