Re: Using VT420 as Alpha System Console
- From: "David Turner, Island Computers US Corp" <dbturner@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 12:27:53 -0500
If there is a keyboard and mouse still plugged into the actual system
itself, remove them.
Then try again
DT
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"Schnootling" <chuckmoore55@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1136244059.390911.267730@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hello David,
>
> I did as you suggested. I set :
> BOOT_RESET = ON
> AUTO_ACTION = HALT
> CONSOLE = SERIAL
> and INIT-ted, then BOOT-ed.
>
> I didn't get a (as in anything) response on the VT420, but the system
> did not appear to use the PC monitor (much).
>
> The, by now familiar, phrase "Alphaserver 4100 Console V6.0-4
> 10-May-2001 10:11:42" appeared on the PC monitor (at the top, on a blue
> background), but other than that nothing happend on it. The HP-logo
> screen did NOT appear. I'd say the system was waiting for something. (I
> did not have the keyboard plugged in as I had unplugged it immediately
> after doing the BOOT).
>
> So, after this, I went POWERED OFF+ON back to the SRM prompt (on the
> monitor) and found through SHOW * | more that:
> COM1_BAUD = 9600
> COM1_FLOW = SOFTWARE
> GRAPHICS_TYPE = VIDEO
> TTY0_TYPE (?) = VIDEO
>
> I then set GRAPHICS_TYPE to HARDCOPY and INIT-ted + BOOT-ed. I was
> thinking maybe I could force the monitor to be treated like (say) a
> Teletype...and got the lovely HP multiple-logo/logon boxes. (sigh)
>
> My thanks for the assistance, though. It was worth a try.
> Chuck
>
> P.S. What would you recommend as a monitor ?
> P.P.S. I can't read what it's asking for at initial boot. Is it a
> userid (if so, which one -- I don't remember setting up a userid at
> system generation, just a password) ?
>
.
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