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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/release/texts/alpha/INSTALL.TXT b/release/texts/alpha/INSTALL.TXT
index 6066421..5fd5244 100644
--- a/release/texts/alpha/INSTALL.TXT
+++ b/release/texts/alpha/INSTALL.TXT
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
+=====================================================================+
Author: Jordan K. Hubbard
-Last updated: Wed Jul 26 07:43:37 PDT 2000
+Last updated: Fri Dec 22 12:55:24 PST 2000
By: Wilko Bulte
0.0 Quick Start
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ will need to be attached to a SCSI controller which is supported by
the SRM firmware or an IDE disk assuming the SRM in your machine
supports booting from IDE disks.
+Your root filesystem MUST be the first partition (partition a) on the
+disk to be bootable.
+
You will need the SRM console firmware for your platform. In some
cases, it is possible to switch between AlphaBIOS (or ARC) firmware
and SRM. In others it will be necessary to download new firmware from
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