Compaq ES40, DS10, DS20E appendix Password user@ ftp bin

Linux Installation and Configuration Guide for AlphaServer 25

Password: user@ ftp> bin

ftp> cd /pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Images/ ftp> get generic-smp-2.2.12.img ftp> quit

2.Insert a blank, formatted floppy into the computer, and copy the BOOT kernel to it: $ dd if=generic-smp-2.2.12.img of=/dev/fd0

With this floppy in hand, you are now prepared to begin the installation process on your AlphaServer or AlphaStation.

Firmware Inspection and Upgrade

After powering up your AlphaServer or AlphaStation computer, type the command "show version". Check that the version string printed is "V5.4-2 May 19 1999 14:25:16" or newer, and that the first letter of the version string is a "V". If this is not the case, you should upgrade your firmware. Instructions on how to do this can be found at http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/ along with the latest firmware images.

System Resource Manager Configuration

There are several pieces of information that you need to configure in the SRM subsystem, as well as device identifiers that you should make note of, prior to beginning the installation process. The steps that follow take you through that process.

1.Power up your system. After several diagnostics are completed, you will be presented an SRM prompt "P00>>>", as shown here:

1024 Meg of system memory probing hose 1, PCI

bus 0, slot 7 -- ewa -- DE500-AA Network Controller bus 0, slot 8 -- pka -- QLogic ISP1020

probing hose 0, PCI

probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1

bus 0, slot 5, function 1 -- dqa -- Cypress 82C693 IDE bus 0, slot 5, function 2 -- dqb -- Cypress 82C693 IDE bus 0, slot 8 -- pkb -- QLogic ISP1020

bus 0, slot 9 -- vga -- ELSA GLoria Synergy System Temperature is 24 degrees C initializing GCT/FRU at offset 1d0000

AlphaServer DS 20 Console V5.4-2, May 19 1999 14:25:16

P00>>>

2.Determine what devices your system has installed. In particular you will need to note your installation device (a floppy and/or CD-ROM), and your target disk drive. Entering the command "show devices" as shown below will print out the information about your system:

P00>>>show device
dka0.0.0.8.1	DKA0	RZ1DF-CB	0371
dkb500.5.0.8.0	DKB500	RRD46	1337
dva0.0.0.0.0	DVA0
ewa0.0.0.7.1	EWA0	00-00-F8-10-AE-C5
pka0.7.0.8.1	PKA0	SCSI Bus ID 7	5.57
pkb0.7.0.8.0	PKB0	SCSI Bus ID 7	5.57

In the output above, the first line shows that DKA0 is a hard disk, DKB500 is a CD-ROM, and DVA0 is a floppy drive.

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