[parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[Juergen Braukmann]

Hello all,

after finding that there is now a Linux for HP-PA-RISC, I downloaded the
CD and tried to install on my HP9000-C110. Install went fine (apart from
some unmotivied kernel panics and issues with my other Compaq CDROM
drive).
I an stuck with three problems, for one my german keyboard doesn't work
as expected (the <>| key in particvular). I should get round that with
kbdconfig as suggested in another mail, but I diddn't fint that program
installed. ;-( Since this is my first ever debian install, it's more a
problem of finding and reading the docs to the packet manager and some
more general info about debian systems.

More annoying is the system clock, that always puts me back to 1970. Set
the date, wrote it back to CMOS, checked it, rebooted and was back into
the seventies. The device /dev/rtc exists with the suggested major/minor
numbers from the FAQ. At this time, I enter date time after bootup like
with my first PC. ;-)

I cannot get X to run. "No screens found". I tried the good old
xf86config setup, but don't realy know what to enter for a video card
(thinking that's the problem). Help on that is also appreciated. Is
there any tool to identify hardware in general?

Juergen

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Re: [parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[Grant Grundler]

Juergen Braukmann wrote:
> I an stuck with three problems, for one my german keyboard doesn't work
> as expected (the <>| key in particvular). I should get round that with
> kbdconfig as suggested in another mail, but I diddn't fint that program
> installed. ;-( Since this is my first ever debian install, it's more a
> problem of finding and reading the docs to the packet manager and some
> more general info about debian systems.

"apt-get" is your friend.
Once upon a time, "apt-cache search <pgm>" would tell me which package
contained the program. But I've forgotten the explanation of why
that stopped working.

> More annoying is the system clock, that always puts me back to 1970. Set
> the date, wrote it back to CMOS, checked it, rebooted and was back into
> the seventies. The device /dev/rtc exists with the suggested major/minor
> numbers from the FAQ. At this time, I enter date time after bootup like
> with my first PC. ;-)

Could the battery be dead?
You might take that out and measure it with a volt meter.

> I cannot get X to run. "No screens found". I tried the good old
> xf86config setup, but don't realy know what to enter for a video card
> (thinking that's the problem). Help on that is also appreciated. Is
> there any tool to identify hardware in general?

www.parisc-linux.org has lots of FAQ info and HOW-TOs.
Look at the boot console output to determine which type
of graphics card you have and start hunting from there.

grant

Re: [parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[Juergen Braukmann]

Grant Grundler schrieb:
> 
Hi Grant

> Juergen Braukmann wrote:
> > I an stuck with three problems, for one my german keyboard doesn't work
> > as expected (the <>| key in particvular). I should get round that with
> > kbdconfig as suggested in another mail, but I diddn't fint that program
> > installed. ;-( Since this is my first ever debian install, it's more a
> > problem of finding and reading the docs to the packet manager and some
> > more general info about debian systems.
> 
> "apt-get" is your friend.
> Once upon a time, "apt-cache search <pgm>" would tell me which package
> contained the program. But I've forgotten the explanation of why
> that stopped working.
> 

OK, I will look that one up. 

> > More annoying is the system clock, that always puts me back to 1970. Set
> > the date, wrote it back to CMOS, checked it, rebooted and was back into
> > the seventies. The device /dev/rtc exists with the suggested major/minor
> > numbers from the FAQ. At this time, I enter date time after bootup like
> > with my first PC. ;-)
> 
> Could the battery be dead?
> You might take that out and measure it with a volt meter.
> 

I think the battery is OK. HP-UX worked well, but I hadn't used it for a
time and didn't check. I should rule out that possibility before start
to cry. ;-) (i.e. My network connection started to work perfect after I
plugged the other machine back to the coax cable... ;-))
But things looked like that I can set the CMOS time from the boot
program (active before realy booting something) and linux telling me
something about garbled time afterwards. My suspicion is that the stored
format differs from that hwclock -w tried to use.

> > I cannot get X to run. "No screens found". I tried the good old
> > xf86config setup, but don't realy know what to enter for a video card
> > (thinking that's the problem). Help on that is also appreciated. Is
> > there any tool to identify hardware in general?
> 
> www.parisc-linux.org has lots of FAQ info and HOW-TOs.
> Look at the boot console output to determine which type
> of graphics card you have and start hunting from there.
> 

well, hunting starts with  that pice of fragment:

CORAL SGC Graphics
1280x1024-32 framebuffer

and that is not listed amongst the cards. So I add some more questions
to that:
when I get system info at the boot program, I see that I'v got no EISA
devices. The graphics card looks propetary -from the connectors side of
view-. Are the slots EISA slots? In what case, I'd fetch an old ELSA
Winner 2000 EISA from work and try with that. At least, I know how to
configure these.

Anyway, this has to wait to the next week, since I am off over the
weekend. ;-)


Juergen

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RE: [parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[Michael Audette]

I have the same problem with the RTC on my C110.  I replaced the
battery...and the real-time clock does work.  Even after a reboot.  But upon
a kernel panic the RTC gets nuked.  I can panic the 0.93 kernel by 'cat
/etc/passwd > /dev/audio' without the harmony driver installed (I have not
gotten around to recompiling my kernel as of yet).  Try setting it upon boot
then rebooting.  If this works then your RTC is more than likely ok.

				-Mike


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Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Installing on C110


Grant Grundler schrieb:
>
Hi Grant

> Juergen Braukmann wrote:
> > I an stuck with three problems, for one my german keyboard doesn't work
> > as expected (the <>| key in particvular). I should get round that with
> > kbdconfig as suggested in another mail, but I diddn't fint that program
> > installed. ;-( Since this is my first ever debian install, it's more a
> > problem of finding and reading the docs to the packet manager and some
> > more general info about debian systems.
>
> "apt-get" is your friend.
> Once upon a time, "apt-cache search <pgm>" would tell me which package
> contained the program. But I've forgotten the explanation of why
> that stopped working.
>

OK, I will look that one up.

> > More annoying is the system clock, that always puts me back to 1970. Set
> > the date, wrote it back to CMOS, checked it, rebooted and was back into
> > the seventies. The device /dev/rtc exists with the suggested major/minor
> > numbers from the FAQ. At this time, I enter date time after bootup like
> > with my first PC. ;-)
>
> Could the battery be dead?
> You might take that out and measure it with a volt meter.
>

I think the battery is OK. HP-UX worked well, but I hadn't used it for a
time and didn't check. I should rule out that possibility before start
to cry. ;-) (i.e. My network connection started to work perfect after I
plugged the other machine back to the coax cable... ;-))
But things looked like that I can set the CMOS time from the boot
program (active before realy booting something) and linux telling me
something about garbled time afterwards. My suspicion is that the stored
format differs from that hwclock -w tried to use.

> > I cannot get X to run. "No screens found". I tried the good old
> > xf86config setup, but don't realy know what to enter for a video card
> > (thinking that's the problem). Help on that is also appreciated. Is
> > there any tool to identify hardware in general?
>
> www.parisc-linux.org has lots of FAQ info and HOW-TOs.
> Look at the boot console output to determine which type
> of graphics card you have and start hunting from there.
>

well, hunting starts with  that pice of fragment:

CORAL SGC Graphics
1280x1024-32 framebuffer

and that is not listed amongst the cards. So I add some more questions
to that:
when I get system info at the boot program, I see that I'v got no EISA
devices. The graphics card looks propetary -from the connectors side of
view-. Are the slots EISA slots? In what case, I'd fetch an old ELSA
Winner 2000 EISA from work and try with that. At least, I know how to
configure these.

Anyway, this has to wait to the next week, since I am off over the
weekend. ;-)


Juergen

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Re: [parisc-linux] Installing on C110

[Patrick Caulfield]

On Mon, Jul 08, 2002 at 09:16:00AM -0400, Michael Audette wrote:
> I have the same problem with the RTC on my C110.  I replaced the
> battery...and the real-time clock does work.  Even after a reboot.  But upon
> a kernel panic the RTC gets nuked.  I can panic the 0.93 kernel by 'cat
> /etc/passwd > /dev/audio' without the harmony driver installed (I have not
> gotten around to recompiling my kernel as of yet).  Try setting it upon boot
> then rebooting.  If this works then your RTC is more than likely ok.


That probably explains why mine seems to work sometimes and not others :-)
I just installed ntpdate and ignored the problem.

Patrick