Compaq DS10 User Manual

Linux Installation and Configuration Guide for AlphaServer  25 

ECG513/0100 

Password: user@ 
ftp> bin 
ftp> cd /pub/DEC/Linux-Alpha/Images/ 
ftp> get generic-smp-2.2.12.img 
ftp> quit 

2. Insert a blank, formatted floppy into the computer, and copy the BOOT kernel to it: 

$ dd if=generic-smp-2.2.12.img of=/dev/fd0    

With this floppy in hand, you are now prepared to begin the installation process on your 
AlphaServer or AlphaStation. 

After powering up your AlphaServer or AlphaStation 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 "P00>>>", as shown here: 

1024 Meg of system memory 
probing hose 1, PCI 
bus 0, slot 7 -- ewa -- DE500-AA Network Controller 
bus 0, slot 8 -- pka -- QLogic ISP1020 
probing hose 0, PCI 
probing PCI-to-ISA bridge, bus 1 
bus 0, slot 5, function 1 -- dqa -- Cypress 82C693 IDE 
bus 0, slot 5, function 2 -- dqb -- Cypress 82C693 IDE 
bus 0, slot 8 -- pkb -- QLogic ISP1020 

bus 0, slot 9 -- 

vga -- ELSA GLoria Synergy

 

System Temperature is 24 degrees C 
initializing GCT/FRU at offset 1d0000 
 

AlphaServer DS 20 Console V5.4-2, May 19 1999  14:25:16 
P00>>> 

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: 

P00>>>show device 
dka0.0.0.8.1               DKA0                       RZ1DF-CB  0371 
dkb500.5.0.8.0             DKB500                        RRD46  1337 
dva0.0.0.0.0               DVA0                                
ewa0.0.0.7.1               EWA0              00-00-F8-10-AE-C5 
pka0.7.0.8.1               PKA0                  SCSI Bus ID 7  5.57 
pkb0.7.0.8.0               PKB0                  SCSI Bus ID 7  5.57 

In the output above, the first line shows that DKA0 is a hard disk, DKB500 is a CD-ROM, 
and DVA0 is a floppy drive.