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| 9 | <sections> |
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| 11 | <version>2.00</version> |
11 | <version>2.01</version> |
| 12 | <date>2005-03-28</date> |
12 | <date>2005-03-29</date> |
| 13 | |
13 | |
| 14 | <section> |
14 | <section> |
| 15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
15 | <title>Hardware Requirements</title> |
| 16 | <subsection> |
16 | <subsection> |
| 17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
17 | <title>Introduction</title> |
| 18 | <body> |
18 | <body> |
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19 | |
| 20 | <p> |
20 | <p> |
| 21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
21 | Before we start, we first list what hardware requirements you need to |
| 22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
22 | successfully install Gentoo on your box. |
| 23 | </p> |
23 | </p> |
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| 25 | </body> |
25 | </body> |
| 26 | </subsection> |
26 | </subsection> |
| 27 | <subsection> |
27 | <subsection> |
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| 455 | firmware. It is loosely synonymous with the BIOS software on PC systems. There |
455 | firmware. It is loosely synonymous with the BIOS software on PC systems. There |
| 456 | are two types of firmware on Alpha systems: SRM (<e>Systems Reference |
456 | are two types of firmware on Alpha systems: SRM (<e>Systems Reference |
| 457 | Manual</e>) and ARC (<e>Advanced Risc Console</e>). |
457 | Manual</e>) and ARC (<e>Advanced Risc Console</e>). |
| 458 | </p> |
458 | </p> |
| 459 | |
459 | |
| 460 | <p> |
460 | <p> |
| 461 | SRM is based on the Alpha Console Subsystem specification, which provides an |
461 | SRM is based on the Alpha Console Subsystem specification, which provides an |
| 462 | operating environment for OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux operating systems. ARC |
462 | operating environment for OpenVMS, Tru64 UNIX, and Linux operating systems. ARC |
| 463 | is based on the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) specification, which provides |
463 | is based on the Advanced RISC Computing (ARC) specification, which provides |
| 464 | an operating environment for Windows NT. You can find a |
464 | an operating environment for Windows NT. You can find a |
| 465 | <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/">detailed guide</uri> on |
465 | <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/">detailed guide</uri> on |
| 466 | using SRM over at the Alpha Linux website. |
466 | using SRM over at the Alpha Linux website. |
| 467 | </p> |
467 | </p> |
| 468 | |
468 | |
| 469 | <p> |
469 | <p> |
| 470 | If your Alpha system supports both SRC and ARCs (ARC, AlphaBIOS, ARCSBIOS) you |
470 | If your Alpha system supports both SRM and ARCs (ARC, AlphaBIOS, ARCSBIOS) you |
| 471 | should follow <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/x31.html">these |
471 | should follow <uri link="http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/x31.html">these |
| 472 | instructions</uri> for switching to SRM. If your system already uses SRM, you |
472 | instructions</uri> for switching to SRM. If your system already uses SRM, you |
| 473 | are all set. If your system can only use ARCs (Ruffian, nautilus, xl, etc.) you |
473 | are all set. If your system can only use ARCs (Ruffian, nautilus, xl, etc.) you |
| 474 | will need to choose <c>MILO</c> later on when we are talking about bootloaders. |
474 | will need to choose <c>MILO</c> later on when we are talking about bootloaders. |
| 475 | </p> |
475 | </p> |
| 476 | |
476 | |
| 477 | <p> |
477 | <p> |
| 478 | Now to boot an Alpha Installation CD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the |
478 | Now to boot an Alpha Installation CD, put the CD-ROM in the tray and reboot the |
| 479 | system. You can use SRM to boot the Installation CD. If you cannot do that, you |
479 | system. You can use SRM to boot the Installation CD. If you cannot do that, you |
| 480 | will have to use <c>MILO</c>. If you don't have <c>MILO</c> installed already, |
480 | will have to use <c>MILO</c>. If you don't have <c>MILO</c> installed already, |
| 481 | use one of the precompiled <c>MILO</c> images available on <uri |
481 | use one of the precompiled <c>MILO</c> images available on <uri |
| 482 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>. |
482 | link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~taviso/milo/">taviso's homepage</uri>. |
| 483 | </p> |
483 | </p> |
| 484 | |
484 | |
| 485 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
485 | <pre caption="Booting a CD-ROM using SRM"> |
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