<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Jay Estabrook wrote: <blockquote cite="mid20050406112921.A31080@linux04.mro.cpqcorp.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 07:19:11PM +0400, Sergey Tikhonov wrote: </pre> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">I could flash .rom file from AlphaBIOS update - it reads the file and tells me that it is SRM ... blah, blah ... It flashes it, but then I try to reboot - it goes to loop saying about machine check. I found a safe way - use safe boot loader to load SRM .rom file from the floppy (this is how I restored my AlphaBIOS - thanks Digital). It works only if I leave only video card ("show config", "show *" commands give correct info). </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Interesting... So, if you take OUT the NCR825, it appears to work better, ie without the machine checks? </pre> </blockquote> Yep. But the same NCR has been working in my AlphaStation 200 for years. I tried to access floppy (like boot from it) without NCR installed - and got machine check again. :( <blockquote cite="mid20050406112921.A31080@linux04.mro.cpqcorp.net" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> Wonder what that means... ;-} I think it means you should try another SCSI controller. Any chance? </pre> </blockquote> I have Adaptec 2940, but as far as I know it is (was) not supported by SRM. <blockquote cite="mid20050406112921.A31080@linux04.mro.cpqcorp.net" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Is my machine capable of running SRM by design? (I hope so) </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Yes, but its FLASH can only hold ONE image, either SRM or AlphaBIOS. </pre> </blockquote> Yes, I know that. <blockquote cite="mid20050406112921.A31080@linux04.mro.cpqcorp.net" type="cite"> <blockquote type="cite"> <pre wrap="">Unfortunatelly, PAL code in MILO is missing support for oprofile. :( </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""> Yes, the MILO PALcode is inferior in a number of ways to SRM, so it is best if you can get there... </pre> </blockquote> Ok, I will try one more time. Thank you for help, <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">-- --- Sergey Tikhonov Solvo Ltd. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:tsv@solvo.ru">tsv@solvo.ru</a> </pre> </body> </html>