[parisc-linux] hardware newbie question...
"Beerse, Corné"
c.beerse@torex-hiscom.nl
Wed, 25 Sep 2002 16:02:31 +0200
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen J de Vries [mailto:paulhill20@juno.com]
> I have a HP 712 that I'd purchased recently.
>
>
> Can I use a PC monitor, keyboard, and mouse to boot the thing
> up? If so,
> does the monitor have to be a multisync or something special?
I've had a 712 (running HP-UX 10.20) with a multisync monitor (compaq,
before the merger) running verry well.
As I recal, the monitor should do a sync-on-green. If you don't get a proper
picture and have a monitor-cable connection with bnc connectors, try putting
the cable-sync on the monitor-green. This should give a sharp (bad collored)
picture.
For the mouse, the HP mouse that came with the device looks verry much like
a logitech mouse with a black logitech icon. 2 exceptions: the labels differ
and the logitech has a shorter cable. The same logitech with a colored icon
on top does not work. The mouse must be a native ps/2 mouse, not one that
can do serial-mousing too.
For the keyboard: try and see what you get. No experiences with alternates
here. As with the mouse, the keyboard must be native ps/2 since it does not
get any initialize command. An easy test here is that if the bootloader
finds a keyboard, it wil use that keyboard and the video-card for
bootconsole. If the keyboard is not found, the serial-port (9600-8-N) is
used for console.
>
> In addition, HP-UX is on the hard drive but is locked down. I was
> thinking of buying an external CD drive and attempting to load debian
> 0.93. Can anyone recommend a place to buy the CD drive that they have
Any scsi cd-rom that can do a 2K blocksize will do for booting. After boot,
there is no difference. HP-s are relabeled Toshiba's.
> dealt with? I also have a network so I could attempt a
> network install
> but I am not sure what minimum requirements I'd need to
> fulfill for that.
> Is my approach the right one?
It's one right one, out of manny...
CBee
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<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> From: Stephen J de Vries [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:paulhill20@juno.com">mailto:paulhill20@juno.com</A>]</FON=
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<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> I have a HP 712 that I'd purchased =
recently.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Can I use a PC monitor, keyboard, and mouse to =
boot the thing </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> up? If so,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> does the monitor have to be a multisync or =
something special?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I've had a 712 (running HP-UX 10.20) with a multisync =
monitor (compaq, before the merger) running verry well.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>As I recal, the monitor should do a sync-on-green. If =
you don't get a proper picture and have a monitor-cable connection with =
bnc connectors, try putting the cable-sync on the monitor-green. This =
should give a sharp (bad collored) picture.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>For the mouse, the HP mouse that came with the device =
looks verry much like a logitech mouse with a black logitech icon. 2 =
exceptions: the labels differ and the logitech has a shorter cable. The =
same logitech with a colored icon on top does not work. The mouse must =
be a native ps/2 mouse, not one that can do serial-mousing =
too.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>For the keyboard: try and see what you get. No =
experiences with alternates here. As with the mouse, the keyboard must =
be native ps/2 since it does not get any initialize command. An easy =
test here is that if the bootloader finds a keyboard, it wil use that =
keyboard and the video-card for bootconsole. If the keyboard is not =
found, the serial-port (9600-8-N) is used for console.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> In addition, HP-UX is on the hard drive but is =
locked down. I was</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> thinking of buying an external CD drive and =
attempting to load debian</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> 0.93. Can anyone recommend a place to buy =
the CD drive that they have</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Any scsi cd-rom that can do a 2K blocksize will do =
for booting. After boot, there is no difference. HP-s are relabeled =
Toshiba's. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>> dealt with? I also have a network so I =
could attempt a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> network install</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> but I am not sure what minimum requirements I'd =
need to </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> fulfill for that.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>> Is my approach the right one?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It's one right one, out of manny...</FONT>
</P>
<BR>
<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>CBee</FONT>
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