[Cialug] Alpha install

[dave at visionary.com]

On Fri, Aug 26, 2005, Barry Von Ahsen <barry at vonahsen.com> said:

> David Champion wrote:
>> Here's the first of many Linux on Alpha questions to come... since 
>> several of us now have Alpha systems thanks to Dice. :)
>> 
>> Is this cd image the one I want if I'm doing a debian install over the 
>> internet?
>> 
>> debian-31r0a-alpha-netinst.iso
>> 
>> Maybe we should have a little Alpha installfest. :)
>> 
> 
> yep, that's it
> 
> also, I'm now syncing the debian alpha sources for the installfest.  I 
> suspect we may need them :)

Anyone know what the "SRM notation" of the ide cdrom in the DS10's is?
>From the Debian Alpha howto...

http://www.debian.org/releases/woody/alpha/ch-rescue-boot.en.html#s-install-cd

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5.4.1 Booting from CD-ROM with the SRM Console

Type

     >>> boot xxxx -flags 0

where xxxx is your CD-ROM drive in SRM notation. 
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-dc