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Alpha 255 firmware update |
Anthony Reeder
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Location: Western Australia
Joined: 29.01.06 |
| Posted on January 29 2006 20:01 |
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I am attempting to set up an alpha 255 I purchased off ebay to run openVMS 7.3 Hobbyist software. I need to update the firmware to do this. I have found the software on the net to be downloaded however i can only download to a PC. How can I transfer this file to the Alpha to do the update. |
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Re: Alpha 255 firmware update |
HobbyistOne
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Location: Plano, TX
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| Posted on January 30 2006 04:35 |
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[quote:992c85bc03="Anthony Reeder"]I am attempting to set up an alpha 255 I purchased off ebay to run openVMS 7.3 Hobbyist software. I need to update the firmware to do this. I have found the software on the net to be downloaded however i can only download to a PC. How can I transfer this file to the Alpha to do the update.[/quote:992c85bc03]
Are you able to burn a CD of the firmware update? This is typically how it's done. |
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Kenashkov
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Location: Sofia, Bulgaria
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| Posted on January 30 2006 23:29 |
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I had the same "update problem" with my old PWS600. The firmware CD does not contains files for it and I suppose it does not contains files for alphastation 255 (because they are very old - there is a note about that - /ARCHIVE/FWREADME.TXT). So you can create a bootable floppy or do a network boot if you have already installed OpenVMS or Tru64. If you do not have these OS installed you can make a fat floppy:
ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/archive/astn255.html#method_1
You have to switch to ARC console, update the firmware, and then back to SRM (to install the OpenVMS). I did so for my PWS.
Where can be found older "firmware CDs"? I have found only version 7 (v7_0_cd.iso). |
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