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Document SET CONSOLE SERIAL/GRAPHICS for NoName as well

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Wilko Bulte 2001-07-11 18:33:58 +00:00
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from IDE disks. This means you will have to use a SCSI disk as
the boot device.</para>
<para>The NoName is somewhat stubborn when it comes to serial
consoles. It needs
<screen>&gt;&gt;&gt; <userinput>SET CONSOLE SERIAL</userinput></screen>
before it goes for a serial console. Pulling the keyboard from
the machine is not sufficient, like it is on most other Alpha models.
Going back to a graphical console needs
<screen>&gt;&gt;&gt; <userinput>SET CONSOLE GRAPHICS</userinput></screen>
at the serial console.</para>
<para>Make sure you use true 36 bit SIMMs, and only FPM (Fast
Page Mode) DRAM. EDO DRAM or SIMMs with fake parity <emphasis>will not
work</emphasis>. The board uses the 4 extra bits for ECC. 33