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From: Martin Michlmayr <tbm@lanscape.net>
To: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com
Subject: Cannot type on DECstation prom
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:54:51 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20001214115451.A10322@web1.lanscape.net> (raw)

I recently got a DECstation 5000/125 and I'm trying to get Linux to run.
I'm using minicom and while I get output from the machine, I can not
type anything on the prom.  When I power the machine on, I get:

KN02-BA V5.7e
?TFL: #0 PMAGB-BA PATT: 5:  Red screen Test
3/misc/kbd
?STF (4: Ln#0 Kbd self test)

3/misc/mouse
?STF (4: Ln#1 Pntr self test)

>>

When I type anything, nothing happens at all.  When I press the
reset button (or whatever it's called), the machine boots NetBSD:

V5.7e    (PC: 0xbfc00cbc, SP: 0xa000feb4)
>> NetBSD/pmax Secondary Boot, Revision 1.0
>> (root@vlad, Sat Mar  4 14:34:30 EST 2000)
Boot: 3/rz2/netbsd

The funny thing is that I _can_ type when NetBSD is being started.  But
nothing happens on the prom.

What can I do?

FWIW, dmesg on NetBSD says:

DECstation 5000/125 (3MIN)
real mem  = 33554432
avail mem = 27136000
using 819 buffers containing 3354624 bytes of memory
mainbus0 (root)
cpu0 at mainbus0: cpu0: MIPS R3000 CPU Rev. 3.0 with MIPS R3010 FPC Rev. 3.0

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com

             reply	other threads:[~2000-12-14 17:55 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-14 17:54 Martin Michlmayr [this message]
2000-12-14 18:30 ` Cannot type on DECstation prom Karel van Houten
2000-12-14 18:30   ` Karel van Houten
2000-12-14 18:49   ` Maciej W. Rozycki
2000-12-14 18:44 ` Maciej W. Rozycki

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