[parisc-linux] PALinux on HP9000/735-125

[Helge Deller]

Hi Sven,

On Sunday 06 January 2002 18:42, Sven Cronenberg wrote:
> I installed PALinux 0.93 on my HP9000/735 running hat 125Mhz. I use
> a SCSI Disk connected to the narrow SCSI canel and the CRX48z
> graphics system.
>
> Im using kernel version 2.14.16-pa24 and updated the debian packages like
> mentioned in the 0.9.3. errata section today.
>
> Some questions:
> - I tried execessing the framebufferdevice. 'fbset' report '/dev/fb0: no
> such device'
>   though the STI console works fine as a text-console. Whats the reasion
> for that error?
>   Can I currently use the framebuffer device on the HP9000/735?

Try a newer kernel. It might work starting with kernel 2.4.17-pa2 and above.

> - has someone been able to make the 100mbit EISA-ethernet-card 3c597 work
>   in the HP9000/735 under Linux?

Sorry, no idea.

> - can I enable a german keymap for the HIL keyboard (trying to do this
> during the
>   installation made the keyboard totaly unusable so I had to reboot )?

You might want to write a script with setkeycodes.
Search the archives, I think I once sent such a script.

> - is the HIL mouse still unsupported or is there a patch or so to make
> it work?

Still unsupported.

Helge