Subject: Re: Netbooting Alpha UDB's
To: Chris G Demetriou <Chris_G_Demetriou@ux2.sp.cs.cmu.edu>
From: Matt Thomas <matt@lkg.dec.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/31/1996 10:44:39
> > I need some help with netbooting an alpha udb..
> > It complains about "boot device does not contain ethernet adress"
> 
> You need newer firmware.
> 
> I don't know if the 'interim' firmware on ftp.digital.com does the
> right thing.  I also don't know if the experimental firmware that i've
> been giving to people who need it does the right thing.
> 
> Does anybody know which (if either) of those sets of firmware can be
> used for network booting?

The experimental firmware does the right thing since I used to netboot
Digital UNIX 4.0.
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