[parisc-linux] New list member..

[parisc-linux] New list member..

[CHS]

Hello all. Just wanted to say hello. I've been working with linux for
about 7 years now, mainly with the slackware and redhat distributions.
This weekend I picked up a 712/80 for free, and after getting a CDROM
drive working on it (long story), managed to go through the single easiest
linux install in my entire life. Keep in mind I've never even touched an
HP PA-RISC machine until this weekend. So a big hearty kudos to you guys!
I had a couple questions though:

1.) The machine seems to work generally pretty OK, except that I get
kernel panics fairly often. This did not hinder the install at all though.
any ideas?

2.) since I've never played with HP hardware before (mostly an intel,
sparc, and apple guy), is there any good decent guide to the HP boot
console? for instance, the install readme says to check and set the clock
from the console, but I can't figure out how to do that. Also, is there a
good guide to the hardware itself? like the capabilities of the 712/80,
the video capabilities, expansion, etc... I just like to stay informed.

3.) about a year ago, I remember HP ran some deal where you could send
away for a (mostly) free copy of HP-UX, I think version 10.20. Is this
still happening? I'd really like to get a copy of HP-UX to play around
with on this machine. I'll eventually probably settle with linux, but it's
kinda unfair to the 712 to never run HP-UX on it.

Thanks again!

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Re: [parisc-linux] New list member..

[CHS]

On Tue, 12 Jun 2001, Stan Sieler wrote:

> > 3.) about a year ago, I remember HP ran some deal where you could send
> > away for a (mostly) free copy of HP-UX, I think version 10.20. Is this
> > still happening? I'd really like to get a copy of HP-UX to play around
>
> That was a special Y2K deal ... probably not available now.
> (and it was completely free)

damn, that really sucks..

I actually had sent away for and received the HP-UX media just in case I
ever got a pa-risc machine, but I seemed to have lost it.

thanks for the help..

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Re: [parisc-linux] New list member..

[Stan Sieler]

Re:

> 3.) about a year ago, I remember HP ran some deal where you could send
> away for a (mostly) free copy of HP-UX, I think version 10.20. Is this
> still happening? I'd really like to get a copy of HP-UX to play around

That was a special Y2K deal ... probably not available now.
(and it was completely free)

I had two URLs for the program, neither work now:

   http://www.software.hp.com/y2kupgrades/cust_wo_supp.html
and
   http://www.software.hp.com/y2kupgrades/swp_upgrades.html

In typical "HP: Always on [fire]" fashion, if you go to:

  http://www.software.hp.com/y2kupgrades

You see:
 
   We're sorry, this site has been discontinued. 
   Please visit the main HP Y2K website. 

Where "main HP Y2K website" is a link to: http://www.hp.com/year2000

and...yep...that gets a 404 :(

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Re: [parisc-linux] New list member..

[Richard Hirst]

On Tue, Jun 12, 2001 at 03:19:46PM -0700, CHS wrote:
> 
> Hello all. Just wanted to say hello. I've been working with linux for
> about 7 years now, mainly with the slackware and redhat distributions.
> This weekend I picked up a 712/80 for free, and after getting a CDROM
> drive working on it (long story), managed to go through the single easiest
> linux install in my entire life. Keep in mind I've never even touched an
> HP PA-RISC machine until this weekend. So a big hearty kudos to you guys!
> I had a couple questions though:
> 
> 1.) The machine seems to work generally pretty OK, except that I get
> kernel panics fairly often. This did not hinder the install at all though.
> any ideas?

You don't say if you are serial or graphical (sti) console based.
I certainly wouldn't expect kernel panics "fairly often" with a
serial console.  For sti console, there are some known issues, for
example, hitting <escape> in vi tends to crash the kernel.  sti console
is much less tested than serial also.  The vi problem is fixed in our
latest kernel source, and you can work round it by changing your terminal
type (from TERM=linux to TERM=vt100, iirc).

If you are sti console based then it is painful, but if you could copy
down the register dump (not the stack dump, most of which will have
scrolled off the screen), then I might be able to tell you more.
If you are serial based, you should be able to capture the output
easily enough.

Richard

Re: [parisc-linux] New list member..

[CHS]

On Wed, 13 Jun 2001, Richard Hirst wrote:

> You don't say if you are serial or graphical (sti) console based.
> I certainly wouldn't expect kernel panics "fairly often" with a
> serial console.  For sti console, there are some known issues, for
> example, hitting <escape> in vi tends to crash the kernel.  sti console
> is much less tested than serial also.  The vi problem is fixed in our
> latest kernel source, and you can work round it by changing your terminal
> type (from TERM=linux to TERM=vt100, iirc).

my mistake, I meant to be thorough, honest :)

I'm using the graphical/sti install..

> If you are sti console based then it is painful, but if you could copy
> down the register dump (not the stack dump, most of which will have
> scrolled off the screen), then I might be able to tell you more.
> If you are serial based, you should be able to capture the output
> easily enough.

register dump, ok, I'll try and do that tonight..

I'd try and work with the machine in serial mode, but I don't have the
null modem adapters and gender changers at home neccessary to work with
it. I'll see what I can dig up though..

thanks for the help.

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clothes and food, when even hope is gone, we'll have the rifle."
	--John Steinbeck
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