Subject: RE: Is the UP1000 with a 21264 supported under NetBSD/alpha?
To: 'wc.bulte@chello.nl' <wc.bulte@chello.nl>
From: David Woyciesjes <DAW@yalepress3.unipress.yale.edu>
List: port-alpha
Date: 04/27/2000 09:36:55
There's absolutely nothing buried in the Alpha Bios about SRM? You might
have covered this already, but did you look for entries about switching to
Digital Unix, OSF console, or VMS?
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> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Wilko Bulte [SMTP:wkb@chello.nl]
> Sent:	Thursday, April 27, 2000 1:46 AM
> To:	Andrew Gillham
> Cc:	Sven Dietrich; wc.bulte@chello.nl; port-alpha@netbsd.org
> Subject:	Re: Is the UP1000 with a 21264 supported under NetBSD/alpha?
> 
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 11:32:29PM -0400, Andrew Gillham wrote:
> > Sven Dietrich writes:
> > > > 
> > > > If there is really no SRM console available for it NetBSD won't
> > > > run on it. SRM is a definite requirement for NetBSD (for all *BSD in
> > > > fact)
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Well, I was hoping someone would say: sure, download the SRM
> > > console firmware from xyz... :) 
> > 
> > Well, according to the web site, the SRM console is supported on the
> > UP1000.
> > http://www.alpha-processor.com/products/up1000-board1.asp
> > 
> > But where is the code?? :)
> 
> Just guessing: maybe AlphaProcessor wants money for it? IIRC DEC/CPQ
> licensed the SRM code for $$..
> 
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