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7.Run the following command from the DOS command shell: C:\Linux> rawrite
Enter source file name: aboot
Enter destination drive: a
Label this floppy "AlphaServer Linux BOOT Floppy".
8.Run the following command from the DOS command shell: C:\Linux> rawrite
Enter source file name: install
Enter destination drive: a
9.Label this floppy "AlphaServer Linux RAMDISK Floppy".
With those two floppies in hand, you are now prepared to begin the installation process on your AlphaServer.
Creating floppies using an UNIX system
To create the BOOT and RAMDISK floppies, you will need to make use of a computer, which has Internet access. The instructions below detail the process. Note that depending upon what version of unix and vendor computer you are using to perform this process, some minor variations in the process may be required. The exact commands shown here are for Digital UNIX, and should be similar to most other popular UNIX systems.
1.Insert the Linux
2.Insert a blank, formatted floppy into the computer, and copy the BOOT kernel to it: $ dd if=/cdrom/disks/aboot of=/dev/fd0
3.Insert a blank, formatted floppy into the computer, and copy the RAMDISK to it: $ dd if=/cdrom/disks/install of=/dev/fd0
With those two floppies in hand, and the
Firmware Inspection and Upgrade
After powering up your AlphaServer computer, type the command "show version". Check that the version string printed is
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:
OpenVMS PALcode
ECG513/0100
