From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from viefep13-int.chello.at (viefep13-int.chello.at [213.46.255.15]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 22BEE482C for ; Fri, 14 Jun 2002 17:45:07 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <3D0A8018.AEE42C90@gmx.at> Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2002 01:45:28 +0200 From: Christoph Plattner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "William @ HOME" Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] HP-9000/E45 References: <002101c213d9$0c72b430$010012ac@jonis> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 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: Hello, this machine is not supported under linux yet. But I wrote a driver half'n year ago, using the PDC console (ROM) in Linux. You have to activate the PDC console by kernel compilation (character device driver, non-standard drivers), and you have to create a device /dev/ttyB0 (see HELP button at configuration). The kernel line parameter, add `console=ttyB0', then the box can boot as "diskless server", as the MUX (except the ROM PDC console), the SCSI and the parallel port is not working. But I will start on a E55 to write drivers (I will start, but I cannot speak about results...). BTW: the console port is on port 0 on my MUX ! If the E45 really can do an autodetection here in the boot monitor (PDC), then this also works under Linux, but I cannot imagine.... Christoph P. -- ------------------------------------------------------- private: christoph.plattner@gmx.at company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at