[parisc-linux] problem installing on HP735

[parisc-linux] problem installing on HP735

[Matteo Boschini]

Hi all, 
I read the FAQs and browsed the mailing list, but wasn't able to find
anything similar...

I have an HP/735, with an external SE SCSI CD-ROM and serial console.
I downloaded palinux-0.9-32serial.iso and burnt my own CD (well 2 of them,
just in case..) and I can not even boot from CD, getting 

bad IPL checksum

the CD i have is a Toshiba XM 3301TA.

Any help ?

Already thanking you, 

Matteo Boschini
(boschini@cilea.it)

Re: [parisc-linux] problem installing on HP735

[Richard Hirst]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 10:29:15AM +0200, Matteo Boschini wrote:
> 
> Hi all, 
> I read the FAQs and browsed the mailing list, but wasn't able to find
> anything similar...
> 
> I have an HP/735, with an external SE SCSI CD-ROM and serial console.
> I downloaded palinux-0.9-32serial.iso and burnt my own CD (well 2 of them,
> just in case..) and I can not even boot from CD, getting 
> 
> bad IPL checksum
> 
> the CD i have is a Toshiba XM 3301TA.
> 
> Any help ?

Can you read the CD on other systems?  If you can, I'd suspect that
the firmware dowsn't like your CD drive, or there is some cable or
otehr h/w problem.  You could boot the system over the network, and
see if linux can then install from the CD.

Richard

[parisc-linux] problem installing on HP735

[Matteo Boschini]

Hi, I fixed the CD issue. 
I had some problems with the images itself. Downloaded it again, and it
boots. In installing the O.S., console freezes when "Installing Rescue
floppy..."

any hint ?

Furthermore, is it possible to do a "console switch" and activate a
shell like the Alt+F1 on a PC ?

already thanking you all, 
Matteo Boschini 

Re: [parisc-linux] problem installing on HP735

[Richard Hirst]

On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 12:08:08PM +0200, Matteo Boschini wrote:
> 
> Hi, I fixed the CD issue. 
> I had some problems with the images itself. Downloaded it again, and it
> boots. In installing the O.S., console freezes when "Installing Rescue
> floppy..."

First report I've seen of that.

> any hint ?

No idea, sorry.

> Furthermore, is it possible to do a "console switch" and activate a
> shell like the Alt+F1 on a PC ?

Not on a serial install.  If you can get back to the installer menu
you can scroll down and select 'execute a shell'.

Richard