[parisc-linux] 735 Tech Reference

[parisc-linux] 735 Tech Reference

[Bryan W. Headley]

Hi, new pa-risc boy, got a 735 that's not booting (it can find the CDROM
fine, but xmap diag shows no hard disks, even when I have one plugged in
externally, that works fine elsewhere.) No doubt I have things
misconfigured. Does anyone know where hardware manual might be found? It
might explain why there's a F/W connector, but then two other F/W-like
connectors (unmarked) on the left-hand side (looking from front).

Once I'm up, I'll be asking if the restriction on 10.20 for
cross-compiling is still there; and if so, where/how to get an 11.x CD
(got a 10.20 and diag CDs from HP as Y2K upgrade kit). So if anyone
wants to share happy news up-front, that'd save me some time (I think)

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Bryan W. Headley                     Phone: 312/913-9158
Chief Technology Officer             Fax:   312/913-9155
Prisma & Company                     Email: bheadley@prismalink.com

Re: [parisc-linux] 735 Tech Reference

[John David Anglin]

> Hi, new pa-risc boy, got a 735 that's not booting (it can find the CDROM
> fine, but xmap diag shows no hard disks, even when I have one plugged in
> externally, that works fine elsewhere.) No doubt I have things
> misconfigured. Does anyone know where hardware manual might be found? It
> might explain why there's a F/W connector, but then two other F/W-like
> connectors (unmarked) on the left-hand side (looking from front).

There are two SCSI controllers on the 735.  The F/W connector requires
differential drives which may be why the machine doesn't see your drive.
The single-ended controller connector is an HD-50.  On my 735, there is
a short jumper from the CPU module to the module for the internal hard
drive.  The two HD-50 connectors on the left (top) connect to each other
and the internal hard drive.  They don't need to be used if you are using
all external drives.

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J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc.ca
National Research Council of Canada              (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6605)

Re: [parisc-linux] 735 Tech Reference

[Bryan W. Headley]

John David Anglin wrote:

> > Hi, new pa-risc boy, got a 735 that's not booting (it can find the CDROM
> > fine, but xmap diag shows no hard disks, even when I have one plugged in
> > externally, that works fine elsewhere.) No doubt I have things
> > misconfigured. Does anyone know where hardware manual might be found? It
> > might explain why there's a F/W connector, but then two other F/W-like
> > connectors (unmarked) on the left-hand side (looking from front).
>
> There are two SCSI controllers on the 735.  The F/W connector requires
> differential drives which may be why the machine doesn't see your drive.
> The single-ended controller connector is an HD-50.  On my 735, there is
> a short jumper from the CPU module to the module for the internal hard
> drive.  The two HD-50 connectors on the left (top) connect to each other
> and the internal hard drive.  They don't need to be used if you are using
> all external drives.
>

Sounds like I need to open my box and determine if internal hard drive was removed
or not. This also explains that very short HD-50 cable (not meant to reach
anything, really). I have a nice non-differential HD to throw in as internal if
there are none inside. Don't you love eBay auctions :-) ?

>
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> J. David Anglin                                  dave.anglin@nrc.ca
> National Research Council of Canada              (613) 990-0752 (FAX: 952-6605)
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Bryan W. Headley                     Phone: 312/913-9158
Chief Technology Officer             Fax:   312/913-9155
Prisma & Company                     Email: bheadley@prismalink.com

Re: [parisc-linux] 735 Tech Reference

[Philipp Rumpf]

> Once I'm up, I'll be asking if the restriction on 10.20 for
> cross-compiling is still there; and if so, where/how to get an 11.x CD

you can cross-compile from x86 now (and it works very well).  Really,
since cross-compiling works, I only booted hpux to sniff around in their
kernel with adb.

> (got a 10.20 and diag CDs from HP as Y2K upgrade kit). So if anyone
> wants to share happy news up-front, that'd save me some time (I think)

If you want to boot HP/UX at all (that's a big if, imho), you shouldn't
use it for compiling.

	Philipp Rupmf