[parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[Bryan W. Headley]

    Wasn't getting too far using the STI console, so I switched to the 
serial console at the boot monitor. Sadly, no text appears on my 
laptop-based "terminal", connected with null-modem cable. Also, the 
unit's doesn't appear to respond to the built-in keyboard, either.

So, 1) how do I reset the boot PROM to use the graphics card/monitor again?
2) Any help on getting 0.9 or any other kernel booting would be a great 
help...

(It has booted, to the point of displaying kernel sign-on messages, then 
complaining about not being able to allocate a console, so I know things 
"sort-of" work)

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Bryan W. Headley - bheadley@interaccess.com

Re: [parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[Pete]

 
> So, 1) how do I reset the boot PROM to use the graphics card/monitor
> again?

I'm in the same boat... before I got the sti stuff, I tried the serial port 
and now don't get any output (mostly due to dud nullmodem 
connections on the HP box.. it's far too recessed to use with 
"normal" serial connctions).... so if you get an answer to this, 
please let me know too.. might work on my 715.





Pete
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testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, 
if it boots up it is perfect.

--- Linus Torvalds
http://www.ao.com/~regan/quotes/Linux.html
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Re: [parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[Tom]

On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Pete wrote:
> > So, 1) how do I reset the boot PROM to use the graphics card/monitor
> > again?
>
> I'm in the same boat... before I got the sti stuff, I tried the serial port
> and now don't get any output (mostly due to dud nullmodem
> connections on the HP box.. it's far too recessed to use with
> "normal" serial connctions).... so if you get an answer to this,
> please let me know too.. might work on my 715.

My 715/100 was set using "path con graphics.1" at the boot menu. Once I
found a null modem cable that fit the port on the 715 I used HyperTerminal
on a Win2K box (set to 9600/8/n/1) and it booted right up...

Re: [parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[E Frank Ball]

On Mon, Jun 18, 2001 at 07:56:21PM +1000, Pete wrote:
}  
} > So, 1) how do I reset the boot PROM to use the graphics card/monitor
} > again?
} 
} I'm in the same boat... before I got the sti stuff, I tried the serial port 
} and now don't get any output (mostly due to dud nullmodem 
} connections on the HP box.. it's far too recessed to use with 
} "normal" serial connctions).... so if you get an answer to this, 
} please let me know too.. might work on my 715.

Have you guys tried removing the battery to reset it?

-- 

   E Frank Ball                efball@efball.com

Re: [parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[Pete]

> } please let me know too.. might work on my 715.

> Have you guys tried removing the battery to reset it?

That thought crossed my mind.. it will default back to what though?



Pete
=====
testing? What's that? If it compiles, it is good, 
if it boots up it is perfect.

--- Linus Torvalds
http://www.ao.com/~regan/quotes/Linux.html
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Re: [parisc-linux] Booting up C110

[Grant Grundler]

"Bryan W. Headley" wrote:
>     Wasn't getting too far using the STI console, so I switched to the 
> serial console at the boot monitor. Sadly, no text appears on my 
> laptop-based "terminal", connected with null-modem cable. Also, the 
> unit's doesn't appear to respond to the built-in keyboard, either.

You should be able to get output from the serial port 1 when the
keyboard/mouse are disconnected. At least all the workstations I know of
work that way...You didn't need to change the console/keyboard path
at te PDC prompt.

> So, 1) how do I reset the boot PROM to use the graphics card/monitor again?

You don't until you get serial working and point the console path back
at the graphics(2) (or whatever it's called).

> 2) Any help on getting 0.9 or any other kernel booting would be a great 
> help...

32-bit/serial kernel should just boot. Bug in ccio might cause problems
installing from CD.

> (It has booted, to the point of displaying kernel sign-on messages, then 
> complaining about not being able to allocate a console, so I know things 
> "sort-of" work)

I'll assume that's with sticon.  I expect serial console to work better.

grant

Grant Grundler
parisc-linux {PCI|IOMMU|SMP} hacker
+1.408.447.7253