> I don't know the details of how it works, just what I've observed. If
> you run the Alpha machine under Alpha BIOS mode (usually for NT), then
> they will scan for x86 BIOS controllers and execute it with x86
> emulation. I have an Adaptec SCSI controller on my Miata which has no
> support for Alpha built into, but when I'm running in the Alpha BIOS
OK.
I have a DS20 here and a RedHat-6.0 (Hedwig - Alpha) CD here.
In the document "Red Hat Linux 6.0 - Alpha installation Addendum"
(doc/alpha/booklet/doc001.htm) which came in the CD, it talks about
Alpha
BIOS boot-up only through MILO.
My questions are : Can Alpha BIOS boot happen only through MILO?
Is there a MILO for DS20?
> mode I can boot from it. If I try to use SRM BIOS, the card is never
> seen and I can't boot from a device attached to it. I assume you want
> to make your controller work under SRM as well as Alpha BIOS. I would
> expect that you need to get in touch with Compaq to get specs on how
> SRM works.
I could not find any links to specs or docs in http://www.compaq.com.
Any idea where to get specs from?
-Saravanan
sara@procsys.com