- specify the MAC of your Alpha system
- optionally, customize IP and subnet mask
- run on SRM:
set ewa0_protocols bootp
boot ewa0
- if you want to load a different file, run on SRM:
set ewa0_protocols bootp
boot -file my_boot_filename ewa0
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# configuration to netboot an Alpha system
# run on SRM:
# set ewa0_protocols bootp
# boot ewa0
Alpha:\
# OS file name link
# Debian boot.img http://archive.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-alpha/current/images/netboot/
# NetBSD netboot https://cdn.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/NetBSD-9.2/alpha/installation/netboot/
# OpenBSD netboot https://cdn.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/7.1/alpha/
bf=boot.img:\
# IP address assigned to Alpha
ip=192.168.9.14:\
sm=255.255.255.0:\
# write here your Alpha MAC address
ha=c60000000001: