Compaq DS10 User Manual

Linux Installation and Configuration Guide for AlphaServer  17 

ECG513/0100 

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 CD-ROM removed from the computer, you are now 
prepared to begin the installation process on your AlphaServer. 

After powering up your AlphaServer computer, type the command "show version". Check that 
the version string printed is "V5.4-2 May 19 1999 14:25:16" or newer, and that the first letter of 
the version string is a "V". If this is not the case, you should upgrade your firmware. Instructions 
on how to do this can be found at 

http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/

 along with 

the latest firmware images. 

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: 

1024 Meg of system memory 
probing hose 0, PCI 
probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1 
probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 2 
probing PCI-to-PCI bridge, bus 3 
bus 0, slot 9 -- ewa -- DE500-BA Network Controller 
bus 0, slot 11 -- ewb -- DE500-BA Network Controller 
bus 0, slot 13 -- dqa -- Acer Labs M1543C IDE 
bus 0, slot 13 -- dqb -- Acer Labs M1543C IDE 
bus 0, slot 14 -- vga -- ELSA GLoria Synergy 
bus 2, slot 4 -- eia -- Intel 82558 Ethernet 
bus 2, slot 5 -- eib -- Intel 82558 Ethernet 
bus 2, slot 6 -- eic -- Intel 82558 Ethernet 
bus 2, slot 7 -- eid -- Intel 82558 Ethernet 
bus 3, slot 0 -- pka -- NCR 53C875 
bus 3, slot 1 -- pkb -- NCR 53C875 
bus 3, slot 2 -- ewc -- DE500-AA Network Controller 
System Temperature is 31 degrees C 
 

AlphaServer DS 10 466 MHz Console V5.4-2, May 19 1999  14:25:16 
>>> 

2. Determine what devices your system has installed. In particular you will need to note your 

installation device (a floppy and/or CD-ROM), and your target disk drive. Entering the 
command "show devices" as shown below will print out the information about your system: 

>>>show device 
dka0.0.0.3000.0            DKA0                       RZ1CF-CF  1614 
dka100.1.0.3000.0          DKA100                     RZ1CF-CF  1614 
dka200.2.0.3000.0          DKA200            COMPAQ BB00911CA0  3B05 
dka300.3.0.3000.0          DKA300            COMPAQ BB00911CA0  3B05 
dqa0.0.0.13.0              DQA0        TOSHIBA CD-ROM XM-6302B  1017 
dva0.0.0.0.0               DVA0                                
eia0.0.0.2004.0            EIA0              00-50-8B-6F-62-AA 
eib0.0.0.2005.0            EIB0              00-50-8B-6F-62-AB 
eic0.0.0.2006.0            EIC0              00-50-8B-6F-38-84