Date: Sun, 14 Nov 1999 23:04:40 -0800 From: Craig Burgess <craig-burgess@home.com> To: Michael Kennett <mike@laurasia.com.au> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Alpha PC164SX firmware/booting questions Message-ID: <382FB088.1E14AE61@home.com> References: <199911150651.OAA03239@laurasia.com.au>
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A newbie responds: I recommend checking out the docs at ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/releases/alpha/3.2-STABLE/ where many questions will be answered. An aside: NCR\Symbios controllers do NOT include Diamond's Fireport thingie. Stay tuned for more/better/additional information from more knowledgeable sources. cheerfully, craig --------------------------------- Michael Kennett wrote: > > Hello All, > > I've been thinking for a couple of months of converting an Alpha/164SX box > over to FreeBSD. I've been frightened off this for a couple of > reasons: > > 1) Debian 2.1 is already running on the box (not well, but OK). > 2) I'm not sure that the hardware is supported by the SRM console. > - Adaptec 2940 SCSI controller. > > I've had a look at the NetBSD alpha pages (www.netbsd.org/Ports/alpha), > as they seem to be the best resource around. I've also had a look at the > Compaq/Digital firmware doco (ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/firmware/index.html). > > I'm looking for information on the hardware that is supported by the SRM > firmware. Currently, the ARC (AlphaBIOS) firmware recognises the Adaptec > controller, and I can boot from it. But, apparently the SRM console can't > do this (can only boot from an NCR/Symbios 53c8XX, or possibly IDE -- or > so I've read -- never found definitive doco on this). As yet, I've > not found a digital document that gives a list of supported hardware for > the SRM console. Where can I find it? > > Related to this question is the size of the IDE disks that are supported > by SRM. I've read (on this list) that you can use an old 100Meg drive to > boot, and then FreeBSD will install the drivers for the Adaptec etc... > However, if I was to buy an IDE drive, it would be a `large' (several Gig) > drive -- are these supported for booting (or is the Alpha architecture > infected with all of the PeeCee limitations on large disks)? > > Regards, > > Mike Kennett > (mike@laurasia.com.au) > > 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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