[parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Mike Brancato]

we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
at teh bottom.  if i disconnect the HD it does nothing, but reports
1,3,6,8 on the lights, which isn't in the user manual.  any clues?this
could be another linux machine.

mike

Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Bas Valkema]

Had the same problem, was a bad HD.... or the wrong HP-UX Kernel (e.g. 800
series kernel on a 700 series machine)

hope this helps,

BaZ
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From: Mike Brancato <funnyguy@digitalsmackdown.net>
To: <parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 10:42 AM
Subject: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?


> we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> at teh bottom.  if i disconnect the HD it does nothing, but reports
> 1,3,6,8 on the lights, which isn't in the user manual.  any clues?this
> could be another linux machine.
>
> mike
>
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Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Mike Brancato]

i've completely disconnected the HD.  there are no bootable drives, i just
want to get into the firmware to start.

mike

On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Bas Valkema wrote:

> Had the same problem, was a bad HD.... or the wrong HP-UX Kernel (e.g. 800
> series kernel on a 700 series machine)
> 
> hope this helps,
> 
> BaZ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mike Brancato <funnyguy@digitalsmackdown.net>
> To: <parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2000 10:42 AM
> Subject: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?
> 
> 
> > we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> > HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> > at teh bottom.  if i disconnect the HD it does nothing, but reports
> > 1,3,6,8 on the lights, which isn't in the user manual.  any clues?this
> > could be another linux machine.
> >
> > mike
> >
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Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Grant Grundler]

Mike Brancato wrote:
> we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> at teh bottom.

Mike,
Have you tried connecting to the serial port? (9600, 8, N, 1)

The console might be directed to the serial port and nothing
will show up on the monitor until X11 is started. I think the
yellow boxes at the bottom are an artifact from the graphics
firmware support for function keys.

grant

Grant Grundler
Unix Development Lab
+1.408.447.7253

Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Mike Brancato]

this is booting hpux., it should show up on the graphics card.

mike

On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Grant Grundler wrote:

> 
> Mike Brancato wrote:
> > we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> > HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> > at teh bottom.
> 
> Mike,
> Have you tried connecting to the serial port? (9600, 8, N, 1)
> 
> The console might be directed to the serial port and nothing
> will show up on the monitor until X11 is started. I think the
> yellow boxes at the bottom are an artifact from the graphics
> firmware support for function keys.
> 
> grant
> 
> Grant Grundler
> Unix Development Lab
> +1.408.447.7253
> 
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Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Grant Grundler]

Mike Brancato wrote:
> this is booting hpux., it should show up on the graphics card.

Mike,
It's obviously not showing up on the graphics card.
Try the serial port.

HP-UX can use the serial port as a console to.
How do you think all the PA-RISC servers work?
(They have no graphics)

grant

Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[John Marvin]

> this is booting hpux., it should show up on the graphics card.
>
> mike
>
> On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, Grant Grundler wrote:
>
> >
> > Mike Brancato wrote:
> > > we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> > > HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> > > at teh bottom.
> >
> > Mike,
> > Have you tried connecting to the serial port? (9600, 8, N, 1)
> >
> > The console might be directed to the serial port and nothing
> > will show up on the monitor until X11 is started. I think the
> > yellow boxes at the bottom are an artifact from the graphics
> > firmware support for function keys.

Mike,

Grant is correct. Your console is set to the serial port. The only
error in his response is that the yellow boxes are not put there by
the firmware. They are put there by the ite driver (internal terminal
emulator), which means that you succeeded in loading hp-ux and
it ran enough for the ite driver to draw the yellow boxes. If you
saw nothing on your display before this that indicates that your
console is set to the serial port rather than the graphics card.

John Marvin
jsm@fc.hp.com

Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Mike Brancato]

is there a way to reset the firmware to display on the graphics card?  i
guess if all else fails i can hook a palm to it....

mike

On Sat, 1 Apr 2000, John Marvin wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> Grant is correct. Your console is set to the serial port. The only
> error in his response is that the yellow boxes are not put there by
> the firmware. They are put there by the ite driver (internal terminal
> emulator), which means that you succeeded in loading hp-ux and
> it ran enough for the ite driver to draw the yellow boxes. If you
> saw nothing on your display before this that indicates that your
> console is set to the serial port rather than the graphics card.
> 
> John Marvin
> jsm@fc.hp.com
> 
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Re: [parisc-linux] 735/125 boot problem?

[Steven Pritchard]

Mike Brancato said:
> we have another 735 here, and like, if i leave th HD connected, it shows
> HPUX trying to start, but just sits at the screen with the yellow displays
> at teh bottom.

Just another random idea, but is there perhaps an add-on graphics
board?

I fought with a 715 for an hour once before I realized that there was
an add-on board, and the console was going to it...

Steve
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