Specifications

Booting and Installing an Operating System 3-19
3.4 Booting Linux
Obtain the Linux installation document and install Linux on the sys-
tem. Then verify the firmware version, boot device, and boot parame-
ters, and issue the boot command.
The procedure for installing Linux on an Alpha system is described in the Alpha
Linux installation document for your Linux distribution. The installation
document can be downloaded from the following Web site:
http://www.compaq.com/alphaserver/linux
You need V5.6-3 or higher of the SRM console to install Linux. If you have a
lower version of the firmware, you will need to upgrade. For instructions and
the latest firmware images, see the following URL:
http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/
Linux Boot Procedure
1. Power up the system to the SRM console and enter the show version
command to verify the firmware version.
P00>> show version
version V5.6-3 Mar 12 2001 08:36:11
P00>>
2. Enter the show device command to determine the unit number of the drive
for your boot device, in this case dka0.0.0.17.0.
P00>>> sh dev
dka0.0.0.17.0 DKA0 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016
dka200.2.0.7.1 DKA200 COMPAQ BD018122C9 B016
dqa0.0.0.105.0 DQA0 CD-224E 9.5B
dva0.0.0.0.0 DVA0
ewa0.0.0.9.0 EWA0 00-00-F8-1B-9C-47
pka0.7.0.7.1 PKA0 SCSI Bus ID 7
pkb0.7.0.6.0 PKB0 SCSI Bus ID 7
pkc0.7.0.106.0 PKC0 SCSI Bus ID 7
P00>>>