Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 23:19:29 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: IBS / Andre Oppermann <andre@pipeline.ch> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: AlphaBIOS documentation Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980603231710.421E-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <3575B047.CA3A1D46@pipeline.ch>
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On Wed, 3 Jun 1998, IBS / Andre Oppermann wrote: > Doug Rabson wrote: > -snip- > > I have read most of these documents and I understand the SRM console's > > bootstrap process fairly well. What I need to understand is the AlphaBIOS > > bootstrap process which is far less well documented. > > Alpha has no BIOS in the 'Intel/PC' sense. What you need is the SROM, > it contains the power-up and initial bootstrap code. > > There's a complete SKD avail. with SROM Mini-Debugger and all the stuff > you need: > http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/info/semiconductor/literature/mbsdkpb.pdf There is a piece of console firmware for alpha systems called AlphaBIOS. This software has an easy to understand gui interface and is designed to boot WinNT. It is compatable at the bootstrap level with the ARC firmware for older WinNT/alpha boxes. This is different from the SRM firmware which is used to boot DU and NetBSD. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 951 1891 Fax: +44 181 381 1039 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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