On Wed, 2 Sep 1998 09:48:14 -0400 (EDT) 
 "Paul H. Anderson" <pha@pdq.com> wrote:

 > Sorry I wasn't more clear.  The only successful update I've done is via a
 > directory 
 > ftp.digital.com:/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/v5.0/alphapc164lx
 >                                            ^
 > 
 > This directory used to contain both a .exe file, as well as a file named
 > lx164srm.rom
 > 
 > The files included in later rev directories for the alphapc164lx do not
 > have the file lx164srm.rom, and the .exe file provided alone isn't enough
 > on the floppy to update the SRM as near as I can tell.
 > 
 > That is, the last directory, v5.0, allowed me to update, but later ones,
 > which are the only ones on the server now, do not allow me to update my
 > SRM, at least to the best of my knowledge...

If you can bootp/tftp, it's possible to update this way.  The release
notes for the firmware should tell you.

(I updated my AlphaStation 200 firmware by netbooting...)

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