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As on other architectures, you should install the newest available revision of the firmware<footnote> <para> Except on Jensen, where Linux is not supported on firmware versions newer than 1.7 &mdash; see <ulink url="&url-jensen-howto;"></ulink> for more information. </para> </footnote> before installing &debian;. For Alpha, firmware updates can be obtained from <ulink url="&url-alpha-firmware;">Alpha Firmware Updates</ulink>.

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In SRM, Ethernet interfaces are named with the <userinput>ewa</userinput> prefix, and will be listed in the output of the <userinput>show dev</userinput> command, like this (edited slightly): <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; show dev
ewa0.0.0.9.0 EWA0 08-00-2B-86-98-65
ewb0.0.0.11.0 EWB0 08-00-2B-86-98-54
ewc0.0.0.2002.0 EWC0 00-06-2B-01-32-B0
</screen></informalexample> You first need to set the boot protocol: <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; set ewa0_protocols bootp
</screen></informalexample> Then check the medium type is correct: <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; set ewa0_mode <replaceable>mode</replaceable>
</screen></informalexample> You can get a listing of valid modes with <userinput>&gt;&gt;&gt;set ewa0_mode</userinput>.

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Then, to boot from the first Ethernet interface, you would type: <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot ewa0 -flags ""
</screen></informalexample> This will boot using the default kernel parameters as included in the netboot image.

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If you wish to use a serial console, you <emphasis>must</emphasis> pass the <userinput>console=</userinput> parameter to the kernel. This can be done using the <userinput>-flags</userinput> argument to the SRM <userinput>boot</userinput> command. The serial ports are named the same as their corresponding files in <userinput>/dev</userinput>. Also, when specifying additional kernel parameters, you must repeat certain default options that are needed by the &d-i; images. For example, to boot from <userinput>ewa0</userinput> and use a console on the first serial port, you would type:

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Booting from CD-ROM with the SRM Console

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The &debian; install CDs include several preconfigured boot options for VGA and serial consoles. Type <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot xxxx -flags 0
</screen></informalexample> to boot using VGA console, where <replaceable>xxxx</replaceable> is your CD-ROM drive in SRM notation. To use serial console on the first serial device, type <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot xxxx -flags 1
</screen></informalexample> and for console on the second serial port, type

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Booting from CD-ROM with the ARC or AlphaBIOS Console

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To boot a CD-ROM from the ARC console, find your sub-architecture code name (see <xref linkend="alpha-cpus"/>), then enter <filename>\milo\linload.exe</filename> as the boot loader and <filename>\milo\<replaceable>subarch</replaceable></filename> (where <replaceable>subarch</replaceable> is the proper subarchitecture name) as the OS Path in the `OS Selection Setup' menu. Ruffians make an exception: You need to use <filename>\milo\ldmilo.exe</filename> as boot loader.

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Booting from Floppies with the SRM Console

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At the SRM prompt (<prompt>&gt;&gt;&gt;</prompt>), issue the following command: <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; boot dva0 -flags 0
</screen></informalexample> possibly replacing <filename>dva0</filename> with the actual device name. Usually, <filename>dva0</filename> is the floppy; type <informalexample><screen>
&gt;&gt;&gt; show dev
</screen></informalexample> to see the list of devices (e.g., if you want to boot from a CD). Note that if you are booting via MILO, <command>-flags</command> argument is ignored, so you can just type <command>boot dva0</command>. If everything works OK, you will eventually see the Linux kernel boot.