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author | Wilko Bulte <wilko@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-02-10 13:21:18 +0000 |
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committer | Wilko Bulte <wilko@FreeBSD.org> | 2002-02-10 13:21:18 +0000 |
commit | 235e3297d05c9063852935ffb03e10214045869c (patch) | |
tree | a70d6384f3194e5ea894051ef6eca927dc07836f /release/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/hardware/alpha/proc-alpha.sgml | |
parent | e68669d2aef99e6d2804475d16016f7f79ed5416 (diff) | |
download | src-235e3297d05c9063852935ffb03e10214045869c.tar.gz src-235e3297d05c9063852935ffb03e10214045869c.zip |
Add some system code names. Explicitely list a few unsupported hardware
types that gave rise to emailed questions. Add quick note on Miata CPU
upgradeability.
Notes
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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 a721fa39146c..81a03997d3b4 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 @@ -54,6 +54,14 @@ Lower case input is also acceptable to SRM. Upper case is used for clarity. </note> + + <note> + <para>Compaq has put information on the Web for Linux developers + that is also very useful for &os; users. Please check at + <ulink url="http://www.support.compaq.com/alpha-tools/">Linux Alpha + Power tools</ulink>.</para> + </note> + </sect2> <sect2> @@ -98,7 +106,7 @@ <para>Digital XLT series</para> </listitem> <listitem> - <para>Samsung PC164UX</para> + <para>Samsung PC164UX (<quote>Ruffian</quote>)</para> </listitem> <listitem> <para>Samsung 164B</para> @@ -106,6 +114,23 @@ </itemizedlist> </para> + <para>Machines that have SRM but are not supported by &os; are: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + <para>DECpc 150 (<quote>Jensen</quote>)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>DEC 2000/300 (<quote>Jensen</quote>)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>DEC 2000/500 (<quote>Culzean</quote>)</para> + </listitem> + <listitem> + <para>AXPvme series (<quote>Medulla</quote>)</para> + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para> + <para>To complicate things a bit further: Digital used to have so called <quote>white-box</quote> Alpha machines destined as NT-only and <quote>blue-box</quote> Alpha machines destined for OpenVMS @@ -230,7 +255,7 @@ original Alpha design is the 21064. It was produced in a chip process called MOS4, chips made in this process are nicknamed EV4. Newer CPUs are 21164, 21264 etc. You will see designations - like EV4S, EV45, EV5, EV56, EV6, EV67. The EVs with double digit + like EV4S, EV45, EV5, EV56, EV6, EV67, EV68. The EVs with double digit numbers are slightly improved versions. For example EV45 has an improved FPU and 16 kByte on-chip separate I & D caches compared to the EV4 on which it is based. Rule of thumb: the higher the @@ -821,6 +846,10 @@ device sbc</programlisting> to keep in mind when doing really high speed things with 64 bit PCI adapters.</para> + <para>Moving to a faster CPU is quite simple, swap out the + CPU chip and set the clock multiplier dipswitch to the speed of + the new CPU.</para> + <para>If you experience SRM errors like</para> <screen>ERROR: scancode 0xa3 not supported on PCXAL</screen> @@ -1687,7 +1716,7 @@ cpu EV5</programlisting> <sect3> <title>AlphaServer 1000 (<quote>Mikasa</quote>), - 1000A (<quote>Noritake</quote>) and 800</title> + 1000A (<quote>Noritake</quote>) and 800(<quote>Corelle</quote>)</title> <para>The AlphaServer 1000 and 800 range of machines are intended as departmental servers. They come in quite some variations in packaging @@ -1890,7 +1919,8 @@ cpu EV5 # depends on the CPU model installed</programlisting> has its own builtin help.</para> <para>Webbrick is shipped in a desktop-style case similar to the older - 21164 <quote>Maverick</quote> workstations but this case offers much better access + 21164 <quote>Maverick</quote> workstations but this case + offers much better access to the components. If you intend to build a farm you can rackmount them in a 19-inch rack; they are 3U high. Slate is 1U high but has only one PCI slot.</para> |