Re: Swapping AlphaBIOS with SRM on SX running RH5.2

[Chris Kloiber <ckloiber rochester rr com>]

Craig P Prescott wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> On Sat, 04 Dec 1999 15:54:14 EST, Rich Payne wrote:
> <snip>
> >In order to reflash to SRM you'll need the .rom image (I think), last I
> >knew the images on the Compaq ftp site would only upgrade an existing SRM,
> >however with the demise of NT and AlphaBIOS the Q may have become a little
> >more generous about that. FWIW if you order the Tru64 non-commercial pack
> >it comes with a firmware CD with all the relevant SRM images for different
> >machines.
> </snip>
> 
> As noted in Greg Johnson's forward from yesterday, you can find quite
> a number of the SRM .rom files at
> 
> http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/interim/
> 
> Cheers,
> Craig

Can anyone 'in the know' comment about the sx164srm.rom found there? I
mean the date is listed as Dec.1,1999. Is the file itself new (what bugs
are fixed, etc), or is it just the old one made available now? Don't get
me wrong, thank you for making it publicly available, but documentation
is needed, too.

Chris Kloiber