From owner-freebsd-alpha Tue Apr 24 0:46:29 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from postino.fi.infn.it (postino.fi.infn.it [192.84.145.9]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB2D337B42C for ; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 00:46:25 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it) Received: from nikita.fi.infn.it (nikita.fi.infn.it [192.84.146.189]) by postino.fi.infn.it (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f3O7kCR21630; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:46:12 +0200 (CEST) From: Riccardo.Veraldi@fi.infn.it Received: by nikita.fi.infn.it (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 4365018CE7; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:46:12 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by nikita.fi.infn.it (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0A16015919; Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:46:11 +0200 (CEST) Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 09:46:11 +0200 (CEST) X-X-Sender: To: Vahe Khachikyan Cc: , Subject: Re: firmware upgrade. In-Reply-To: <002d01c0cc12$fe9f6330$6e70258d@vvl10.fh-konstanz.de> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org 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 > 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 > To: 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