[parisc-linux] PA-RISC linux newby needs help doing an install
jacobsbd
jacobsbd@jacobs.coxatwork.com
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 05:15:34 -0700
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OK, I am sure I am overlooking some obvious things here, but it looks =
like I am stuck to the point of needing help so here goes.
I downloaded the iso and burned it with Nero on a win2k machine (the =
only burner I have easy access to)
my configurtion is hp 735/125 workstation, 209 meg ram, =20
on narrow SCSI chain I have 2 gig ST32550N (currently HP-UX), NEC 6x =
external CD-ROM drive. 4mm dds1 tape drive.
on fast wide HVD 4gig ST15150W=20
I can not seem to get the serial ports to work on this system even when =
I run HP_UX 11.00. I have tried unplugging the keyboard and the video =
card to no effect.
When I boot off of the CD-ROM i get the following (summarized and =
perhaps with some typos as I can not capture it)
note: "..." on a line by itself mean one or more skipped lines. Let me =
know if you need to see anything that is there.
...
Hard Booted.
palo ipl 0.92 root@spqr Mon Jun 25 23:03:13 CEST 2001
0/vmlinux32 2853588 bytes @ 0x6ad6800
...
...
Command line: 'root=3D/dev/ram/ console=3Dtty0 sti=3D0 =
sti_font=3DVGA8x16 TERM=3Dlinux'
...
...
Warning: kernel name doesn't end with 32 or 64... Guessing Anoyance: =
Firmware
does not support PDC_MODELS_CAPABILITES call
32
ELF 32 executable
...
...
Loading ramdisk 1991209 bytes @ 0ce09000...
branching to kernel entry point 0x00100000
and it stays on that last line as long as I want to wait. I do not hear =
disk noises or other indications it may be doing anything.
Perhaps I need to work more on getting the serial lines to work but the =
serial lines may be a hardware problem. =20
tried with graphics card removed but did not even get the usual beep. =
Oh, I have the graphics card with the 4 BNC on it. Red, Green, Blue, =
and Stereo.
no problems when doing a cold install of HP-UX 11.00 so I asume the =
drives are ok.=20
I have other resources like our own LAN, and a red hat linux machine I =
can work with. but I have no ideas.=20
Thanks in advance.
PS:
if anyone needs them (but do take them just to resell) I have two EISA =
e-net cards and two EISA SCSI cards (single ended 50 pin). I also have =
about seventeen 2 gig fast wide HVD loose drives. If I can get this to =
work, I may be able to put linux installs on them and give them away ( =
I believe can also build hp-ux on them if the recipient will take care =
of the license issues with HP)=20
All are available to anyone to use if they pay for shipping. =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>OK, I am sure I am overlooking some =
obvious things=20
here, but it looks like I am stuck to the point of needing help so here=20
goes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I downloaded the iso and burned it =
with Nero=20
on a win2k machine (the only burner I have easy access to)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my configurtion is hp 735/125 =
workstation,=20
209 meg ram, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>on narrow SCSI chain I have 2 gig =
ST32550N=20
(currently HP-UX), NEC 6x external CD-ROM drive. 4mm dds1 tape=20
drive.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>on fast wide HVD 4gig ST15150W =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I can not seem to get the serial ports =
to work on=20
this system even when I run HP_UX 11.00. I have tried unplugging the =
keyboard=20
and the video card to no effect.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I boot off of the CD-ROM i get the =
following=20
(summarized and perhaps with some typos as I can not capture =
it)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>note: "..." on a line by itself mean =
one or more=20
skipped lines. Let me know if you need to see anything that is=20
there.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hard Booted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>palo ipl 0.92 <A=20
href=3D"mailto:root@spqr">root@spqr</A> Mon Jun 25 23:03:13 CEST =
2001</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>0/vmlinux32 2853588 bytes @ =
0x6ad6800</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Command line: 'root=3D/dev/ram/ =
console=3Dtty0 sti=3D0=20
sti_font=3DVGA8x16 TERM=3Dlinux'</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Warning: kernel name doesn't end with =
32 or 64...=20
Guessing Anoyance: Firmware</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>does not support PDC_MODELS_CAPABILITES =
call</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>32</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ELF 32 executable</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Loading ramdisk 1991209 bytes @=20
0ce09000...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>branching to kernel entry point=20
0x00100000</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>and it stays on that last line as long =
as I want to=20
wait. I do not hear disk noises or other indications it may be doing=20
anything.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Perhaps I need to work more on getting =
the serial=20
lines to work but the serial lines may be a hardware =
problem. =20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>tried with graphics card removed but =
did not even=20
get the usual beep. Oh, I have the graphics card with the 4 BNC on =
it. Red, Green, Blue, and Stereo.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>no problems when doing a =
cold install of HP-UX=20
11.00 so I asume the drives are ok. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have other resources like =
our own=20
LAN, and a red hat linux machine I can work with. but I have =
no ideas.=20
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>if anyone needs them (but do =
take them=20
just to resell) I have two EISA e-net cards and two EISA SCSI cards =
(single=20
ended 50 pin). I also have about seventeen 2 gig fast wide HVD loose =
drives. If=20
I can get this to work, I may be able to put linux installs on them and =
give=20
them away ( I believe can also build hp-ux on them if the =
recipient will=20
take care of the license issues with HP) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All are available to anyone to use if =
they pay for=20
shipping. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
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