Robert McGwier wrote:
> Since installing the milo on my SX-164 that came with RedHat 6.0,
> NO version of milo subsequent to that has worked. It goes through
> the alpha console boot and begins the process of setting up the
> PCI stuff (i.e., the ATI MACH 64 banner spins) but about half way
> through the spinning of the Video BIOS banner, it has died ever
> since. The one that came with RedHat 6.1 and one of the versions
> announced on alphalinux following that hung mid-way through the
> process. This latest version makes it to about the same point and
> then jumps all the way back to starting place for milo. The banner
> starts spinning again after you see some PCI setup activity and
> that is as far as it gets.
This sounds suspiciously like a BIOS emulation issue. The last MILO I
used was the one that came with RH 4.2, with the DEC BIOS emulation. Do
current versions of MILO still use the freeware emulation? I understand
the free emulation had some difficulty with certain BIOSes.
I'm curious... why use MILO at all now that SRM is freely available for
the 164SX? MILO has several serious disadvantages. Also, why the need
to upgrade MILO? Any version that recognizes your machine should work.
It doesn't need to match your kernel version. If the PALcode had
changed however, it could be worth upgrading, but isn't MILO still using
the old sample PALcode from the EBSDK?
I'm not trying to flame here, I'm just honestly wondering why people
still need/want MILO.
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