From owner-freebsd-alpha Thu Feb 4 08:48:27 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id IAA13346 for freebsd-alpha-outgoing; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:48:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from set.spradley.tmi.net (set.spradley.tmi.net [207.170.107.99]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id IAA13339 for ; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 08:48:24 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net) Received: from set.spradley.tmi.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by set.spradley.tmi.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id KAA01184; Thu, 4 Feb 1999 10:48:12 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from tsprad@set.spradley.tmi.net) Message-Id: <199902041648.KAA01184@set.spradley.tmi.net> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Scot Elliott cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: alpha PC In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 04 Feb 1999 14:56:52 GMT." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1999 10:48:11 -0600 From: Ted Spradley Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > Once you've got SRM on the machine, you can upgrade to the newer release > by booting from a floppy which was made from burning the .exe file in the > alphapc164sx/lx directory with the mkboot.exe tool in > pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/utilities. I have an AS200-4/233 with SRM "V6.2-2, built on Aug 7 1996 at 11:55:31" and I'm looking to upgrade to V6.9. It's not clear to me what needs to go on the floppy. What exactly is this "mkboot.exe"? Do I need Digital Unix to run it (in which case, I'm stuck)? Is this firmware upgrade even worth the bother? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message