From eba8e9ad9316f64a0afbec21b12a4e838ca215bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: wilko Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2001 12:04:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Document AlphaPC64 and restructure section on EB64-family. --- .../hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml | 39 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml index 530894768d37..4d7bf736e6ec 100644 --- a/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml +++ b/release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml @@ -1158,12 +1158,14 @@ cpu EV4 - Evaluation Board 64plus (<quote>EB64+</quote>), Aspen - Alpine + Evaluation Board 64 family In its attempts to popularize the Alpha CPU DEC produced a number - of so called Evaluation Boards. The EB64+ family of evaluation - boards has the following feature set: + of so called Evaluation Boards. Members of this family are EB64, EB64+, + AlphaPC64 (codename Cabriolet). + A non-DEC member of this family is the Aspen Alpine. + The EB64 family of evaluation boards has the following + feature set: @@ -1193,7 +1195,7 @@ cpu EV4 - Bcache / L2 cache: 512 kByte, 1 Mbyte or 2 Mbytes + Bcache / L2 cache: 0, 512 kByte, 1 Mbyte or 2 Mbytes 21072 (APECS) chip set @@ -1206,13 +1208,19 @@ cpu EV4 dual 16550A serial ports - Symbios 53C810 Fast-SCSI + parallel printer port - embedded 10 Mbit Ethernet + Symbios 53C810 Fast-SCSI (not on AlphaPC64) - 2 PCI slots + IDE interface (only on AlphaPC64) + + + embedded 10 Mbit Ethernet (not on AlphaPC64) + + + 2 PCI slots (4 slots on AlphaPC64) 3 ISA slots @@ -1228,7 +1236,7 @@ cpu EV4 36 bits SIMMs work fine, 3 bits simply remain unused. Note the systems use Fast Page Mode memory, not EDO memory. - The SRM console code is housed in an UV-erasable EPROM. No + The EB64+ SRM console code is housed in an UV-erasable EPROM. No easy flash SRM upgrades for the EB64+ The latest SRM version available for EB64+ is quite ancient anyway. @@ -1244,7 +1252,16 @@ cpu EV4 All of this might mean that you need to use a non-Qlogic adapter to boot from. - For the EB64+ class machines the kernel config file must contain: + AlphaPC64 boards generally come with ARC console firmware. + SRM console code can be loaded from floppy into the Flash ROM. + + The IDE interface of the AlphaPC64 is not bootable from the + SRM console. + + Note that the boards require a power supply that supplies + 3.3 Volts for the CPU. + + For the EB64 family machines the kernel config file must contain: options DEC_EB64PLUS cpu EV4 @@ -1720,7 +1737,7 @@ cpu EV5 - AS800: Uses 60ns 3.3Volts EDO DIMMs + AS800: Uses 60ns 3.3 Volts EDO DIMMs