alpha: replace dead links in Kconfig help text

The Linux/Alpha FAQ, the unix-ag LX164 overview, the Rawhide install
HOWTO and the Ruffian FAQ are all gone. Point the "Alpha system type"
help at the system and motherboard lists on the alphalinux.org wiki
instead, give LX164 a one-line description in place of its link, and
drop the others.

Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Magnus Lindholm <linmag7@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Magnus Lindholm <linmag7@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20261001165018.415526-1-mattst88@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Magnus Lindholm <linmag7@gmail.com>
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Matt Turner 2026-10-01 12:50:15 -04:00 committed by Magnus Lindholm
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@ -127,9 +127,10 @@ choice
run on any supported Alpha system. However, if you configure a
kernel for your specific system, it will be faster and smaller.
To find out what type of Alpha system you have, you may want to
check out the Linux/Alpha FAQ, accessible on the WWW from
<http://www.alphalinux.org/>. In summary:
To find out what type of Alpha system you have, see the system and
motherboard lists at
<https://alphalinux.org/wiki/hardware:systems> and
<https://alphalinux.org/wiki/hardware:motherboards>. In summary:
Alcor/Alpha-XLT AS 600, AS 500, XL-300, XL-366
DP264 DP264 / DS20 / ES40 / DS10 / DS10L
@ -184,8 +185,8 @@ config ALPHA_EIGER
config ALPHA_LX164
bool "LX164"
help
A technical overview of this board is available at
<http://www.unix-ag.org/Linux-Alpha/Architectures/LX164.html>.
AlphaPC164-LX, a 21164A-based single-board computer using the
Pyxis chipset.
config ALPHA_MARVEL
bool "Marvel"
@ -224,14 +225,11 @@ config ALPHA_RAWHIDE
select HAVE_EISA
help
AlphaServer 1200, AlphaServer 4000 and AlphaServer 4100 machines.
See HOWTO at
<http://www.alphalinux.org/docs/rawhide/4100_install.shtml>.
config ALPHA_RUFFIAN
bool "Ruffian"
help
Samsung APC164UX. There is a page on known problems and workarounds
at <http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/FAQ-11.html>.
Samsung APC164UX.
config ALPHA_RX164
bool "RX164"
@ -372,9 +370,7 @@ config ALPHA_SRM
help
There are two different types of booting firmware on Alphas: SRM,
which is command line driven, and ARC, which uses menus and arrow
keys. Details about the Linux/Alpha booting process are contained in
the Linux/Alpha FAQ, accessible on the WWW from
<http://www.alphalinux.org/>.
keys.
The usual way to load Linux on an Alpha machine is to use MILO
(a bootloader that lets you pass command line parameters to the