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Hi,
I've got same trouble when I tried to upgrade AlphaBIOS, however I could
find following URL to get the interim release of SRM at
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/Alpha/firmware/interim/as1200/v53dsk1.zip

First upgrade using above interim release to 5.3, then 5.69 files worked
fine for me.

I don't remember how I could find this URL, but I think DEQ should mention
this somewhere in 5.69 readme.

Regards
Masa


Blue Thunder Somogyi <blue@eclipse.net> wrote in message
news:37c61650@news.eclipse.net...
> Hello all,
> I've recently obtained a new DS5300 and have run into a bit of a snag
> upgrading the Alphabios & SRM to the most current versions.  I'm hoping
> someone might have some experience with this (my previous alpha experience
> has all been Autocad/NT/workstation, essentially as a user - old hand on
the
> x86, so don't spare me the gory details, just please spell them out.  With
> no further ado...)
>
> Anyhow, I obtained the AlphaBios 5.69 files, created the floppies and went
> into the Upgrade AlphaBios entry - I followed the instructions (in the
> README included with 5.69 files) to a T, and as the previous SRM version
was
> earlier than 5.3, I was prepared to hold the "Halt" button in during a
power
> cycle to come back up in console mode to update the SRM.  However,
everytime
> I try to update the SRM it hangs (I waited for in excess of 15 minutes,
and
> there were no dots being added, as was the case with the AlphaBios), and
I'm
> forced to shutdown the machine.  When I come back in I get a message about
> how the alphabios are a two part bios and the alphabios have not been
> "moved" properly - "please update the SRM".  When I check the ARC & SRM
> versions, it says the ARC is v 5.69 (new version) and the SRM is v 5.2.1
> (what is was to begin with).  I then tried additional avenues.
>
> Heading to "digital's" site, I found a completely different version of the
> sitiuation, saying that the SRM needed to upgraded to 5.3, then upgraded
> again from there, and that 5.3 was put back on the ftp site for this
reason.
> I downloaded the disk set (*3* floppies oddly enough) went to perform the
> upgrade, and upon inserting the second disk when prompted, after a few
> seconds (and "..."s) about 2 screen loads of weirdly shaped "N"s scroll by
> and the system hangs...
>
> Now to DECs credit, through all this, the system still boots, and besides
> the aforementioned annoying and concerning message about the alphabios not
> being moved into place, the system boots and runs NT fine - however, I'd
> certainly appreciate any insight on this situation.
>
> On a quasi-related note, I'm wondering if anyone has run Linux on this
> particular machine - I'm quite concerned about the recent announcement of
> Alpha support being dropped, as the "Digital Server" series is purportedly
> designed specifically for NT, and I'm hoping that this won't preclude a
move
> to another OS (such as True64 or aforementioned Linux).  Sharing of any
> previous experience on this front would also be completely appreciated...
>
> On a almost-related note, if anyone has a 4mb cache 400mhz proc card for
> this machine that they wish to part with (new or used), please contact me
> directly at blue@eclipse.net.
>
> Holding my breathe (a "blue" joke...)
> Blue Thunder Somogyi
> blue@eclipse.net
>
>