Hi Simone, > Thanks a lot for your answers and suggestions, but on a specific point > I'm really perplexed. > > > With the debian install image you don't need to do any changes to the names. > > Please read the documentation at > > https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Debian_Ports_Installation > > especially this part: > > - Installation of a C8000 workstation needs to happen via serial console since the install image will not activate the ATI graphics card. > > - After installation the ATI cards will work in non-accelerated mode though. > > > > I'd suggest to just plug the graphics cable and keyboard cable, and then > > install via serial port (that works, I did it on my C8000 machines). > > Serial A (c8000) --> COM1 (Dell 490) > Serial B (c8000) --> COM2 (Dell 490) > > Both serial ports use tied&tested null modem cables and 9600,8,N,1 > standard setting; Dell 490 runs Win8.1 with two terminal programs > open. > > Serial A shows only BIOS/POST messages; Serial B is dead. Yes, that's OK. If you see the POST messages on Serial A, it's correct. Here is the manual for the C8000: https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/images-parisc/1/18/HP_C8000_Manual.pdf This is how you should do it: 1. Power *off* the C8000 first. 2. Plug out the graphics cable and keyboard cable. 3. Power *on* the C8000 4. It will show POST messages on the serialA, detect that the cables were plugged and present the "Main Menu" on the serial port (see page 2-4 in the PDF) 5. With the "PATH" command, you can see the current console/keyboard paths. 6. Make sure, that the "console path" is not "graphXYZ" and the "keyboard path" is not "USB_XYZ". Instead run "path console serial0" (or "path console serialA" - please check!). 7. After setting the console path to serialA, boot from the CD/DVD. > I'm using Debian 8.0 ustable boot CD "debian-8.0-hppa-CD-1.iso"; the > CD boot perfecty (usual linux boot messages on vga monitor) then > hung, looking for a serial port. > > > https://parisc.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Debian_Ports_Installation > > said " Installation of a C8000 workstation needs to happen via serial > console since the install image will not activate the ATI graphics > card. After installation the ATI cards will work in non-accelerated > mode though. " Yes. >.... but other people said that you need an additional > PCI serial card with PC-compatible UART. Who says this ? Links? > Question: "Can you tell me which serial port (A or B?) and parameters > (baud rate, n-bits, stop bit, parity, etc). you have used to complete > the Debian installation? " 9600,8,N,1 is the default. Since you see the post messages, you should be fine. Helge -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-parisc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
