[parisc-linux] 715/75

[Matt McKenzie]

No, I have never seen this box run anything.  It was sitting in the
downstairs "lab", and the prof brought it up to the classroom to test
it, maybe use as a print server.  But he never hooked it up... I guess
we should have.  But he had to teach the class.  The others are all in
use so he probably can't give me a different one.

I suppose there is no way to just tell it to reconfigure and stop
searching for hardware that might not be there?


On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 10:02, Jonathan Crockett wrote:
> My box came with a HIL to ps2 converter box thingy that has a PS2 keyboard
> port, a PS2 mouse port and a HIL port on it.  When I changed things around
> the machine had to think for a long time, before video came up.
> I take it that you have seen this machine run an OS?  If not in it's previous
> life it may have had a piece of hardware that is no longer there and it is
> searching for it.  Also I have always had a odd thing with the number lock
> light on PS2 keyboards and 715s.  If they are working correctly it doesn't
> light up, but if there is a problem it is light and stays lit.
> 
> Hopefully this sheds some light for you.
> jc
> 
> On Wed, Apr 10, 2002 at 09:48:30AM -0700, Matt McKenzie wrote:
> > Hmmm.  I have a HIL mouse and kb with it.  This model doesn't have ps/2
> > ports so I can't change the kb.  I can put a serial mouse on it.
> > But I have no idea what it had attached to it before.  I am assuming it
> > was HIL kb and mouse but I can't be sure.
> > 
> > We got a batch of HP workstations donated to the school from a local
> > company.  Many are in use in a lab, being used as X terminals logged
> > into Sun servers.  But the actual classroom lab now has mostly all Suns
> > so the HPs aren't used much.  
> > 
> > I am also not sure of the state of the hard drives.  There are (2) 9g
> > scsi IIRC.  I don't know if HP-UX is even still on there or anything. 
> > But you would think it would at least come up with a prompt of some sort
> > even if HP-UX was wiped.
> > 
> > This machine doesn't have any add-on cards, no floppy or internal CD or
> > anything.  I do have an external 2x scsi cd I can use with it but I
> > haven't hooked it up yet.
> > 
> > With your problem did the screen stay blank?
> > 
> > I will try with the serial mouse.  Thanks for the suggestion.
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 2002-04-10 at 06:24, Jonathan Crockett wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >   I have a 715/100 that had very similiar symptoms.  I have HP-UX on it
> > > then installed debian.  After I had the base installed I moved the machine
> > > and in a not so brilliant move added an external cdrom and changed keyboards
> > > and mouse.  The system sat there and acted like it was having a very difficult
> > > time coming to terms with the changes.  To fix it, swapped out the HIL mouse
> > > that I had switch to with a ps2 three button mouse and took the external
> > > cdrom off the scsi chain.  I let it sit for about 20 minute to a half hour
> > > then it decided to boot.  I also found that I could not use the on board
> > > video after I had used the addon card.  I even disconnect the addon card,
> > > but it made no difference.
> > > 
> > > HTH
> > > jc
> > > 
> > > On Tue, Apr 09, 2002 at 11:22:07PM -0700, Matt McKenzie wrote:
> > > > I posted a while earlier, but no response has been forthcoming.
> > > > 
> > > > Does anyone have any idea what I can do so solve my problem with an HP
> > > > 715/75, that displays the LEDs 1,2,6 on the front panel at power-up? 
> > > > I have an HP monitor with it, and it stays blank.
> > > > 
> > > > The manual, if I'm reading it correctly, says the LEDs mean:
> > > > 
> > > > Internal inconsistency: IODC Entry_Init
> > > > 
> > > > But there is no mention of what this means exactly, or what to do about
> > > > it.  
> > > > 
> > > > What can I do to resolve this, if possible?
> > > > 
> > > > I would very much like to put Linux on this machine.
> > > > 
> > > > It seems to me hardware questions aren't off-topic... does this just
> > > > mean no one knows how to fix this?  Or is it because I have no
> > > > transcript or logs to post (because the monitor is blank I can't see
> > > > anything)?
> > > > 
> > > > Would it be possible to get a serial console working to see anything?
> > > > I am guessing a standard RS232 Null-modem cable would work?
> > > > 
> > > > Also, I have the AUI-10bT ethernet transceiver, but I don't know if it
> > > > has a valid static IP, or if it is trying DHCP lookup.
> > > > 
> > > > Any help would be appreciated.
> > > > 
> > > > Thanks.
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -- 
> > > > 73 de K6LNX
> > > > 
> > > > Matt M.
> > > > LinuxKnight
> > > > 
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