Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 08:07:23 -0500 (EST) From: Rich Payne <rdp@talisman.alphalinux.org> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0012210803440.26629-100000@talisman.mv.com> Subject: Re: [suse-axp] Hardware RAID controller KZPSC-XB supported?
On Thu, 21 Dec 2000, Marco Antonio Blanco wrote:
> El Mié 20 Dic 2000 14:30, Rich Payne escribiste:
> > > I'm sure (or so I think) it's a Mylex because the sticker says
> > > "DAC960-PDU" and if I boot the Alpha-Bios console it shows a message
> > > initializing "Mylex RAID controller". BTW, my Alpha is a Digital Server
> > > 5000, which I'm trying to install Linux on through the SRM console, as
> > > I've been unable to follow SuSE's manual instructions on booting from the
> > > Alpha-Bios console (I find the Alpha manual a bit cryptic and lacking
> > > information regarding the installation process, nothing to do with the
> > > Intel manual).
> >
> > The Digital Server 5000 is a white box (sold as NT only) AS1200, I don't
> > think there's a MILO for these anyway. So your only choice would be SRM. I
> > also have one of these and the RAID card was useless as it only had V2
> > firmware.
>
> Yes, that's what I knew about this machine. In fact, I asked Compaq about it
> and they told me that the DS5000 lacks some CPU instructions so only NT could
> be installed on it (they obviously didn't consider the existance of Linux). I
> haven't seen any MILO for the DS5000 either, so if you're confirming this,
> I'll keep on trying through the SRM console.
Ha! The stuff these people will tell you....truth is they will run Tru64
and OpenVMS just fine (with supported hardware). There's just a variable
you must set in NVRAM on bootup for these OSs to run. Can remember it off
the top of my head, but I'm sure it's in the axp-list archives.
"Lacking an instruction"....it's the same CPU! amazing :)
> I read in ftp.digital.com that the solution would be to install Linux on a
> SCSI disk and then "dd" the installation on the RAID. What do you think of
> this? Would it work with my RAID controller? Is there something I could do to
> make it work, maybe update the firmware?
Which SRM version are you at? Note that if you're <5.3, you'll have to
update to 5.3, then get to the latest from there. Can't guarantee it'll
see it thought. As for the dd idea....should work, have never triedit
myself.
--rdp
-- Rich Payne rpayne@alphalinux.org www.alphalinux.org
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