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diff --git a/eu/boot-installer/alpha.xml b/eu/boot-installer/alpha.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 0613ddda4..000000000 --- a/eu/boot-installer/alpha.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,451 +0,0 @@ -<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking --> -<!-- original version: 11648 untranslated --> - - <sect2 arch="alpha" id="alpha-firmware"> - <title>Alpha Console Firmware</title> -<para> - -Console firmware is stored in a flash ROM and started when an Alpha -system is powered up or reset. There are two different console -specifications used on Alpha systems, and hence two classes of console -firmware available: - -</para> - -<itemizedlist> -<listitem><para> - - <emphasis>SRM console</emphasis>, based on the Alpha Console Subsystem - specification, which provides an operating environment for OpenVMS, Tru64 - UNIX, and Linux operating systems. - -</para></listitem> -<listitem><para> - - <emphasis>ARC, AlphaBIOS, or ARCSBIOS console</emphasis>, based on the - Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) specification, which provides an operating - environment for Windows NT. - -</para></listitem> -</itemizedlist> - -<para> - -From the user's perspective, the most important difference between SRM -and ARC is that the choice of console constrains the possible -disk-partitioning scheme for the hard disk which you wish to boot off -of. - -</para><para> - -ARC requires that you use an MS-DOS partition table (as created by -<command>cfdisk</command>) for the boot disk. Therefore MS-DOS partition -tables are the ``native'' partition format when booting from ARC. In -fact, since AlphaBIOS contains a disk partitioning utility, you may -prefer to partition your disks from the firmware menus before -installing Linux. - -</para><para> - -Conversely, SRM is <emphasis>incompatible</emphasis> with MS-DOS partition tables. -<footnote><para>Specifically, the bootsector format required by the Console -Subsystem Specification conflicts with the placement of the DOS -partition table.</para></footnote> Since Tru64 Unix uses the BSD disklabel format, -this is the ``native'' partition format for SRM installations. - -</para><para> - -Because GNU/Linux is the only operating system on Alpha that can be -booted from both console types, the choice will also depend on what -other operating systems you wish to run on the same machine. All -other Unix-like operating systems (Tru64 Unix, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and -NetBSD) and OpenVMS can only boot from SRM, whereas Windows NT can -only boot from ARC. - -</para><para> - -The following table summarizes available and supported system -type/console combinations (see <xref linkend="alpha-cpus"/> for the -system type names). The word `ARC' below denotes any of the -ARC-compliant consoles. - -</para><para> - -<informaltable><tgroup cols="2"> -<thead> -<row> - <entry>System Type</entry> - <entry>Console Type Supported</entry> -</row> -</thead> - -<tbody> -<row> - <entry>alcor</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>avanti</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>book1</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>cabriolet</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>dp264</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>eb164</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>eb64p</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>eb66</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>eb66p</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>jensen</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>lx164</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>miata</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>mikasa</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>mikasa-p</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>nautilus</entry> - <entry>ARC only (see motherboard manual)</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>noname</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>noritake</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>noritake-p</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>pc164</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>rawhide</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>ruffian</entry> - <entry>ARC only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>sable</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>sable-g</entry> - <entry>SRM only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>sx164</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>takara</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>xl</entry> - <entry>ARC only</entry> -</row><row> - <entry>xlt</entry> - <entry>ARC or SRM</entry> -</row> - -</tbody> -</tgroup> -</informaltable> - -</para><para> - -Generally, none of these consoles can boot Linux directly, so the -assistance of an intermediary bootloader is required. There are two -mainstream Linux loaders: <command>MILO</command> and <command>aboot</command>. - -</para><para> - -<command>MILO</command> is itself a console, which replaces ARC or SRM in -memory. <command>MILO</command> can be booted from both ARC and SRM and is -the only way to bootstrap Linux from the ARC console. -<command>MILO</command> is platform-specific (a different <command>MILO</command> -is needed for each system type) and exist only for those systems, for -which ARC support is shown in the table above. See also the -(unfortunately outdated) -<ulink url="&url-milo-howto;">MILO HOWTO</ulink>. - -</para><para> - -<command>aboot</command> is a small, platform-independent bootloader, which -runs from SRM only. See the (also unfortunately outdated) <ulink -url="&url-srm-howto;">SRM HOWTO</ulink> for more information on -<command>aboot</command>. - -</para><para> - -Thus, three scenarios are generally possible, depending on the -system's console firmware and whether or not <command>MILO</command> is -available: - -<informalexample><screen> - -SRM -> aboot -SRM -> MILO -ARC -> MILO - -</screen></informalexample> - -</para><para> - -The UP1000 motherboard (subarchitecture name `nautilus') from Alpha -Processor, Inc. is different from all the others, in that it uses an -API-specific bootloader that runs under AlphaBIOS firmware. - -</para><para> - -Because <command>MILO</command> is not available for any of the Alpha -systems currently in production (as of February 2000), and because it -is no longer necessary to buy an OpenVMS or Tru64 Unix license to have -SRM firmware on your older Alpha, it is recommended that you use SRM and -<command>aboot</command> on new installations of GNU/Linux, unless you wish -to dual-boot with Windows NT. - -</para><para> - -The majority of AlphaServers and all current server and workstation -products contain both SRM and AlphaBIOS in their firmware. For -"half-flash" machines such as the various evaluation boards, it is -possible to switch from one version to another by reflashing the -firmware. Also, once SRM is installed, it is possible to run -ARC/AlphaBIOS from a floppy disk (using the <command>arc</command> -command). For the -reasons mentioned above, we recommend switching to SRM before -installing &debian;. - -</para><para> - -As on other architectures, you should install the newest available -revision of the firmware <footnote><para>Except on Jensen, where -Linux is not supported on firmware versions newer than 1.7 - see -<ulink url="&url-jensen-howto;"></ulink> for more -information</para></footnote> before installing &debian;. For -Alpha, firmware updates can be obtained from -<ulink url="&url-alpha-firmware;">Alpha Firmware Updates</ulink>. - -</para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Booting with TFTP</title> -<para> - -In SRM, Ethernet interfaces are named with the <userinput>ewa</userinput> -prefix, and will be listed in the output of the <userinput>show dev</userinput> command, -like this (edited slightly): - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> show dev -ewa0.0.0.9.0 EWA0 08-00-2B-86-98-65 -ewb0.0.0.11.0 EWB0 08-00-2B-86-98-54 -ewc0.0.0.2002.0 EWC0 00-06-2B-01-32-B0 - -</screen></informalexample> - -You first need to set the boot protocol: -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> set ewa0_protocol bootp - -</screen></informalexample> - -Then check the medium type is correct: - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> set ewa0_mode <replaceable>mode</replaceable> - -</screen></informalexample> - -You can get a listing of valid modes with <userinput>>>>set ewa0_mode</userinput>. - -</para><para> - -Then, to boot from the first Ethernet interface, you would type: - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> boot ewa0 - -</screen></informalexample> - -</para><para> - -If you wish to use a serial console, you <emphasis>must</emphasis> -pass the <userinput>console=</userinput> parameter to the kernel. -This can be done using the <userinput>-flags</userinput> argument to -the SRM <userinput>boot</userinput> command. The serial ports are -named the same as their corresponding files in -<userinput>/dev</userinput>. For example, to boot from -<userinput>ewa0</userinput> and use a console on the first serial -port, you would type: - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> boot ewa0 -flags console=ttyS0 - -</screen></informalexample> - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="alpha"><title>Booting from CD-ROM with the SRM Console</title> -<para> - -Type - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> boot xxxx -flags 0 - -</screen></informalexample> - -where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is your CD-ROM drive in SRM notation. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="alpha"> - <title>Booting from CD-ROM with the ARC or AlphaBIOS Console</title> -<para> - -To boot a CD-ROM from the ARC console, find your sub-architecture code -name (see <xref linkend="alpha-cpus"/>), then enter -<filename>\milo\linload.exe</filename> as the boot loader and -<filename>\milo\<replaceable>subarch</replaceable></filename> (where -<replaceable>subarch</replaceable> is the proper subarchitecture name) -as the OS Path in the `OS Selection Setup' menu. Ruffians make an -exception: You need to use <filename>\milo\ldmilo.exe</filename> as -boot loader. - -</para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 arch="alpha"> - <title>Booting from Floppies with the SRM Console</title> -<para> - -At the SRM prompt (<prompt>>>></prompt>), issue the following -command: - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> boot dva0 -flags 0 - -</screen></informalexample> - -possibly replacing <filename>dva0</filename> with the actual device -name. Usually, <filename>dva0</filename> is the floppy; type - -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> show dev - -</screen></informalexample> - -to see the list of devices (e.g., if you want to boot from a CD). -Note that if you are booting via MILO, <command>-flags</command> argument -is ignored, so you can just type <command>boot dva0</command>. -If everything works OK, you will eventually see the Linux kernel boot. - -</para><para> - -If you want to specify kernel parameters when booting via -<command>aboot</command>, use the following command: -<informalexample><screen> - ->>> boot dva0 -file linux.bin.gz -flags "root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 arguments" - -</screen></informalexample> -(typed on one line), substituting, if necessary, the actual SRM boot -device name for <filename>dva0</filename>, the Linux boot device name for -<filename>fd0</filename>, and the desired kernel parameters for -<filename>arguments</filename>. - -</para><para> - -If you want to specify kernel parameters when booting via -<command>MILO</command>, you will have to interrupt bootstrap once you get -into MILO. See <xref linkend="booting-from-milo"/>. -</para> - </sect2> - - - <sect2 arch="alpha"> - <title>Booting from Floppies with the ARC or AlphaBIOS Console</title> - -<para> - -In the OS Selection menu, set <command>linload.exe</command> as the boot -loader, and <command>milo</command> as the OS Path. Bootstrap using the -newly created entry. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="alpha"> - <title>Booting from Floppies with the APB Boot Loader (UP1000)</title> - -<para> - -To boot on this platform, run <command>\apb\apb.exe</command> from the -`Utility/Run Maintenance Program' menu, and type - <informalexample><screen> - -boot debian_install - -</screen></informalexample> - at the APB prompt. - -</para> - </sect2> - - <sect2 arch="alpha" id="booting-from-milo"><title>Booting with MILO</title> -<para> - -MILO contained on the bootstrap media is configured to proceed straight -to Linux automatically. Should you wish to intervene, all you need is to -press space during MILO countdown. - -</para><para> - -If you want to specify all the bits explicitly (for example, to supply -additional parameters), you can use a command like this: - -<informalexample><screen> - -MILO> boot fd0:linux.bin.gz root=/dev/fd0 load_ramdisk=1 <!-- arguments --> - -</screen></informalexample> - -</para><para> - -If you are booting from something other than a floppy, substitute -<filename>fd0</filename> in the above example with the appropriate device name -in Linux notation. The <command>help</command> command would give you a brief -MILO command reference. - -</para> - </sect2> - |