On 29.03.2016 14:39, Helge Deller wrote: > On 29.03.2016 12:01, Helge Deller wrote: >> 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. > > Just for the record - this is what my C8000 shows in the "Main Menu": > > Duplex Console IO Dependent Code (IODC) revision 1 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > (c) Copyright 1995-2004, Hewlett-Packard Company, All rights reserved > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Processor Speed State CoProcessor Cache Size > Number State Inst Data > --------- -------- --------------------- ----------------- ------------ > 0 900 MHz Active Functional 32 MB/32 MB > 1 900 MHz Idle Functional 32 MB/32 MB > > Central Bus Speed (in MHz) : 200 > Available Memory : 8388608 KB > Good Memory Required : Not initialized. Defaults to 32 MB. > > Primary boot path: scsiA.5 > 0/2/1/0.5 > Alternate boot path: lan.0.0.0.0 > 0/3/3/0 > Console path: graph3 > 0/4/0/0.0 > > Current Console path: serial_A.643 > 17.643 > Keyboard path: usb0 > 0/3/1/0.0 > Keyboard path ignored for serial consoles. > > > WARNING: No usable graphics console was found on this system. It > may be that no graphics card is present, the graphics card > is not functioning properly, or no USB keyboard is connected. > The console has defaulted to a serial port. > > > If you choose "serial_A" as console path it should work (I don't use the graphics card either). By the way, the PALO boot loader will automatically add "console=ttyS0" to the kernel command line in that case. 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
