[PLUG] SRM console and Alpha update...

wes plug at the-wes.com
Mon Sep 14 13:26:13 UTC 2009


It is at least possible to find the RAM you mentioned:

http://www.memory4less.com/m4l_itemdetail.asp?rid=fd_10&itemid=1438949855

sale price 165.23... have fun with that.

At the risk of opening Pandora's box..... why are you spending so much time
on Alpha stuff?

-wes

On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 11:13 PM, Michael Robinson <plug_1 at robinson-west.com
> wrote:

> Well, I got CentOS 4.3 to install on my PC164 Alpha system, but
> with only 64 megs of ram I don't think I can run X.  I'm trying
> a reinstall right now after I dropped in a D-Link ISA network
> card in plug and play mode ( had to use a freedos PC to set
> the nic up that way ).
>
> Some questions I have:
>
>   Can SRM console and ARC console be installed to the
>   motherboard at the same time?
>
>   Can the arc command under SRM console be redirected to a FAT
>   partition on a local hard drive instead of the disk drive?
>
>   Does anyone know if X doesn't support the Matrox Millenium
>   II graphics adapter well?
>
>   Why when I run Xorg -configure do I totally lose control
>   of the system?
>
> I might have to try Debian Lenny for Alpha again.  Problem is,
> Debian doesn't seem to recognize the DVD writer.  I wonder if
> using low density cable when the USB cage used high density
> cable is a problem?
>
> This system uses 72 pin simms that have to be ECC type I believe.
> I'm wondering if it's even possible to pick up 64 meg FPM 70 ns
> 72 pin simms anymore?  With 8 of these, I'd have enough memory
> probably.  On the other hand, I spotted a PC164LX that takes
> 4 ECC PC100 DIMMS with the 533 mhz processor.
>
> I'm wanting to get a 2.6 kernel based Linux system running on
> my Alpha with X, but I'm not too keen on doing hardware
> upgrades to get there.
>
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