[parisc-linux] starting 712/80 without keyboard?

[parisc-linux] starting 712/80 without keyboard?

[Jens Trzaska]

Hello again!
Does anyone know if there is a possibility to start a hp 712/80 
without a keyboard plugged in? I cannot find an option in the
bootrom. It always says: 
	"Failed to initialize a keyboard, SYSTEM HALTED" 

If someone has a solution. That would be great...

Regards Jens

Re: [parisc-linux] starting 712/80 without keyboard?

[Matthew Wilcox]

On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 08:05:07PM +0100, Jens Trzaska wrote:
> Hello again!
> Does anyone know if there is a possibility to start a hp 712/80 
> without a keyboard plugged in? I cannot find an option in the
> bootrom. It always says: 
> 	"Failed to initialize a keyboard, SYSTEM HALTED" 

another thing which should be in the faq, but isn't.

serial console on the 712 is officially Not Supported.

however, you can do it, if you know what to type.  full details are in
the mailing list archives somewhere.

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Re: [parisc-linux] starting 712/80 without keyboard?

[Jens Trzaska]

Matthew Wilcox wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Dec 23, 2000 at 08:05:07PM +0100, Jens Trzaska wrote:
> > Hello again!
> > Does anyone know if there is a possibility to start a hp 712/80
> > without a keyboard plugged in? I cannot find an option in the
> > bootrom. It always says:
> >       "Failed to initialize a keyboard, SYSTEM HALTED"
> 
> another thing which should be in the faq, but isn't.
> 
> serial console on the 712 is officially Not Supported.
> 
> however, you can do it, if you know what to type.  full details are in
> the mailing list archives somewhere.

That's not what i'm searching for. I do not need the serial console
nor the keyboard. I prefer using ssh. The problem is that i can't 
reboot the system from remote when there is no keyboard. I'm
searching for something like a normal award bios has...
'halt on no errors' or something like that. But it it looks as if
there is no option in the boot rom.

regards Jens

Re: [parisc-linux] starting 712/80 without keyboard?

[Grant Grundler]

Jens Trzaska wrote:
> > serial console on the 712 is officially Not Supported.
> > 
> > however, you can do it, if you know what to type.  full details are in
> > the mailing list archives somewhere.
> 
> That's not what i'm searching for. I do not need the serial console
> nor the keyboard.

What willy was trying to say was the system will boot w/o keyboard
if you change the PDC/BOOT_ADMIN console path to serial port.
Mail search tool is at puffin.external.hp.com/cgi-bin/mailgrep.
Try looking for "conspath" or "ISL" if "serial console" gets too
many hits.

grant

Grant Grundler
Unix Systems Enablement Lab
+1.408.447.7253