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diff --git a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep index f257498d7cb..1889a3d2846 100644 --- a/distrib/notes/alpha/prep +++ b/distrib/notes/alpha/prep @@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ fairly simple to replace the ARC firmware with the SRM version. You can get replacement firmware either from a firmware update CD or via ftp from ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/. +AXPPCI33 Motherboard notes: + The 1994 version of the OEM guide has an incorrect pinout + for the serial ports. The newer version from + ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/axppci/design_guide.ps.Z + has a corrected pinout (as well as more information than + the 1994 edition). Note that there are two flavors + of PC serial connectors. If you have the wrong kind, + you won't get any output from the serial console. + Acquiring and updating firmware: As of May, 1997, the latest firmware version available for ftp is version 3.9. To update an alpha with an axppci33 |