[parisc-linux] B1000

[Yasholomew Yashinski]

> >  I recently purchased an HP 9000/785/B1000. I tried to use the
> > pasrisc*.iso as I've been using on my 712/*'s, however there appears to be
> > issues using 32-bit as default. Setting up a serial console for this
> > machine will not be a trivial task, due to its location. Is there anyone
>
> Hmm.. this machine should work in both 32 and 64 bit mode.  I suspect
> we don't currently support the graphics card in this machine (I assume
> it has the same problems as the C3000... helge?)

 It appears so. The framebuffer is A4977a Vis EG-PCI.

 If it helps, the errors I receive on the front panel LCD are:
FLT CBF4: SYS BD
bad OS HPMC cksm
FLT CBFC: SYS BD
OS HPMC br err
FLT 500B: SYS BD
bus timeout

> > on the list that has such a beast, I could discuss installation with?
> >  My next attempt will be to setup an install using rbootd, however it
> > appears I will require serial console access.
>
> rbootd is for much older machines (715/Scorpio and earlier).  Everything
> since the 712 uses bootp (or dhcp) and tftp.

 Thanks. It appears I should wait until my framebuffer is supported.

 Cheers,

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Yashy