[parisc-linux] my find... (and a plea for advice)

[parisc-linux] my find... (and a plea for advice)

[Ted Love]

The other day, I stumbled on to an HP 745 machine.  Figuring I could 
do "something" with it, and having the urge to dive into playing with a RISC 
box(and another linux machine), I stumbled on to your community here.
The box itself is the prod # A2638B (if that means anything to anyone)
I found the pdf manual for the 700i series on hp.com, and deduced that it is 
the 745.  Here's the sticky part:
1. I conected the vga connector to several different monitors and booted the 
machine - no display.
2. I tried running a serial cable to it and hyperterm-ing in to it to at least 
see if I get a login... nothing.
The lights blink as its booting, and it appears to complete an entire boot 
process, then idle with the OS light on.  I believe it still has the original 
HP-UX on it.
3. I don't have a HP-HIL keyboard, nor an AUI adapter to put it on my RJ45 
switch.  
4. There is no floppy or CD-ROM drive in this machine, and I do not have a 
SCSI CD drive.

I have scoured the lists looking for info on how I might crack into this 
thing.  I dont mind picking up the AUI adapter, but I want to make sure I can 
get into the machine (and if it works).  Any advice regarding getting the 
display to work, or any leads on an HIL keyboard would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

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Ted Love

Re: [parisc-linux] my find... (and a plea for advice)

[Carlos O'Donell]

> The other day, I stumbled on to an HP 745 machine.  Figuring I could 
> do "something" with it, and having the urge to dive into playing with a RISC 
> box(and another linux machine), I stumbled on to your community here.

What types of monitors have you connected to the box?
A good multi-sync should do... anything that can handle 1280x1024.

Without an HIL keyboard you are still in trouble since you can't
set the console to serial. 

And if you can't access the console you can't change the primary
boot path to LAN.

c.

Re: [parisc-linux] my find... (and a plea for advice)

[E Frank Ball]

} > The other day, I stumbled on to an HP 745 machine.  Figuring I could 
} > do "something" with it, and having the urge to dive into playing with a RISC 
} > box(and another linux machine), I stumbled on to your community here.
} 
} What types of monitors have you connected to the box?
} A good multi-sync should do... anything that can handle 1280x1024.

The 745s have a 4 switch DIP switch on the motherboard.  Switches 2 and
3 are used to set the video resolution.

Switch 2 | Switch 3  |    Video Mode
-------------------------------------------
  DOWN   |   DOWN    | 1024x768 @ 72 Hz
  DOWN   |    UP     | 1280x1024 @ 72 Hz
   UP    |   DOWN    | 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
   UP    |    UP     |  Will Not Boot


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   E Frank Ball                frankb@efball.com