Re: Problem getting to firmware in 7043-150
From: RobH (nospam_at_nospam-echo-xray-papa-charlie-oscar-november.co.uk)
Date: 09/03/03
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Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2003 08:42:19 +0000 (UTC)
"Modine Gunch" <mgunch@deranged.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> On Tue, 2 Sep 2003, RobH wrote:
>
> > > to the firmware prompt (from what I read should be either 0> or 1>
for
> > > serial or 2> for the graphics console).
>
> > Why do you want to access the firmware prompt? The most common use
of
> > the firmware prompt on an RS/6000 is to start your Linux
installation
> > ;-)
>
> > Use the nice friendly SMS menus rather than the firmware prompt -
it's
> > an RS/6000 your playing with not a Sun SPARC.
>
> Well, see, I didn't know that :) All I got was a system unit and the
OS
> CDs. No manuals/documentation/etc. Only having dealt with x86,
PARISC
> and SPARC systems in the past, I was expecting something similar in
the
> RS6K world.
x86 and SPARC systems don't work the same and AFAIK neither does HP
PA-RISC. So why assume that a RS/6000 and AIX will? I learnt from a very
early age that it was careless to assume much if anything was the same
when it comes to doing Unix sysadm on different boxes. In my first real
job I had to look after RS/6000s and DRS/6000s. I was completely
confused by even the names never mind the fact that the only things that
they really had in common were the basic commands such as vi and ls.
> > If you want to reload the O/S from the CD, put the disc in the
drive,
> > reboot and hit the F5 key when the keyboard icon appears on boot up.
The
> > system should then boot from the CD.
>
> Thats what I was looking for =)
http://tinyurl.com/m2hc
New and Complete Overwrite Installation - Step 2 Boot from the AIX
Product CD.
>
> > Call me lazy if you like, but when it comes to working out stuff
like
> > this, on kit I'm unfamiliar with, I read the manuals. Probably
something
> > to do with having only 14 years experience ;-)
>
> Again, no documentation. Searching IBMs various documentation sites
was
> slightly less painful than a root canal. Did my best to search for the
> answers before giving up in frustration and resorting to posting on
> Usenet.
Whilst not trying to teach you how to suck eggs how difficult is the
following?
www.ibm.com
select "Products & services"
select "UNIX"
select "Library"
select "Hardware documentation"
select "7043 43P Series"
or searching on the IBM site for AIX and going to the product homepage?
Now granted the market execs have confused a bunch of people by
rebranding "RS/6000" as "pSeries" (that's p for performance in case
you're curious).
> > > The only key that I can hit that does anything at all is the space
key
> > > - which then seems to send the system into some kind of panic,
> > > spitting out screen after screen of garbage.
>
> > Hey, I didn't know that. I must give it a try.
>
> Just out of curiosity please let me know if your system duplicates
this
> behaviour - I am curious if this is specific to my machine or not,
perhaps
> I bought a flaky unit.
Run the diag command (RTFM) and test the system if you have any doubts
on the hardware.
>
> > > I've tried this using the first serial port as the console with no
> > luck
>
> > Sounds like your serial cable may be wired wrong. It should be:-
>
> Must clarify there - the serial connection works fine, I get the
expected
> output. What I meant was, I didn't know what key to hit to interrupt
the
> boot sequence using the serial console as well. I will give your
> suggestions a try. Many thanks.
>
I have to say that you are a complete idiot for working out and using my
undisguised email address on Usenet.
Twenty years experience, pah! It's quality not quantity that counts.
-- RobH The future's dim, the future's mono.
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