[parisc-linux] testing HP-PA risc hardware

["Beerse, Corne" <c.beerse@torex-hiscom.nl>]

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Hi,

Here I have an HP D370 machine that (during my holidays) crashed. Since the
machine was replaced since long and only kept running for fast access to old
stuff, not a real problem.

At first, we suspected the boot disk since its led keeps buring. However,
booting HP-UX from CDRom for a new fresh install, the boot of the kernel
crashes at roughly the same point, even with all disks removed. Hence we
suspected the core memory. However, changing or replacing the memory does
not change anything in the behavoure.

Is there a way to somehow test the hardware of a PA-Risc machine? Either
from HP or from the linux world?

Kind of like the test tools as found on the (intel-) linux distributions?

btw: I can get debian-woody booted up to the message that if this is the
last message on screen, check the faq. A second terminal (HP 700/96) on tty1
shows a lot of (vt100?) junk. How can I either put the HP700/96 terminal in
VT100 mode or whats the magic name of this terminal in the 'TERM=...' kernel
parameter?



CBee


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