===== AlphaStation XP1000 (Monet) ===== ^ AlphaStation XP1000 ^^ ^ Codename | Monet (500 MHz), Brisbane (667 MHz) | ^ CPU | [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]], [[wp>Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A]] | ^ Processors | 1 | ^ Core logic | [[hardware:chipsets#21272|21272]] (Tsunami) | ^ Memory | Up to 2 GiB, two banks of four registered ECC DIMMs | ^ Buses | 64-bit and 32-bit PCI, ISA | ^ Firmware | SRM (last V5.9-1), AlphaBIOS | ^ Kernel option | ''CONFIG_ALPHA_DP264'' | ^ Linux | Supported | The XP1000 is a single processor 21264 workstation with Tsunami core logic, code-named Monet at 500 MHz and Brisbane at 667 MHz. It was designed by the same workstation group as the [[hardware:systems:miata|Personal Workstation]] and shares its enclosure style, onboard Ethernet, and sound, but a Personal Workstation cannot be upgraded to an XP1000. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-December.mbox#L22318|"Re: Can someone check the specs of this machine?"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 11 Dec 1999)] ==== Specifications ==== * One [[wp>Alpha_21264|21264]] at 500 MHz (Monet) or [[wp>Alpha_21264#Alpha_21264A|21264A]] at 667 MHz (Brisbane) [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-December.mbox#L22318|"Re: Can someone check the specs of this machine?"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 11 Dec 1999)] * 21272 (Tsunami) core logic, with two PCI buses [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/alpha/Kconfig?h=v6.10|arch/alpha/Kconfig]], Linux 6.10)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2001-July.mbox#L30857|"Re: XP1000-667MHz no boot"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 23 Jul 2001)] * Two 64-bit and three 32-bit PCI slots and one ISA slot, which shares a position with a PCI slot [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-December.mbox#L22318|"Re: Can someone check the specs of this machine?"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 11 Dec 1999)] * Eight DIMM slots in two banks of four, taking registered ECC memory; up to 2 GiB [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:alphastation_xp1000_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP1000 QuickSpecs}}, December 2001, p. 2)] * Cypress IDE controller, as on the Miata GL and DS20 [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2008-January.mbox#L289|"My lucky day"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 9 Jan 2008)] * Onboard wide UltraSCSI adapter [(>{{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:alphastation_xp1000_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP1000 QuickSpecs}}, December 2001, p. 2)] * Onboard Tulip Ethernet and onboard Sound Blaster compatible audio [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-December.mbox#L22318|"Re: Can someone check the specs of this machine?"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 11 Dec 1999)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2000-August.mbox#L12052|"Re: DS-10 Networking problems"]], W Bauske, axp-list, 18 Aug 2000)] ==== Firmware ==== Linux boots from SRM; there is no MILO for the XP1000. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-September.mbox#L52620|"Re: Install RH 6.0 on XP1000?"]], Rich Payne, axp-list, 29 Sep 1999)] The last XP1000 SRM release is V5.9-1, built in December 2000; [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2001-July.mbox#L17376|"Re: XP1000-667MHz no boot"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 16 Jul 2001)] other Tsunami systems received V7.x releases, and the XP1000 is absent from the V7.3 firmware CD. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2008-October.mbox#L382|"Re: SCSI controllers and SRM"]], Jay Estabrook, debian-alpha, 1 Oct 2008)] [(>{{wiki:software:firmware:alpha_systems_firmware_update_v7.3_release_notes_overview.pdf?linkonly|Alpha Systems Firmware Update V7.3 Release Notes Overview}}, p. 10)] ==== Linux ==== Current kernels support the XP1000 (''CONFIG_ALPHA_DP264'', or a generic kernel), which boots from SRM with aboot. [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c?h=v7.3-rc1|arch/alpha/kernel/sys_dp264.c]], Linux 7.3)] The onboard Tulip Ethernet uses the ''tulip'' driver and the Cypress IDE controller the ''pata_cypress'' driver. [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c?h=v7.3-rc1|drivers/net/ethernet/dec/tulip/tulip_core.c]], Linux 7.3)] [(>[[https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/drivers/ata/pata_cypress.c?h=v7.3-rc1|drivers/ata/pata_cypress.c]], Linux 7.3)] See [[hardware:systems#tsunami_systems|Tsunami Systems]] for notes shared with the other Tsunami machines. For a serial console, see [[documentation:srm#serial_console|Using SRM]]. In November 2024 Michael Cree's XP1000 booted Debian's 6.11.6 generic kernel, possibly with an aboot updated from upstream. Another XP1000, whose boot block held the 2004 aboot from Debian's ''aboot-base'' package, failed with "unzip: unknown compression method" on kernels after 6.4. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2024-November.mbox#L958|"Re: aboot unzip "unknown compression method" on recent (post 6.4)"]], Michael Cree, debian-alpha, 24 Nov 2024)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2024-November.mbox#L1067|"Re: aboot unzip "unknown compression method" on recent (post 6.4)"]], Alex Winbow, debian-alpha, 23 Nov 2024)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2024-November.mbox#L1199|"Re: aboot unzip "unknown compression method" on recent (post 6.4)"]], Michael Cree, debian-alpha, 24 Nov 2024)] ==== Known issues ==== * **Graphics slot:** The graphics card must be in one of the top three slots; the bottom two 32-bit slots are on PCI bus 1. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2001-July.mbox#L30857|"Re: XP1000-667MHz no boot"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 23 Jul 2001)] * **Memory:** a partly filled DIMM bank prevents the system from starting. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2001-July.mbox#L28888|"Re: XP1000-667MHz no boot"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 22 Jul 2001)] [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2005-October.mbox#L5688|"Re: Description of error codes or tech manual for XP1000 wanted"]], Jay Estabrook, debian-alpha, 11 Oct 2005)] * **Power:** the XP1000 draws between 300 and 500 W. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/debian-alpha-mbox/2012-April.mbox#L2255|"Re: Alpha ES45 buildd"]], Witold Baryluk, debian-alpha, 9 Apr 2012)] Its power supply is a standard 350 W ATX unit, which is easy to replace. [(>[[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/comp-os-linux-alpha-mbox/googlegroups-2006-April.mbox#L969|"Re: Compaq XP1000 powering off"]], thursday@allidaho.com, comp.os.linux.alpha, 18 Apr 2006)] ==== Conflicting information ==== The following sources conflict with each other or with the account given above. They are listed here for further investigation. * **XP1000 speeds** * [[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/1999-December.mbox#L22318|"Re: Can someone check the specs of this machine?"]], Jay Estabrook, axp-list, 11 Dec 1999: "BRISBANE @ 667" * [[https://github.com/alphalinux/mailing-list-archives/blob/main/axp-list-mbox/2000-February.mbox#L35143|"RE: latest recommended kernel version?...."]], John Jemiolo, axp-list, 25 Feb 2000: "XP1000 (monet 500+600mhz) and xp1000 (brisbane 677mhz)" ==== Documentation ==== ^ Document ^ Part number ^ Date ^ | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:alphastation_xp1000_quickspecs.pdf?linkonly|Compaq AlphaStation XP1000 QuickSpecs, Version 22}} | DA-10030 | December 2001 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:professional_workstation_xp1000_installation_and_setup_guide.pdf?linkonly|Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 Installation and Setup Guide}} | EK-CPWXP-SI.A01 | January 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:professional_workstation_xp1000_dual_boot_installation_guide.pdf?linkonly|Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 Dual Boot Installation Guide}} | EK-ALUNX-OS.D01 | January 1999 | | {{wiki:hardware:systems:alphastation_xp1000:professional_workstation_xp1000_data_sheet.pdf?linkonly|Compaq Professional Workstation XP1000 Series data sheet}} | | | {{tag>hardware system 21264 compaq}}