I downloaded the debian-5010-alpha-CD-1.iso from here :
https://cdimage.debian.org/mirror/cdimage/archive/5.0.10/alpha/iso-cd/
Things did not go so well :
>>>ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.
ef.ee.ed.f4.ec.eb.
ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.e5.e4.
Digital AlphaStation 600 5/266 Console V6.9-5
built on Oct 10 1998 at 14:22:57
>>>show config
Firmware
SRM Console: V6.9-5
ARC Console: 4.57
PALcode: VMS PALcode V1.20-0, OSF PALcode V1.22-0
SROM Version: V1.2
Processor
DECchip (tm) 21164-5 Pass 4 266 MHz 96 KBytes SCache
2 MB BCache
CIA ASIC Pass 2
MEMORY
Memory Size = 1024Mb
Bank Size/Sets Base Addr Speed
------ ---------- --------- -----
00 256Mb/2 000000000 Fast
01 256Mb/2 010000000 Fast
02 256Mb/2 020000000 Fast
03 256Mb/2 030000000 Fast
BCache Size = 2Mb
Tested Memory = 1024Mbytes
PCI Bus
Bus 00 Slot 07: Digital ZLXp Graphics Controller
Bus 00 Slot 08: DECchip 21050 PCI to PCI Bridge
Bus 01 Slot 00: DECchip 21040 Network Controller
ewa0.0.0.1000.0
08-00-2B-E7-D4-57
Bus 01 Slot 01: ISP1020 Scsi Controller
pka0.7.0.1001.0 SCSI Bus ID 7
dka500.5.0.1001.0 RRD45
Bus 01 Slot 02: ISP1020 Scsi Controller
pkb0.7.0.1002.0 SCSI Bus ID 7
dkb100.1.0.1002.0 SEAGATE
ST336704LSUN
dkb200.2.0.1002.0 SEAGATE
ST336704LSUN
dkb300.3.0.1002.0 SEAGATE
ST336704LSUN
dkb400.4.0.1002.0 SEAGATE
ST318404LSUN
Bus 00 Slot 09: DECchip 21152 PCI to PCI Bridge
Bus 02 Slot 04: Vendor: 1000 Device: f
Bus 02 Slot 05: Vendor: 1022 Device: 2000
Bus 00 Slot 10: Intel 8275EB PCI to Eisa Bridge
EISA Bus Modules (installed)
EISA/ISA NVR configuration
SLOT Module
1 ISA2000
>>>boot dka500
(boot dka500.5.0.1001.0 -flags A)
block 0 of dka500.5.0.1001.0 is a valid boot block
reading 159 blocks from dka500.5.0.1001.0
bootstrap code read in
base = 142000, image_start = 0, image_bytes = 13e00
initializing HWRPB at 2000
initializing page table at 134000
initializing machine state
setting affinity to the primary CPU
jumping to bootstrap code
aboot: Linux/Alpha SRM bootloader version 0.9b
aboot: switching to OSF/1 PALcode version 1.22
aboot: booting from device 'SCSI 0 1001 0 5 500 0 0'
aboot: no disklabel found.
iso: Max size:331633 Log zone size:2048
iso: First datazone:52 Root inode number 106496
aboot: could not find default config `A'
Welcome to aboot 0.9b
Commands:
h, ? Display this message
q Halt the system and return to SRM
p 1-8 Look in partition <num> for configuration/kernel
l List preconfigured kernels
d <dir> List directory <dir> in current filesystem
b <file> <args> Boot kernel in <file> (- for raw boot)
i <file> Use <file> as initial ramdisk
with arguments <args>
0-9 Boot preconfiguration 0-9 (list with 'l')
aboot> d
boot
css
debian
dedication.txt
dists
doc
etc
install
md5sum.txt
milo
pics
pool
README.html
README.txt
README.mirrors.html
README.mirrors.txt
.disk
aboot> q
halted CPU 0
halt code = 5
HALT instruction executed
PC = 200001a8
>>>init
ff.fe.fd.fc.fb.fa.f9.f8.f7.f6.f5.
ef.ee.ed.f4.ec.eb.
ea.e9.e8.e7.e6.e5.e4.
Digital AlphaStation 600 5/266 Console V6.9-5
built on Oct 10 1998 at 14:22:57
>>>
Well, not sure anyone has tried those install ISO files on hardware.
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Dennis Clarke
RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC
UNIX and Linux spoken
