[parisc-linux] 3BNC Monitor + HIL Keyboard

[parisc-linux] 3BNC Monitor + HIL Keyboard

[northern snowfall]

Hi, all

    I recently bought a PA-RISC 1.1 Apollo 9000/735 workstation
from UMich dispo. I couldn't pass up on the low low price ;-).
However, I'm stuck in Graphics mode because I do not have access
to the 3BNC Monitor or a HIL keyboard to get access to the PROM.

    If anyone is in the UMich-Ann Arbor area and wants to help me
set this thing into serial console mode, I'd appreciate it. I've
contacted CAEN and am awaiting response. Email me privately to
negotiate a time and neutral location on campus.

Don

http://www.7f.no-ip.com/~north_

FAI the web site is down while i recode the NetBSD kernel.

Re: [parisc-linux] 3BNC Monitor + HIL Keyboard

[Paul Weissmann]

northern snowfall [dbailey27@ameritech.net] wrote:
> Hi, all
> 
>    I recently bought a PA-RISC 1.1 Apollo 9000/735 workstation
> from UMich dispo. I couldn't pass up on the low low price ;-).
> However, I'm stuck in Graphics mode because I do not have access
> to the 3BNC Monitor or a HIL keyboard to get access to the PROM.

pulling the framebuffer out of the sgc-slot should result in console 
on the first serial-port.


        - paul

-- 
   zwei jaeger treffen sich. beide tot.

Re: [parisc-linux] 3BNC Monitor + HIL Keyboard

[northern snowfall]

>
>
>pulling the framebuffer out of the sgc-slot should result in console 
>on the first serial-port.
>

Dude, I read through the service manual and did *not* see that tip
anywhere. I tried the usual Sun style keyboardless-serial console
technique, which failed. This, however, worked on the first try.

If you're ever in the Ann Arbor, Michigan area and you'd like
someone to buy you a pint, let me know.

Don

http://www.7f.no-ip.com/~north_

FAI the web site is down while i recode the NetBSD kernel.