> If you're going to use an alternate SCSI, use an NCR53c810 SIOP.  The 
> "ahc" driver is _far_ from being safe on 64-bit systems, and probably has 
> alignment problems on the alpha, too.  Probably your best bet is to just 
> load the kernel from DUh and nfs_mountroot ... talking to one of those 
> PCI slots requires figuring out how the bridge between them works; it'll 
> likely be a lot easier to just figure out the first PCI and then talk to 
> the Tulip, first :-)

So, it may be worth noting that i hope to have working diskless boot
support in the (post-1.2) tree by the end of this week.  Since it uses
the firmware's I/O routines, it should be able to boot an 8x00, but i
won't be able to test it...

As always, if anyone wants to buy me one... 8-)


chris