Subject: Re: 500au
To: Dave Huang <khym@bga.com>
From: Johan Danielsson <joda@pdc.kth.se>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/16/1999 10:22:25
Dave Huang <khym@bga.com> writes:

> On Wed, 15 Dec 1999, Jeff Roberson wrote:
> > Will SRM boot from IDE disks at all?  So to get this machine working I
> > only need to install a scsi controller and SRM?  Wonderful.  I have hoped
> > to replace my as200 for the longest time.
> 
> I believe SRM will boot IDE disks if it's a new enough version...
> versions 5.4 and 5.5 for the PC164 know about the IDE controller (as
> well as my generic Symbios 53C875 SCSI card).

It will boot, but not all IDE drives are detected by SRM, I don't know
what the trick is.

/Johan