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To: vadik@sensi.spb.su
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Subject: getting SRM
Date: Fri, 23 Oct 98 10:05:53 PDT
From: David Seifert <seifert@sequent.com>
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> I have alphapc 164sx.
> The trouble is -- it has alphabios , so I can't gat an SRM 
> console to get it bootetd by anything more usable ;-) than windows nt.
> I've got some files as fwupdate from ftp.digital.com/bla.bla.bla/firmware/alphapc164sx/v5.2/.
> But <censored> Alphabois simply hangs on this upgrade. 
> May be someone else there have solved already this problem?

On the Multia/UDB there is a "Fail Safe Loader" mode.
Set a jumper ("FSL") and power it up and it will boot the
SRM from a floppy.  (probably requires a special
format, DEC's ftp site has images and instructions)
Then you are up running SRM.  Put a "update" floppy
in and type "BLAST" and it updates the flash PROM.
(Both SRM and (the useless) ARC in the Multia's case.)
Then you restore the original jumper setting.

I don't know if your machine has this feature,
but it would be worth checking.

-Dave

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