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SRM Firmware Howto

David Mosberger and Rich Payne

v0.5.2, 5 December 1999


This document describes how to boot Linux/Alpha using the SRM firmware, which is the firmware normally used to boot DEC Unix (also known as OSF/1 and Tru64Unix) and OpenVMS. Sometimes, it is preferable to use MILO instead of aboot since MILO is perfectly adapted to the needs of Linux. However, MILO is not always available for a particular system, MILO does not presently have the ability to boot over the network (without patches) and little development work is now being done on MILO (for more information on MILO refer to the MILO Howto, available from http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/milo.html). In any case, using the SRM console may be the right solution.

Unless you're interested in technical details, you may want to skip right to Section aboot .

1. What is SRM?

2. The Raw Loader

3. The aboot Loader

4. Sharing a Disk With DEC Unix

5. Document History


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