Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:46:11 +0200 (CEST) From: Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it To: Vahe Khachikyan <vahe@fh-konstanz.de> Cc: <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it>, <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: firmware upgrade. Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.4.33.0104240944070.8205-100000@nikita.fi.infn.it> In-Reply-To: <002d01c0cc12$fe9f6330$6e70258d@vvl10.fh-konstanz.de>
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I have now SRM version V7.0-9 I installed the firmware from a V5.5 Firmware Update CD. Anyway I have seen the most recent CD V5.9 does not have a newer version for AlphaStation 255. Anyway I have installed no ARC console in fact I have only SRM now. I do not need arc for FreeBSD right ?? thanks Rick On Mon, 23 Apr 2001, Vahe Khachikyan wrote: > Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2001 17:32:31 +0100 > From: Vahe Khachikyan <vahe@fh-konstanz.de> > To: Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it, freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: firmware upgrade. > > Two possibilities either you have an ARC console then you can run > update from ARC console, or you have an SRM console then the story > varies a little bit. The following story is about the SRM console. > > You shouldn't just copy the file if you have SRM console! > > On the Digital's site there is an utility like rawrite (slightly modified) > You can use this utility to write the SRM image to floppy DOS,Win...xxx > > You can also use dd on any Unix box to prepare this floppy . > Just take a look in Linux Archives there is information about how to make > the CORRECT boot floppy for booting the SRM console. > > And finally on AlphaStation I think you should enable the jumper to allow > boot from floppy and another jumper to allow to flush the chips > (the second one is allowed by factory defaults). > > -- > Vahe > --- > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it <Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it> > To: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Monday, April 23, 2001 3:15 PM > Subject: firmware upgrade. > > > > > >I copied the proper file from the COMPAQ www site to upgrade the firmware > >to my AlphaStation 255. > >I copied it over a blank formatted diskette but when I Try to boot from it, > >it says me no valid boot block is found... > >how can upgrade the firmware via diskette ?? > >thanks > > > >Rick > > > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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