Date: 09 Jul 2000 21:50:11 -0400 From: Nat Lanza <magus@cs.cmu.edu> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Code Pal VMS Message-ID: <uocaefq3ga4.fsf@hurlame.pdl.cs.cmu.edu> In-Reply-To: Peter van Dijk's message of "Sat, 8 Jul 2000 17:00:42 %2B0200" References: <Pine.GSO.3.96.1000707141455.15381A-100000@jupiter2> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000707204918.19655D-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> <20000707161109.L15683@beastie.localdomain> <20000708170042.E16030@vuurwerk.nl>
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Peter van Dijk <petervd@vuurwerk.nl> writes: > To be exact, there are globally two versions of Alpha firmware - ARC and > SRM. One is for booting NT (the Linux loader MILO works with it too, and > those are the only two IIRC), the other is for booting VMS and OSF/1 > (Digital Unix). You need the second one (which is SRM if I recall > correctly, I keep mixing them up) for FreeBSD/OpenBSD and friends too. You can also boot Linux from SRM, but it's a pain in the ass to set it up. It's worth it, though, 'cause then you get a handy serial console. --nat -- nat lanza --------------------- research programmer, parallel data lab, cmu scs magus@cs.cmu.edu -------------------------------- http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~magus/ there are no whole truths; all truths are half-truths -- alfred north whitehead To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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