From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: by oss.sgi.com id ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:55:31 -0800 Received: from web1.lanscape.net ([64.240.156.194]:31756 "EHLO web1.lanscape.net") by oss.sgi.com with ESMTP id ; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 09:55:02 -0800 Received: (from tbm@localhost) by web1.lanscape.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id LAA10405 for linux-mips@oss.sgi.com; Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:54:51 -0600 Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2000 11:54:51 -0600 From: Martin Michlmayr To: linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Subject: Cannot type on DECstation prom Message-ID: <20001214115451.A10322@web1.lanscape.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2i Sender: owner-linux-mips@oss.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Return-Path: X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips-outgoing 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