[parisc-linux] hardware newbie question...

[Derek Engelhaupt]

What do you mean locked down?  Boot the thing single user and delete
the password.  At the "Press any key to interrupt boot" prompt stop the
boot.  Type BO <enter> interact with ISL? <y> <enter>.  Then at the isl
prompt type <hpux -is> <enter>.  That will get you into single user
mode.  Unless the system is setup in trusted mode you should be able to
get in and modify the /etc/passwd file.  The user name should come
first followed by the password that is encrypted within the colons
(ex:root:VDTGE$8757474:).  Delete the encrypted stuff but leave the
colons and save it.  Reboot it in multiuser mode and root shouldn't
have a password.

derek


--- Stephen J de Vries <paulhill20@juno.com> wrote:
> I have a HP 712 that I'd purchased recently.
> 
> My question is:
> 
> 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?
> 
> 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
> 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?
> 
> Thanks for the advice...
> 
> Stephen de Vries
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