[parisc-linux] 712/60 console "gone"

[Grant Grundler]

"Karen og Torben" wrote:
> After booting the palo..0.5 cd image, i went into the
> "switching from PDC console".
> 
> I then followed the recipe on switching the 712 to the
> serial console, with "conspath 2/0/4.643" at the ISL prompt.
> After restarting (boot sounds ok.) my monitor is black, though the indicator
> changes to green (with a slight noise). I have tried to reach
> the 712 from several term programs with several serial pinout.
> I canīt reach it.

Try a standard *HP* 9-pin to 9-pin serial cable.
Others might work but Alex DeVries was burned by this once.
Minicom should work fine. 9600 8N1 settings.

> Is it dead or can it still live?

Even if it's "dead" (console not accessible), it could be
resurrected with a special card ("dagger") that blasts new firmware
images. No clue who in (or near) .dk might have one though.

grant

Grant Grundler
parisc-linux {PCI|IOMMU|SMP} hacker
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