I recently managed to get a HP C3600 workstation (after a lot of frustration and having to threaten legal action…don’t ask). It had been working fine for the last week or so on serial console. I decided to try to get keyboard/video working. I picked up one of those PS/2->USB adapters that handles the USB stuff for the keyboard. I plugged in the keyboard and stuck in an ATI Rage II Mach64 GT card that I had laying around. The card had been pulled (working) from my x86 box about a week ago and replaced with a card with more video memory.
The machine came up just fine but it kept going to serial console. The video card was detected:
Information Menu: Enter command > io
I/O MODULE INFORMATION
IODC IODC
Path Decimal Type Location HVER SVER Vers Dep
------------ ----------- --------------------- ---------- ---- ---- ---- ----
<snip>
PCI6 10/1/6/0 VGA slot 6 0070 8500 0x01 0x00
I ran a few more information commands and walked away leaving the machine running. When I came back ~15 minutes later, I saw the following on the serial console:
Main Menu: Enter command > pcoq000000f0 f000b748
000000f0 f000b74c
ior 00001f38
iir 53c63e73
pcoq000000f0 f000b748
000000f0 f000b74c
ior 00001f38
iir 53c63e73
(same 4 lines repeating 6 more times)
pcoq000000f0 f000b748
000
At this point, the box was locked up (not responding to any input over serial). I shut it off and turned it back on. I hear the fans and HD spinning up, but all I get on the LCD is solid blocks across the top row, and nothing comes over the serial. I’ve unplugged the keyboard and removed the video card, but that hasn’t helped. I’ve left it unplugged overnight, but that didn’t help. Does anyone have any idea what happened or how to fix it?
well, i would consider resetting the bios, i remember working with this old pile of crap HP workstation 500mhz p3 and it was setup pretty much to work on a corperate network with booting nic–the works. all i had to do to get it up and running again without the requirement of the nic was to just reset the bios, i’m sure there is a jumper somewhere on the board in which you can use to flash it, most likely, that is the problem, but then again, i might be talking out of my ass so..
I think your problem is that your PA-8600 is Big Endian while the ATI card from your x86 comes from a Little Endian machine.
Don’t fret, I once made the same mistake.
Your solution would be to try a card that is, of course, Big Endian. Maybe from a Mac?
With kind regards
John
I think your problem is that your PA-8600 is Big Endian while the ATI card from your x86 comes from a Little Endian machine.
AFAIK, PCI is little endian. The host byte swaps to match.
well, i would consider resetting the bios, i remember working with this old pile of crap HP workstation 500mhz p3 and it was setup pretty much to work on a corperate network with booting nic–the works. all i had to do to get it up and running again without the requirement of the nic was to just reset the bios, i’m sure there is a jumper somewhere on the board in which you can use to flash it, most likely, that is the problem, but then again, i might be talking out of my ass so..
Well, you are š This isn’t a x86 box. This box is PA-RISC, which is a whole different kettle of fish.
Hi,
I had the same problem with my G50 and bsd, I had to get into the prom to redefine the disk label and the boot sequence !
Since I m running bsd and gentoo on a Ultra60 , and the hp run hp ux10
if you need more details feel free to contact me
by the way, PCI is PCI if it fit, it should be fine ! Im running USB2&firewire controller , a SATA controller ,a 2940 adaptec and a raptor capture card all design for pc in my ultra60!