From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from c014.sfo.cp.net (c014-h001.c014.sfo.cp.net [209.228.12.65]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 68D53482A for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2001 07:45:09 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <000001c12bda$3a018e90$701e10ac@winxp> Reply-To: "jacobsbd" From: "jacobsbd" To: Cc: Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 05:15:34 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C12B92.A33F9FC0" Subject: [parisc-linux] PA-RISC linux newby needs help doing an install List-ID: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C12B92.A33F9FC0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable OK, I am sure I am overlooking some obvious things here, but it looks = like I am stuck to the point of needing help so here goes. I downloaded the iso and burned it with Nero on a win2k machine (the = only burner I have easy access to) my configurtion is hp 735/125 workstation, 209 meg ram, =20 on narrow SCSI chain I have 2 gig ST32550N (currently HP-UX), NEC 6x = external CD-ROM drive. 4mm dds1 tape drive. on fast wide HVD 4gig ST15150W=20 I can not seem to get the serial ports to work on this system even when = I run HP_UX 11.00. I have tried unplugging the keyboard and the video = card to no effect. When I boot off of the CD-ROM i get the following (summarized and = perhaps with some typos as I can not capture it) note: "..." on a line by itself mean one or more skipped lines. Let me = know if you need to see anything that is there. ... Hard Booted. palo ipl 0.92 root@spqr Mon Jun 25 23:03:13 CEST 2001 0/vmlinux32 2853588 bytes @ 0x6ad6800 ... ... Command line: 'root=3D/dev/ram/ console=3Dtty0 sti=3D0 = sti_font=3DVGA8x16 TERM=3Dlinux' ... ... Warning: kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64... Guessing Anoyance: = Firmware does not support PDC_MODELS_CAPABILITES call 32 ELF 32 executable ... ... Loading ramdisk 1991209 bytes @ 0ce09000... branching to kernel entry point 0x00100000 and it stays on that last line as long as I want to wait. I do not hear = disk noises or other indications it may be doing anything. Perhaps I need to work more on getting the serial lines to work but the = serial lines may be a hardware problem. =20 tried with graphics card removed but did not even get the usual beep. = Oh, I have the graphics card with the 4 BNC on it. Red, Green, Blue, = and Stereo. no problems when doing a cold install of HP-UX 11.00 so I asume the = drives are ok.=20 I have other resources like our own LAN, and a red hat linux machine I = can work with. but I have no ideas.=20 Thanks in advance. PS: if anyone needs them (but do take them just to resell) I have two EISA = e-net cards and two EISA SCSI cards (single ended 50 pin). I also have = about seventeen 2 gig fast wide HVD loose drives. If I can get this to = work, I may be able to put linux installs on them and give them away ( = I believe can also build hp-ux on them if the recipient will take care = of the license issues with HP)=20 All are available to anyone to use if they pay for shipping. =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C12B92.A33F9FC0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
OK, I am sure I am overlooking some = obvious things=20 here, but it looks like I am stuck to the point of needing help so here=20 goes.
 
I downloaded the iso and burned it = with Nero=20 on a win2k machine (the only burner I have easy access to)
 
my configurtion is hp 735/125 = workstation,=20  209 meg ram, 
on narrow SCSI chain I have  2 gig = ST32550N=20 (currently HP-UX), NEC 6x external CD-ROM drive. 4mm dds1 tape=20 drive.
on fast wide HVD 4gig ST15150W =
 
I can not seem to get the serial ports = to work on=20 this system even when I run HP_UX 11.00. I have tried unplugging the = keyboard=20 and the video card to no effect.
 
When I boot off of the CD-ROM i get the = following=20 (summarized and perhaps with some typos as I can not capture = it)
note: "..." on a line by itself mean = one or more=20 skipped lines.  Let me know if you need to see anything that is=20 there.
 
 
...
Hard Booted.
palo ipl 0.92 root@spqr Mon Jun 25 23:03:13 CEST = 2001
0/vmlinux32 2853588 bytes @ = 0x6ad6800
...
...
Command line: 'root=3D/dev/ram/ = console=3Dtty0 sti=3D0=20 sti_font=3DVGA8x16 TERM=3Dlinux'
...
...
Warning: kernel name doesn't end with = 32 or 64...=20 Guessing Anoyance: Firmware
does not support PDC_MODELS_CAPABILITES = call
32
ELF 32 executable
...
...
Loading ramdisk 1991209 bytes @=20 0ce09000...
branching to kernel entry point=20 0x00100000
 
and it stays on that last line as long = as I want to=20 wait. I do not hear disk noises or other indications it may be doing=20 anything.
 
 
Perhaps I need to work more on getting = the serial=20 lines to work but the serial lines may be a hardware = problem. =20
 
tried with graphics card removed but = did not even=20 get the usual beep.  Oh, I have the graphics card with the 4 BNC on = it.  Red, Green, Blue, and Stereo.
 
no problems when doing a = cold install of HP-UX=20 11.00 so I asume the drives are ok.
 
I have other resources like = our own=20 LAN, and a red hat linux machine I can work with. but I have = no ideas.=20
 
Thanks in advance.
 
 
PS:
 
if anyone needs them (but do = take them=20 just to resell) I have two EISA e-net cards and two EISA SCSI cards = (single=20 ended 50 pin). I also have about seventeen 2 gig fast wide HVD loose = drives. If=20 I can get this to work, I may be able to put linux installs on them and = give=20 them away  ( I believe can also build hp-ux on them if the = recipient will=20 take care of the license issues with HP)
 
All are available to anyone to use if = they pay for=20 shipping. 
 
 
 
------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C12B92.A33F9FC0-- From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from rhirst.linuxcare.com (pc1-hems4-0-cust107.bre.cable.ntl.com [213.105.88.107]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 688B9482A for ; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 06:15:05 -0600 (MDT) Received: by rhirst.linuxcare.com (Postfix, from userid 501) id 2E82DB00C; Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:16:39 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2001 13:16:39 +0100 From: Richard Hirst To: jacobsbd Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org, jacobsbd@aol.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] PA-RISC linux newby needs help doing an install Message-ID: <20010828131638.P7064@linuxcare.com> References: <000001c12bda$3a018e90$701e10ac@winxp> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <000001c12bda$3a018e90$701e10ac@winxp>; from jacobsbd@jacobs.coxatwork.com on Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 05:15:34AM -0700 List-ID: On Thu, Aug 23, 2001 at 05:15:34AM -0700, jacobsbd wrote: > OK, I am sure I am overlooking some obvious things here, but it looks like I am stuck to the point of needing help so here goes. > > I downloaded the iso and burned it with Nero on a win2k machine (the only burner I have easy access to) > > my configurtion is hp 735/125 workstation, 209 meg ram, > on narrow SCSI chain I have 2 gig ST32550N (currently HP-UX), NEC 6x external CD-ROM drive. 4mm dds1 tape drive. > on fast wide HVD 4gig ST15150W > > I can not seem to get the serial ports to work on this system even when I run HP_UX 11.00. I have tried unplugging the keyboard and the video card to no effect. Internal FWD scsi on 735 is known not to work, but that shouldn't stop you installing to the external narrow scsi. Most likely the graphical console is not supported yet, so your best bet is to persue trying to get the serial ports working. Richard