With the "a" you may have a small problem.
 The small problem first, you may have an Adaptec SCSI controller, if
so, it is not supported under SRM, replace it with a Qlogic 1040b or
equiv..

        You may also have a TGA2 video.. replace with a Elsa or equiv.

Good part.. It does have SRM, set into setup, cmos-setup, Advanced (F6)
and halfway down the screen is the console selection, select "srm Unix",
follow the instructions on pressing the F10 key, then power cycle the
box. It will reboot in SRM.. (A very few of the first production
systems did not ship with SRM, but it you do a firmware update it will
be installed)..

If you want to switch back to Alpha-bios at the srm prompt ">>>" type
"SET os_type nt" without the quotes and power cycle the box..

JJ
-----Original Message-----
From: Jools [mailto:joolsjools.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 2:24 PM
To: axp-listredhat.com
Subject: Alpha a-series work station install

Hi

I've just bought a alpha workstation 433a and I'm currently trying
to install linux on it.

However I was supprised to find that after it booted there was no
srm console.

The software is called 'Alpha Bios' i think and it only seems to
understand NT type stuff.

I'd have looked on alphalinux.org but the site seems to be down
just now.

--Jools

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