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= hp712, HP 9000/712 model =
 
  
== Overview ==
 
 
 
== Changing to Serial Console ==
 
 
WARNING: Improper setting of the console path may cause the system to become inoperable. Beware.
 
 
Unfortunately, HP decided that the 712 should be hard to configure for headless use.
 
 
Briefly, you must get to the HP-UX bootloader prompt (which they call the ISL) which will allow you to permanently set your preferred console location to the first serial port at 9600 8N1.
 
 
The original source of this information is http://lists.parisc-linux.org/pipermail/parisc-linux/1999-December/008117.html.
 
 
To change to a serial console, you need:
 
 
* a PS/2 style keyboard
 
* a monitor with VGA style interface
 
* the HP-UX ISL (either an HP-UX bootable hard drive or netboot)
 
 
First, you need to get to the BootROM prompt. When your system prints the following on screen, press and hold ESC until you get the BOOT_ADMIN> prompt:
 
 
Press <ESCAPE> to stop boot sequence.
 
 
=== Setting monitor type ===
 
 
If your display doesn't show properly, the frequency may be out-of-range. You can select the monitor type suitable to your display.
 
 
If your 712 has the add-in VRAM board, normal VGA 680x480 mode is monitor type 7. Without the VRAM board, the number may be different (possibly 5?).
 
 
<pre>
 
 
BOOT_ADMIN> monitor 7
 
        Monitor Choices
 
Type    Resolution    Frequency
 
----    ----------    ---------
 
  1      1280x1024        72Hz
 
  2      1024x768        75Hz
 
  3      1024x768        70Hz
 
  4      1024x768        75Hz    Flat Panel
 
  5      1280x1024        60Hz
 
  6      1024x768        60Hz
 
  7      640x480        60Hz
 
  8      1280x1024        75Hz    VESA
 
  9      1024x768        75Hz    VESA
 
10      800x600        75Hz    VESA
 
11      640x480        75Hz    VESA
 
12      1280x1024        72Hz    Greyscale
 
13      1280x1024        50Hz
 
 
Current Monitor Type is
 
  7      640x480        60Hz
 
 
BOOT_ADMIN> reset
 
</pre>
 
 
 
If you have HP-UX installed on local disk
 
 
<pre>
 
BOOT_ADMIN> boot pri isl
 
 
Booting
 
 
ISL Revision A.00.38  OCT 26, 1994
 
 
 
ISL>
 
</pre>
 
 
=== Boot 712 from LAN ===
 
 
BOOT_ADMIN> boot lan isl
 
 
Booting
 
 
ISL Revision A.00.25 November 18, 1992
 
 
 
ISL>
 
 
=== Setting console ===
 
 
Run the following command to set your 712 to use a serial RS-232 console with 9600 Baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity:
 
 
          ISL> conspath 2/0/4.0x283
 
 
To set your 712 to use the local console (i.e. keyboard and screen), run the following command:
 
 
          ISL> conspath 1/0/0.0
 
 
You can use the display and information commands to verify that your settings have been stored properly. Once you're sure everything looks right, power cycle your workstation to start using your serial console.
 
 
Additionally, you can temporarily use the local console by pressing the “Esc” key on the PS/2 keyboard while resetting. This is setting only affects the console location temporarily and only works with firmware rev 1.6 and later.
 
 
=== Shot ===
 
 
<pre>
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
BootRom Version    1.6 
 
 
Memory Size:  192 MB
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
(c) Copyright 1990-1993, Hewlett-Packard Company.
 
All rights reserved
 
 
Press <ESCAPE> to stop boot sequence.
 
<ESC>
 
Selecting a system to boot.
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Command                            Description
 
-------                            -----------
 
Auto [boot|search] [on|off]        Display or set auto flag
 
Boot [pri|alt|scsi.addr] [isl]      Boot from primary, alternate or SCSI
 
Boot lan[.lan_addr] [install] [isl] Boot from LAN
 
Chassis [on|off]                    Enable chassis codes
 
Diagnostic [on|off]                Enable/disable diagnostic boot mode
 
Fastboot [on|off]                  Display or set fast boot flag
 
Help                                Display the command menu
 
Information                        Display system information
 
LanAddress                          Display LAN station addresses
 
Monitor [type]                      Select monitor type
 
Path [pri|alt] [lan.id|SCSI.addr]  Change boot path
 
Pim [hpmc|toc|lpmc]                Display PIM info
 
Search [ipl] [scsi|lan [install]]  Display potential boot devices
 
Secure [on|off]                    Display or set security mode
 
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
BOOT_ADMIN> boot lan isl
 
 
Booting
 
 
ISL Revision A.00.25 November 18, 1992
 
 
ISL> display
 
 
    Fastsize value is 0000000F
 
 
    Autoboot is ON (enabled)
 
 
    Autosearch is ON (enabled)
 
 
    Primary boot path is 2/0/1.6.0.0.0.0.0
 
    Primary boot path is (hex) 2/0/1.6.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
    Alternate boot path is 2/0/2.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
    Alternate boot path is (hex) 2/0/2.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
    System console path is 1.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
    System console path is (hex) 1.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
ISL> conspath 2/0/4.0x283
 
 
ISL> display
 
 
    Fastsize value is 0000000F
 
 
    Autoboot is ON (enabled)
 
 
    Autosearch is ON (enabled)
 
 
    Primary boot path is 2/0/1.6.0.0.0.0.0
 
    Primary boot path is (hex) 2/0/1.6.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
    Alternate boot path is 2/0/2.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
    Alternate boot path is (hex) 2/0/2.0.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
    System console path is 2/0/4.643.0.0.0.0.0
 
    System console path is (hex) 2/0/4.283.0.0.0.0.0
 
 
ISL>
 
</pre>
 
 
 
=== gram form the original message ===
 
 
Matthew Wilcox writes...
 
 
>On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 07:45:00AM -0800, Bill Katz William" wrote:
 
>> |How do I set the console on my 712 to be the serial port, not the
 
graphics
 
>> |display?
 
>> |
 
>> |Thanks
 
>> |
 
>>
 
>> Boot to ISL and use the conspath
 
>> command to change the console back to rs232.  The command to use is:
 
>>
 
>> serial
 
>>        conspath 2/0/4.643
 
>> graphics
 
>>        conspath 1/0/0.0
 
>
 
>This contradicts the PA-RISC Booting HOWTO:
 
>
 
>-----
 
>
 
>3.1.2.3.3. How can I change the boot console to serial on a 712?
 
>
 
>Unfortunately, you can't. Although 712s are configured for in-house HP
 
>development to use serial console, this configuration isn't supported
 
>in the field. You have to use a graphics console for 712s.
 
>
 
>-----
 
>
 
>I'd like to know if this needs to be corrected.
 
 
The above statement about serial console not being "supported" on 712 is
 
correct. That doesn't mean you can't do it. Here are the instructions,
 
 
-------------
 
CONFIGURING A RS-232 CONSOLE on a 712
 
 
An RS-232 console is not a supported feature in the 712 products. For this
 
reason users cannot select the RS-232 port as a console from the BOOT_ADMIN
 
prompt.
 
 
These instructions will configure an RS-232 console with 9600 Baud, 8 data
 
bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity.
 
 
HOW-TO INSTRUCTIONS
 
 
NOTE: If the following instructions are not entered correctly, your system
 
may be left in an un-usable state. Contact support to "dagger" your system
 
in this case.
 
 
    Power up the 712 system.
 
    Press (ESCAPE) during boot to abort auto booting the system.
 
    At the BOOT_ADMIN> prompt, use the boot command and the isl keyword.
 
        This will stop the boot sequence at ISL instead of booting to the
 
OS.
 
    For example: 'boot scsi.6 isl'
 
    At the ISL> prompt, type 'conspath 2/0/4.0x283'
 
    At the ISL> prompt, type 'disp' and verify console path is:
 
        (hex) 2/0/4.283.0.0.0.0.0
 
    If necessary re-type the conspath command above.
 
    Connect an RS-232 terminal to the system.
 
    Power cycle the system to bring it up on an RS-232 console.
 
-------------
 
 
As it indicates above, *BE VERY CAREFUL* or you can hose your system. If
 
you
 
do, I have one of the "dagger" cards that can be loaned out to fix it.
 
 
--
 
Matt Taggart
 
taggart@fc.hp.com
 
 
 
 
 
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Boot test #4: This is essentially the same code as #3 but I have taken
 
out some delays, modified the cache flush routines, and turned
 
verbose (debug) mode back on. I want to make sure that not having the delays
 
makes no difference and that no characters get dropped when there is a lot
 
of text (as in debug mode). Please let me know if the test still passes
 
as before. Hopefully this will be the last test for a while. Kernel work
 
comes next.
 
 
I have uploaded the binary as well as a new source drop to the ftp site. The
 
source is now GPL'd and a detailed README is included which gives an overview
 
of the boot code operation. This source supersedes any previous source you
 
may have laying around.
 
 
ftp from sod.res.cmu.edu:/pub/parisc/hilo
 
  boot_rel_0.2.tar.gz        The latest source code and documentation.
 
  bootstrap_4.bin.gz        Bootstrap binary #4.
 
 
Regards,
 
Jason Eckhardt.
 

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