Re: Update of SRM-FAQ and co.: Question regarding FTP-URLs

[Peter Petrakis <voodoo alphadriven org>]

Hello Helge,

On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 12:30  PM, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:

> Hello,
> I am currently updating SRM-FAQ. The following questions arose:
>
> a)What is the proper SRM-firmware directory with bootp-support. The
>   current FAQ says
>   ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/v5.8/
>   which does not exist; only
>   ftp://gatekeeper.dec.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/
>   exists and is empty.

Isn't gatekeeper unmaintained? Or so I've heard.

The most recent firmware for Alpha can be found on
ftp.digital.com//pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware

There's even some archives of somewhat older firmware.


> b)Where there ever any releases of API with bootp-enabled firmware and
>   if so, where can those be found?

I'm sorry to say they where never released. I don't have any of them, I 
don't
know of anyone who does.

>   The proper "homepage" of the API-SRMs is
>   http://www.alphalinux.org/firmware/api/
>   correct?

Yes. This is a static archive.

Peter

> Thanks
>
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