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Date:      Sun, 26 Nov 2000 13:21:01 +0100
From:      Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.demon.nl>
To:        snerfu <snerfu@micahtek.com>
Cc:        freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: booting fbsd with the alpha milo loader?
Message-ID:  <20001126132101.D69910@freebie.demon.nl>
In-Reply-To: <3A20D7C8.FB5D7670@micahtek.com>; from snerfu@micahtek.com on Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 03:28:40AM -0600
References:  <3A20D7C8.FB5D7670@micahtek.com>

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On Sun, Nov 26, 2000 at 03:28:40AM -0600, snerfu wrote:
> I was wondering if it is possible to boot fbsd with the alpha milo
> loader. I have an alpha XL 300 which doesnt seem to support anything but
> 
> arc firmware with no upgrade.  My only chance is to try and get fbsd to
> run on the milo loader that i used with the arc firmware. if you can
> find out anything, please let me know...thanks alot.

*BSD currently need the OSF1/Tru64 PALcode. This palcode is part of SRM,
and not of ARC. Linux brings its own PALcode, based on EvalBoard PALcode
which dates back to the early days of Alpha. This PALcode does not work for
BSD.

Read up on the mailinglist archives, this is a FAQ.

-- 
Wilko Bulte  	 					Arnhem, the Netherlands
wilko@freebsd.org  	http://www.freebsd.org 		http://www.nlfug.nl



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