I guess you want a program called mkboot.exe, which will run on a PC under
DOS/Windows. You can download it from:

ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/utilities/

It's the DOS equivalent to mkbootfirm.

Anders

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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004, Geoff Adams wrote:

> Earlier this morning, I wrote:
>
> > In lieu of SRM, I now get a 1-1-4 beep code, which the Digital
> > AlphaStation 255 Family User Information manual tells me means:
> >
> >     (1) The SROM code could not read the DROM (diagnostic read only
> > memory)
> >     or flashROM headers, or (2) there was a checksum failure.
> >
> > [ ... ]
> >
> > I notice that there's a setting on the config switch to boot from
> > floppy. I only hope that there's a floppy image out there that I can
> > use to correct this problem. I can't reflash by typing commands at the
> > SRM, of course, because I can't get that far. Does the boot floppy
> > technique just Do The Right Thing, without needing to type at a
> > prompt? Does anyone know where I might find such a floppy image?
>
> Well, I've done a lot of web searching, and it seems that what I want
> is a failsafe load (FSL) floppy. I am hopeful that the instructions on
> the page
>
>      http://ftp.digital.com/pub/DEC/Alpha/firmware/archive/astn255.html
>
> for building a bootable firmware update floppy disk will get me such a
> thing. However, it gives a firmware updater program and a program to
> turn that into a bootable floppy -- from Tru64 or OpenVMS. Does anyone
> happen to have a Tru64 or OpenVMS/Alpha system, and would you be
> willing to send me the output of
>
>      ./mkbootfirm fwupdate.exe > bootfloppy-image
>
> or something similar, using the files from the indicated web page?
> (That would be the Tru64 Unix command; the commands on OpenVMS would
> differ, of course.) Or, alternatively, just point me to where I could
> find a pre-built firmware update floppy, or where would be a better
> place to ask.
>
> I'd really appreciate it.
>
> - Geoff
>