Re: Need help with Alpha

["Izaak Bozof (INS)" <izaak bozof ins com>]

Hi there

Check out Rich Payne and gang's www.AlphaLinux.org  (God bless 'em!)

pretty much every thing you asked about is there.  take your time..  and if
i am not mistaken, most of the Carrera m/b's were either Aspens or Alpines.

the different HOWTO's for the various Alpha distributions will give you the
lowdown on installation.

to update the firmware, you'll need to positively verify which m/b is in
the system.  then go to ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/ to
find the firmware that corresponds to your machine.

have a lot of fun!

izaak

At 09.42 a 6/28/99 -0400, Roy Kidder wrote:
>I am very familiar with Linux on x86, but am completely new to Alpha. I'm
>guessing there is a FAQ or two I should consult (so feel free to point them
>out). Here are some of the questions:
>
>I have an Alpha sold by Carrera. It originally had NT on it, but it was
>re-purposed by my company and I have inherited it. I want to install RedHat
>6.0. I have read some docs and have played with it, but haven't gotten very
>far (mostly because the documentation for RedHat on Alpha is foreign to me).
>
>My primary question is "How do I install RedHat" on it? Additional
>underlying questions include:
> * Can I do an FTP installation as with x86 or do I need a CD-ROM?
> * How do I determine what kind of Alpha I have? I've read about Noname,
>Cabriolet, Aspin Alpine, EB*, PC*, and XL*, but have no idea how to
>identify what I have.
> * How do I determine if I need to upgrade the firmware? (it is currently
>running
>4.47-Proto 960508.1138)
> * What floppies will I need. In addition to the ramdisk.img, I've read
>about MILO, linload.exe, and fmu.gz.
>
>The processor is a 21164 running at 367 MHz (or so the system reports).
>
>Any guidance would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Roy
>
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