Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1999 09:57:22 +0000 (GMT) From: Scot Elliott <scot@london.virgin.net> To: vadik likholetov <vadik@spb.cityline.ru> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: horrible hack / SRM console Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9901110955590.17158-100000@kirk.london.virgin.net> In-Reply-To: <19990109121333.18835@spb.cityline.ru>
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Ahh - that's done it :) Doesn't support my SCSI controller though - so I'll have to get another from somewhere. Oddly, though - these aren't on DEC's US FTP site. All you get from there is the fwupdate.exe utility, not the .rom file. Thanks. Scot. On Sat, 9 Jan 1999, vadik likholetov wrote: > On Fri, Jan 08, 1999 at 07:08:37PM +0000, Scot Elliott wrote: > > boards... which is why I tried to install DEC's latest firmware for this > > board... any ideas? > > It seems to be a faq. you _can_ install it, but you have to get from anywhere, > the DEC's firmware update cd is a one place. > > as for me, I've done the following steps: > 1. from ftp://ftp.decsy.ru/alpha/FirmWare/164SX/SRM-T4.9/ > I've got the two files: > fwupdate.exe and sx164srm.rom > feel the difference :-) > 2. put it on the blank dos floopy and do the firmware update as usual -- > it will do the job > > 3. update it to the latest version (5.2? 5.3? ?), using the single file > update -- now it will work. > > 4. enjoy :-) > > ps if there is any FAQ on alpha's freebsd -- this is FAQ question, > so put it there. > > -- > vadik likholetov > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Scot Elliott Mobile: +44 (0)7050 126045 Work: scot@london.virgin.net +44 (0)171 479 4482 Play: scot@poptart.org, scot@indiekid.co.uk, s@cx +44 (0)181 896 1019 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Public key available at: http://www.poptart.org/pgpkey.html Fingerprint: FCAE9ED3A234FEB59F8C7F9DDD112D To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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