From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id JAA15512 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 1999 09:12:59 -0700 Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 11:15:27 -0500 From: Matthew Wilcox To: bkatz@agilent.com Cc: parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] How to set serial console on 712 (fwd) Message-ID: <19991223111527.L12629@thepuffingroup.com> References: <199912231545.HAA07557@meow.sr.hp.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <199912231545.HAA07557@meow.sr.hp.com>; from Bill Katz William" on Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 07:45:00AM -0800 List-ID: On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 07:45:00AM -0800, Bill Katz William" wrote: > |How do I set the console on my 712 to be the serial port, not the graphics > |display? > | > |Thanks > | > > Boot to ISL and use the conspath > command to change the console back to rs232. The command to use is: > > serial > conspath 2/0/4.643 > graphics > conspath 1/0/0.0 This contradicts the PA-RISC Booting HOWTO: ----- 3.1.2.3.3. How can I change the boot console to serial on a 712? Unfortunately, you can't. Although 712s are configured for in-house HP development to use serial console, this configuration isn't supported in the field. You have to use a graphics console for 712s. ----- I'd like to know if this needs to be corrected.