From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id JAA04669 for ; Sat, 23 Dec 2000 09:29:19 -0700 Message-ID: <3A44D364.D443B018@gmx.net> Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 17:31:32 +0100 From: Jens Trzaska MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Alex deVries CC: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] trouble booting from palinux-0.5.iso on 712/80 References: <3A44C147.B56F25CA@gmx.net> <3A44CF6F.1692471A@linuxcare.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii List-ID: Alex deVries wrote: > > Jens Trzaska wrote: > > Since yesterday i'm the owner of a HP 712/80 and i've searched along > > the net to find an OS which is able to run on this box. When i found > > palinux i downloaded the palinux-0.5.iso. But the booting process > > doesn't seem to be successful. In the readme it says that i should > > get a login prompt...but i don't get the prompt. The system stops > > when saying: > > "Switching from PDC console" > > Am I right in assuming: > - you're using a graphics head (not a serial console) > - you're using the built-in graphics, not an add on card? yep...a quit normal 14" monitor and a keyboard... but the trick with the serial console works. I'm now working over the serial with minicom from my notebook(FreeBSD). That's o.k. It seems to run without any Problems. ethernet is running and so on. I think palinux is great work. :) Regards Jens