From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from www.linux.org.uk (parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk [195.92.249.252]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id E14344831 for ; Sat, 25 May 2002 14:05:27 -0600 (MDT) Received: from willy by www.linux.org.uk with local (Exim 3.33 #5) id 17Bhmz-0002b5-00; Sat, 25 May 2002 21:05:21 +0100 Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 21:05:21 +0100 From: Matthew Wilcox To: Stacy Olivas Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Getting a 750 to boot Message-ID: <20020525210521.C10366@parcelfarce.linux.theplanet.co.uk> References: <20020525195423.BE4A636F9@sitemail.everyone.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <20020525195423.BE4A636F9@sitemail.everyone.net>; from olivas@eurisko.ws on Sat, May 25, 2002 at 12:54:23PM -0700 Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Sat, May 25, 2002 at 12:54:23PM -0700, Stacy Olivas wrote: > When I boot the system up it has the following: > > (c) Copyright. Hewlett-Packard Company. 1991. > All rights reserved > > PDC ROM rev. 1.2 > IODC ROM rev. 1.0 > 128 MB of memory configured and tested. > > > Selecting a system to boot. > > Hard booted. > > ISL Revision A.00.38 OCT 26, 1994 > > ISL booting hpux > Exec failed: Cannot find /stand/vmunix or /vmunix. > > ISL> > > > How can I get this beast to boot? It has 2 HD's in it and a tape > backup/floppy unit on it as well. It also has a network card in it, > (a TPT 92 series 802.3 10BASE-T Transciever with Lanview hooked into > the AUI port on the back). Probably easiest to netboot it. When it says `Selecting a system to boot', press the escape key. You can then `sea' to find bootable devices. Note that the 750 is old enough that it uses the rboot protocol rather than bootp. Of course, you can try a CD-ROM at this point too. -- Revolutions do not require corporate support.