Subject: Re: Indigo 2 serial console problem (accessing the PROM)
To: Jochen Kunz <jkunz@unixag-kl.fh-kl.de>
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?R=E9mi_Zara?= <remi_zara@mac.com>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 12/29/2005 23:00:25
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Le 29 d=E9c. 05 =E0 20:42, Jochen Kunz a =E9crit :

> On Thu, 29 Dec 2005 19:04:45 +0100
> R=E9mi Zara <remi_zara@mac.com> wrote:
>
>> When I boot the indigo 2 box, all I get on  the serial console is
>> "indigo console login", and this after a dhcp request has been made.
> Looks like the machine is _not_ configured to serial console and just
> runs a getty(8) on the serial port once it has booted to multi =20
> user. Try
> to remove the GFX card. This should force the machine to serial =20
> console.

well it seems that the machine does not boot with the video card off. =20=

The power light stays off, and reset and power button have no effect.
The video card is a two cards model, with a white connector on top.

Can I try to enter the prom blindly ? If I type "ESC" from a keyboard =20=

attached to the indigo, will it enter the PROM ?

Regards,

R=E9mi Zara


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