On Thu, 28 Jun 2001, Ghozlane Toumi wrote:
> a little off topic, but where can i find docuentation on the boot process on
> alpha ? specificaly, what is the job of SROM /SRM ? is SRM "only" an
> advanced boot loader ?
There might be a good book out there, move fast, they'll probably be out
of print soon.
SROM: loaded into L1 cache by alpha hardware. Turns on the basic
system. Does ram init, pci init, etc. Copies flash from PCI bus to start
of ram, then jumps to it.
SRM: A real piece of work. That's as polite as I can get.
ron
