Help needed for install on 164SX

Thu Jun 9 14:15:31 UTC 2005

you might check the .ROM file in this directory:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/archive/pc164sx/
and see if it, or the one you specified is newer.

Obviously, use the most modern one.

I think the "current" SRM for the SX supports Adaptec, but It's been a long
time since it's been discussed. 

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-----Original Message-----
From: axp-list-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:axp-list-bounces at redhat.com] On
Behalf Of Bojan "ffff8aernek
Sent: Thursday, June 09, 2005 5:55 AM
To: Linux on Alpha processors
Subject: Re: Help needed for install on 164SX

FWUPATE.EXE never worked for me. What did work was
fetching the appropriate .rom file - I took it off of
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/archive/alphapc164sx/

Hope this gets you working - you just put it on the
diskette (may even work on a CD-RW, I think).

Bojan.

--- Michael Kronsteiner <alphamike at gmx.at> wrote:

> Oh i see... how do i change from AlphaBIOS to SRM?
> 
> i have a firmware update cd at home - do i have to
> rename the SX164_V5_7.EXE
> file to FWUPDATE.EXE and put that on a floppy?
> at least thats what i think is to be done... and
> then "update firmware" in
> the setup menu... or am i thinking wrong?
> 
> To the scsi-adapters : i think AHA-2940 is
> supported, but im not sure. A NCR
> Controller with the same chip (53C810 ?) like some
> alphas have onboard,
> should work under SRM.
> 
> 
> > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > Von: Bojan "ÿffff8aernek" <sinergitized at yahoo.com>
> > An: Linux on Alpha processors
> <axp-list at redhat.com>
> > Betreff: Re: Help needed for install on 164SX
> > Datum: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 02:38:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > 
> > On my 164sx, SRM supports my IDE disks and CDROMS
> ok.
> > My only wish would be that it would support my
> adaptec
> > SCSI controller, which, strangely enough, worked
> under
> > AlphaBIOS. Anyone has any idea if I forgot
> anything?
> > Becouse BIOS emulation obviously works for the
> > graphics card, but the SCSI controller's BIOS
> doesn't
> > get initialized.
> > 
> > The devices show up as the usual dka*.
> > 
> > Bojan.
> > 
> > --- Michael Kronsteiner <alphamike at gmx.at> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello Bojan!
> > > 
> > > I have a couple of alphas (Dec 3000 line,
> Mikasa,
> > > ...) which ALL use SRM
> > > Console, i like it and never had any trouble
> with
> > > it. But the problem is:
> > > will the IDE-HDDs and CDROM work with it? i have
> > > heard that this is not so.
> > > Anyway i dont like AlphaBIOS at all, just take a
> > > quick look at the copyright
> > > notice :-). If SRM should support my IDE-Drives,
> the
> > > AlphaBIOS will
> > > "disappear" just when i come home. Maybe it is
> also
> > > a good idea to flash
> > > milo, but i dont know how to do, and the
> milo-howto
> > > doesn`t really tell.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > --- Ursprüngliche Nachricht ---
> > > > Von: Bojan "ÿffff8aernek"
> <sinergitized at yahoo.com>
> > > > An: Linux on Alpha processors
> > > <axp-list at redhat.com>
> > > > Betreff: Re: Help needed for install on 164SX
> > > > Datum: Thu, 9 Jun 2005 01:32:32 -0700 (PDT)
> > > > 
> > > > Oh, another one with an 164sx!
> > > > 
> > > > Are you sure you want to keep your AlphaBIOS?
> > > Usually,
> > > > people prefer booting 164sx with the SRM
> console
> > > > (which  serves a similar function like
> AlphaBIOS,
> > > but
> > > > is command line) - this SRM console is
> somewhat
> > > better
> > > > suited for Linux. In fact, I only succeeded
> > > booting
> > > > the alphacore 1.0 with SRM, no luck with
> > > AlphaBIOS.
> > > > 
> > > > Bojan.
> > > > 
> > > > --- Michael Kronsteiner <alphamike at gmx.at>
> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > Hello!
> > > > > 
> > > > > Ive just got alphacore 1.0 and now fail to
> > > install
> > > > > (im to dumb i guess...)
> > > > > 
> > > > > can someone give me advice how to set up the
> > > > > alphabios of my machine for
> > > > > installing and booting after install?
> > > > > 
> > > > > i have 2x40G IDE-Hdds in it and IDE-Cdrom.
> > > > > 
> > > > > many thanks in advance for helping such a
> stupid
> > > guy
> > > > > :-(
> > > > > 
> > > > > best regards,
> > > > > 
> > > > > Michael
> > > > > 
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