[parisc-linux] Problems booting new beta CD

[Grant Grundler]

Brian Poole wrote:
...
> Looking thru the FAQ

Brian,
Thank you for first reading the FAQ!

> I saw a somewhat similar question, in that it had
> 'pdc' in it & was booting from the CD (but the 0.1 CD, not the one I am
> using), that said the kernel on the CD booted from/to the
> serial console. Is this also true of the 0.5 CD?

I think it is.
Is there a way via PALO to direct the console to FBCON or STICON or
whatever it's called now?

I had the impression *eventually* the boot console would be whatever PDC
says it is - ie graphics console for the 712.

> If so, what is necessary to boot one of these from console?

kernel with CONFIG_STI_CONSOLE I think....but that's not enabled by default.
It may not be possible to use the graphics console unless one builds
a "custom" kernel.

> I've been fooling with it to no
> success.. I have it automatically booting from the CD, but it doesn't
> actually boot. I replug in the monitor & keyboard and find that it can't
> boot without the keyboard ('Failed to initiliaze a keyboard\n SYSTEM 
> HALTED').. How am I supposed to boot to the console if I can't boot w/o a
> keyboard? I imagine if it has a keyboard it will boot to the screen like a
> Sun.

AFAIK, 712's are the only parisc workstations what won't boot w/o keyboard.
All others will auto-switch to use serial console if the keyboard
is not connected.

Both or the above questions sounds like a FAQ.
Could someone who knows more update/add those to the FAQ?

thanks,
grant

ps. The most up-to-date FAQ is at parisc-linux.org/faq.html even
though that's not officially online yet.

> 
> Thanks for the help,
> 
> -b
> 
> 
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Grant Grundler
Unix Systems Enablement Lab
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