Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 10:51:49 +0000 (GMT) From: Scot Elliott <scot@london.virgin.net> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com> Cc: freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: alpha PC Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.4.05.9902051050220.1213-100000@kirk.london.virgin.net> In-Reply-To: <199902050409.VAA16007@usr07.primenet.com>
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On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Terry Lambert wrote: > > Does anyone know if it's possible to flash the newer firmware file > > directly from AlphaBIOS? DEC's documentation seems a bit lacking here. > > > > On a similar note, DEC Unix 4.0d won't install on a 164SX - is it supposed > > to? > > There is a firmware requirement for, I believe, either 32M or 64M of > memory. > > One of the things the guy doing the initial Linux Alpha port at the > University of Arizona in Tucson (my home town at the time) did was > to get a modified firmware that wouldn't balk at 16M. > > DEC basically has an appearance of performance requirement for > Alpha hardware that 16M and DEC UNIX just can't meet. Errr.... the machine has 128M; the problem comes when I boot the DEC Unix install CD... it loads the kernel which then panics immediately. I don't even know if the 164SX systems are supported by DEC Unix anyway - I just thought I'd try it. Scot. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message
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