Help needed for install on 164SX

[Jay Estabrook]

On Thu, Jun 09, 2005 at 09:15:31AM -0500, Hoover, Tony wrote:
>
> 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.

This page tells how to do it from AlphaBIOS, and supplies a pointer to the
last version (v5.8):

http://ftp.digital.com/pub/digital/Alpha/firmware/archive/alphapc164sx.html

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

The last version of SRM for LX/SX indeed DOES have Adaptec support, but it
is limited. The only controllers I've successfully used from SRM on LX are:

	2940UW (and ONLY UW)
	39160 (Ultra160 dual channel :-)

Other controllers, like 29160 (single U160), 2940U2W, 2940U, 3950, etc,
are NOT supported by SRM, though they will work fine from Linux...

Good luck.

 --Jay++

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