[parisc-linux] booting problems

[Kirk Bresniker]

| 
| No, we don't have remote manatement cards, but it sounds like they'd be
| very useful for this kind of thing.  I know the LCD panels on the D270
| displays these, is this a similiar device?
| 

Yes, the LCD panel and the display on the 25th line of the HPTERM both
display the chassis codes sent by the PDC_CHASSIS call. The remote
management card, however, has the benefits of saving a history of the
chassis codes, as well as providing the remote reset/TOC functions. 

| > cards over a dedicated hardware interface, and so inserting them into
| > your code gives a very low level way to display debug data.
| 
| Putting the error on the 25th line is a really good idea, but I can't
| see the 25th line because of the terminal control buttons ("Line
| Modify", "Modify All", etc).  I can't seem to get rid of them either.
| What's the trick?

For the X11 hpterm client on an HP-style keyboard, hitting the Menu key
will cause the softkey labels to be toggled on/off.  On a PC-style
keyboard, the PrintScreen/SysRq key toggles the labels. If you have a
remote management card, then the chassis codes will automatically toggle
thte softkey labels off. 

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