Hi All,
For EV6 based systems, booting from SRM is all this is recommended
by Compaq. The publicly available installation guide (which is updated
very regularly) only talks about SRM installs and booting.
You can find this doc here, but be sure to check back before any
new install to be sure you have the latest. It contains install info
for various distributions:
http://www.digital.com/alphaserver/linux/install_guide.html
And for hardware docs, check here:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/info/semiconductor/literature/dsc-library
.html
Enjoy,
Tim
Compaq Computer (realize I am an engineer who enjoys linux, but
am not part of the official group who oversees any of these systems
or docs.)
PS: Be sure to get the RH 6.0 Alpha updates or various pieces will
not work on your EV6 system (like some network stuff, etc).
-----Original Message-----
From: T. P. Saravanan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, November 18, 1999 8:33 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: Brian Pomerantz; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: What is the equivalent of x86 "BIOS extension"
Brian Pomerantz wrote:
> I don't know the details of how it works, just what I've observed. If
> you run the Alpha machine under Alpha BIOS mode (usually for NT), then
> they will scan for x86 BIOS controllers and execute it with x86
> emulation. I have an Adaptec SCSI controller on my Miata which has no
> support for Alpha built into, but when I'm running in the Alpha BIOS
OK.
I have a DS20 here and a RedHat-6.0 (Hedwig - Alpha) CD here.
In the document "Red Hat Linux 6.0 - Alpha installation Addendum"
(doc/alpha/booklet/doc001.htm) which came in the CD, it talks about
Alpha
BIOS boot-up only through MILO.
My questions are : Can Alpha BIOS boot happen only through MILO?
Is there a MILO for DS20?
> mode I can boot from it. If I try to use SRM BIOS, the card is never
> seen and I can't boot from a device attached to it. I assume you want
> to make your controller work under SRM as well as Alpha BIOS. I would
> expect that you need to get in touch with Compaq to get specs on how
> SRM works.
I could not find any links to specs or docs in http://www.compaq.com.
Any idea where to get specs from?
-Saravanan
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
