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From: "Måns Rullgård" <mru@mru.ath.cx>
To: Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>
Cc: linux-alpha@vger.kernel.org, debian-alpha@lists.debian.org
Subject: Re: howto boot alpha via SRM without supported SCSI controller
Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:37:33 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yw1xbrf46wle.fsf@ford.guide> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20041015110635.GB24800@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> (Norbert Preining's message of "Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:06:35 +0200")

Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> writes:

> Hi all!
>
> I am looking for a method to boot our alpha after we have upgraded to a
> new SCSI controller, which isn't supported by the SRM console (Adaptec).
> (our alpha is CONFIG_PC164)
>
> Up to now I have collected the followng options:
>
> aboot:
> ======
> - Put aboot and kernel on a floppy, boot from floppy
> 	this is working, but I am not a big friend of it.

aboot and kernel on HD on onboard controller is another option.
That's how I boot my sx164.

> network:
> ========
> - Boot via network/bootp
> 	this doesn't work up to now, OTOH I want the alpha to be
> 	not dependent on another machine

Have you tried booting with aboot over the network.  It's worked for
me.

> milo:

I wouldn't do that.

-- 
Måns Rullgård
mru@mru.ath.cx
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  reply	other threads:[~2004-10-15 11:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-10-15 11:06 howto boot alpha via SRM without supported SCSI controller Norbert Preining
2004-10-15 11:37 ` Måns Rullgård [this message]
2004-10-22  8:40   ` Joakim Roubert
2004-10-22  9:58     ` Måns Rullgård
2004-10-23 12:58     ` John Goerzen
2004-10-22 12:24   ` Norbert Preining
2004-10-22 12:51     ` Måns Rullgård
2004-10-22 13:10       ` Jay Maynard
2004-10-22 13:29         ` Måns Rullgård
2004-10-22 13:31           ` Norbert Preining
2004-10-22 14:21             ` Måns Rullgård
2004-10-22 14:39               ` Norbert Preining
2004-10-22 13:26       ` Norbert Preining
2004-10-22 14:20         ` Måns Rullgård
2004-10-22 14:43           ` Norbert Preining
2004-10-22 15:15             ` Måns Rullgård

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