Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2000 23:54:08 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: Mike Smith <msmith@freebsd.org>, freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Lynx test / 2nd attempt Message-ID: <20001206235408.A3599@freebie.demon.nl> In-Reply-To: <200012062251.PAA25961@usr08.primenet.com>; from tlambert@primenet.com on Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 10:51:15PM %2B0000 References: <20001206234557.A3309@freebie.demon.nl> <200012062251.PAA25961@usr08.primenet.com>
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On Wed, Dec 06, 2000 at 10:51:15PM +0000, Terry Lambert wrote: > > > Since the controller is recognized by the AlphaBIOS, I wonder if > > > it is possible to load stuff into RAM with the AlphaBIOS, and > > > then switch to the SRM, without disturbing the memory image? > > > > I *think* SRM zeros the RAM for you. And in most cases you have to > > powercycle to switch from ARC/AlphaBIOS to SRM. > > That sucks. Very much so, yes. > > > What are the chances of using the x86 emulator for video cards > > > to do the initialization job for SCSI cards? > > > > How do you want to convince the SRM to do that for non-VGA cards? > > Uh... Tell it that I have an Adaptec video card? 8-). But how to tell it that? Not even all VGA cards work with emulation.. The bright side is that a lot more of them do work than DEC/CPQ ever tested. Even an ancient ET4000/ISA card worked on my Alpha. W/ -- Wilko Bulte Arnhem, the Netherlands wilko@freebsd.org http://www.freebsd.org http://www.nlfug.nl To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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