Duane> Is there anybody currently using Linux on an Alpha running in
Duane> a Cabriolet, PC64, Motherboard?
Yes, it works great.
Duane> If so, are you also booting
Duane> to Windows NT 3.51? I would be very interested in how you
Duane> are doing this. The only platform I have ever worked with
Duane> before this Alpha was the x86. So I desparately need
Duane> guidance. Thanks in advance.
Dual boot? This machine was meant to run Linux! :)
Seriously though: no, I haven't run anything bug Linux on my Alphas.
AFAIK, the Cabriolet has a large enough flash rom that it can house
the miniloader and ARC console at the same time. What you need to do
is boot the debugger (simply remove jumper SP7, if memory serves) and
then use the "bootopt" command to select whether you want to boot MILO
(Linux) or WNT. As I said: I never tried this, but it's roughly what
you'd need to do.
--david