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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep index 318def99947..c1148a0105b 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.30 2010/03/07 14:53:02 miod Exp $ +dnl $OpenBSD: prep,v 1.31 2013/02/25 20:08:27 miod Exp $ OpenBSD/MACHINE requires the SRM console. Some alphas come with the AlphaBIOS (also known as the ARC firmware on older machines) instead; this is what Windows NT uses. It is fairly simple to replace the AlphaBIOS @@ -128,6 +128,27 @@ USB support on the XP1000: init before attempting to install OpenBSD. +EISA configuration: + + A few MACHINE systems support EISA devices. However, the SRM firmware + has only a very limited knowledge of EISA devices and is not able to + configure them. + + Every time an EISA board is added to or removed from the system, the + EISA Configuration Utility needs to be run from a floppy disk using the + ``runecu'' command at the SRM prompt. An ECU floppy disk is supposed to + be provided with EISA-capable systems; this disk will be updated with + the current configuration every time it is run, and needs to be + writeable. ECU disks should not be shared between systems. + + Redistributing ECU is not allowed, however a copy of it can be + downloaded from: + + ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/alphaserver/firmware/other/utility/ecu/ntecuv111a.zip + + Extract this archive to a newly FAT-formated 3"1/2 floppy disk to get + a pristine ECU disk. + SRM console boot device restrictions: The SRM firmware on your system may or may not be able to boot from |