Alpha/EISA broken?

Mark Murray mark at grondar.org
Thu Jul 31 05:45:29 PDT 2003


Wilko Bulte writes:
> > Sounds like an SRM problem or EISA configuration problem.
> > Normaly the bus and then system board should be probed at this point.
> > We never used EISA on alpha before - EISA bridge support was only
> > conditionalisized on pci.
> 
> Which triggers me: did you run the ECU?
> 
> A copy is at:
> 
> ftp://ftp.tcja.nl/pub/wilko/alpha

I have this now. It looks like something I dd(1) onto a floppy?

> > In case something is wrong with your eisa setup.
> > Eisa configuration has to be done via alphabios.
> 
> Do 'runecu' from the SRM console and it should work.

With the froppy in the drive, I presume? The SRM console is the
">>>" prompt where you type "boot", right?

(Typing from work - will do at home later).

M
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