Compaq DS20E, DS10, ES40 appendix AlphaServer DS 10 466 MHz Console V5.4-2, May 19 1999

Linux Installation and Configuration Guide for AlphaServer 11

$ cd /var/tmp/Linux

$ ftp ftp.digital.com login: ftp Password: user@ ftp> bin

ftp> cd /pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Images/ ftp> get generic-up-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-up-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 ">>>", as shown here:

1024 Meg of system memory probing hose 0, PCI

probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1
probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 2
probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 3
bus 0,	slot 9 -- ewa -- DE500-BA			Network Controller
bus 0,	slot 11 -- ewb -- DE500-BA Network Controller
bus 0,	slot 13 -- dqa -- Acer		Labs M1543C IDE
bus 0,	slot 13 -- dqb -- Acer		Labs M1543C IDE
bus 0,	slot 14 -- vga -- ELSA		GLoria Synergy
bus 2,	slot 4 -- eia -- Intel		82558		Ethernet
bus 2,	slot 5 -- eib -- Intel		82558		Ethernet
bus 2,	slot 6 -- eic -- Intel		82558		Ethernet
bus 2,	slot 7	-- eid -- Intel	82558		Ethernet
bus 3,	slot 0	-- pka -- NCR 53C875
bus 3,	slot 1	-- pkb -- NCR 53C875
bus 3,	slot 2	-- ewc -- DE500-AA		Network Controller
System	Temperature is 31 degrees			C

AlphaServer DS 10 466 MHz Console V5.4-2, May 19 1999 14:25:16

>>>

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:

>>>show device
dka0.0.0.3000.0	DKA0	RZ1CF-CF 1614

ECG513/0100