On Sunday 04 July 2004 12:17, you wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have access to a RS6000/250 (this is printed on the front) or
> Type: 7011 Model: 220 (printed on the back). It has a blank SCSI disk
> (no AIX), floppy drive, GXT150 video card (with 13W3 socket), a
> Token-Ring card in a slot, on-board AUI port and all the RAM slots
> are used. On the board there is a sticker "80 Mhz". so I _think_ it
> is a MCA-based 7011-250 with a PPC601 @80 Mhz.

Yes, it is, which means it won't run any OS other than AIX.

> Unfortunately I know nothing about RS6000 machines :-/. If I switch
> the machine on, the floppy gets accessed twice, the SCSI disk is
> powered up and some numbers flash on the front display. Using a
> 13W3-to-VGA adapter for SUN machines the monitor does not get a
> signal.

It sounds like it's doing something.  The numbers actually are 
meaningful, and IBM has documentation for what they mean on their 
website.  I don't remember exactly where, but check under "pSeries" 
hardware documentation.

> Is there some kind of BIOS/OpenBootProm or serial console? 

No/Yes.  There's no usable console until after the OS is booted.

> Should the 
> 13W3-to-VGA adapter work?

No, IBM uses a different pinout for SYNC signals than Sun does.  You can 
use google to find them.

A better place for non-netbsd question on this machine is 
rescue@sunhelp.org or comp.os.aix.

Pat
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