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juhana paavola  
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 More options Feb 13 2009, 1:45 pm
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.alpha
From: juhana paavola <juhana.paav...@gmail.com>
Date: 13 Feb 2009 18:45:49 GMT
Local: Fri, Feb 13 2009 1:45 pm
Subject: Re: UP2000 AlphaBIOS
On 2009-02-13, shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp <shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp> wrote:

> On 2月13日, 午前4:34, juhana paavola <juhana.paav...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2009-02-12, shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp <shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp> wrote:

>> > On 2月12日, 午後11:00, shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp wrote:
>> >> On 2月12日, 午後2:53, Robert Riches <spamtra...@verizon.net> wrote:

>> >> > On 2009-02-11, Steven Hirsch <snhir...@gmail.com> wrote:

>> >> > > shim...@topaz.plala.or.jp wrote:
>> >> > >> Thank you for reply. but...
>> >> > >> I knew that archive already, and SRM firmware updated from those.
>> >> > >> I looking for AlphaBIOS firmware.
>> >> > >> Those archive include NT install package.but it contain NT-HAL,
>> >> > >> storage(Adaptec SCSI and IDE) drivers only.(Firmware not included.)

>> >> > > I've never seen an AlphaBIOS for the UP2000.  I'm of the impression that they
>> >> > > use SRM only (but I may be wrong - it's happened before!)

>> >> > I'm quite sure I saw something other than SRM on my UP2K.
>> >> > Somehow, it got switched over to that, and it was a
>> >> > challenge to get it back to using SRM.

>> >> > --
>> >> > Robert Riches
>> >> > spamtra...@verizon.net
>> >> > (Yes, that is one of my email addresses.)

>> >> Thank you for everyone.I will use SRM too.but I can't change to.
>> >> Directory after update AlphaBIOS, I can boot SRM to jumper J29 0-1.
>> >> (Normal Recovery mode)
>> >> But I after clear CMOS data(remove Li-battery), Normal recovery mode
>> >> doesn't boot.
>> >> (Only black(power save) screen.)
>> >> For the time being, I hope that I will use SRM console alone...

>> > Do you know how to create ROM image from moving M/B everyone?
>> > I will happy who send me correct (working) AlphaBIOS image...

>> Did I understand that you cannot boot it anymore to SRM/AlphaBIOS, it
>> only shows blank screen ?

>> Have you tried connecting terminal to serial port, serial 1 with
>> 9600,8,n,1 should do and show something when booting. About switching
>> SRM, sounds familiar to my PWS years ago. It changed to SRM but
>> without writing environment settings, it boot back to AlphaBios after
>> power cycle. So get SRM guide from somewhere, maybe you also need
>> write environment setting when SRM.

>> -juhana

> Yes. I tried to connect cross cable to COM2,a lot of error messages
> are rolling.
> After retryied clear CMOS(remove Li-batt.), then SRM was booted.(as
> recovery mode.)
> I could boot linux.Thank you everyone..But I will use not only linux
> but also NT...
> (Not for comp.os.linux...)

May I ask why you use NT on Alpha ?
Just for fun or have you really some important work ?

AFAIK, SRM cannot be used to boot NT so get AlphaBIOS with MILO to
boot linux and have NT possibility too.
Working MILO can be hard to find, I managed to use SUSE MILO.

-juhana


 
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