Carl Parrish <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I've just recently got a AlphaPC 164SX. It looks like I have access > to ARBIOS and MILO but not srm. I have the Alpha-Debian disk1 image > burned on a CD-ROM (did the md5sum). put the CD-ROM in restarted the > computer......Nothing. So I did a little background reading > (RTFM). Came up with lots of info for srm but since I can't seem to > find srm didn't help me much.
Here's how to install SRM on a SX164 (I posted it just a few days ago on another list :) Get ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/v6.1/alphapc164sx/sx164_v5_8.exe Copy it to a FAT formatted floppy as "fwupdate.exe". Select "Update AlphaBIOS" from the AlphaBIOS menu. On reboot, you should get a blue screen. Hit enter a few times, and you should get a prompt ">>>". Then do: >>> set os_type unix >>> set console graphics Previously, you should ensure SRM supports your boot device. SX164 SRM supports booting from IDE, Adaptec and Symbios, so this is usually not a problem. Check ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/readmes/alphapc164sx.html Please tell me if this works, I did this about a year ago and perhaps I'm not remembering correctly. It might also help to unplug all serial devices so SRM doesn't think they're serial consoles. Falk
