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Add some system code names. Explicitely list a few unsupported hardware

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types that gave rise to emailed questions. Add quick note on Miata CPU
upgradeability.
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Wilko Bulte 2002-02-10 13:21:18 +00:00
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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 &amp; 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>