Hi! Herb, Michael, Tsutsui-san,


From: Izumi Tsutsui <tsutsui@ceres.dti.ne.jp>
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 20:07:06 +0900

> macallan@NetBSD.org wrote:
> 
> > > Should I obtain RGB cable and the HIL keyboard first?
> > > Please help someone.
> > 
> > Hmm, older hp300s has a switch to set the console to the serial port  
> > ( they called that 'remote mode' for some reason ) - no idea if the  
> > newer ones switch automatically if there's no keyboard attached. It  
> > might be worth the trouble to look at the mainboard, maybe there's a  
> > switch or a jumper to set the default, otherwise you'll need a HIL  
> > keyboard and either use the config menu or hold down the R key during  
> > power up.
> 
> The full instructions are here:
> http://www.NetBSD.org/ports/hp300/faq.html#serialconsole400
> but I don't know if there is another way to setup serial console
> without a HIL keyboard.

I was not reading this. This will be tried again tonight.


> If you really want it, I can send one of mine to you.

Thank you for tsutsui-san.
There is a possibility of writing e-mail that asks you for HDD.  I hope
at that time.  However, I will try obtaining the HP-HIL keyboard even so.
(e.g. eBay)


> > Depending which graphics board you have the RGB cable is probably  
> > trivial - if it has only 3 BNC connectors that's red, green and blue  
> > with sync on green, you can feed that directly to any halfway modern  
> > monitor that understands sync on green.
> 
> Yes, I use a 5-BNC <-> Dsub15 cable for 425t with catseye
> (two sync connectors are unpluged), but I'm afraid there are
> few modern LCD displays which support sync-on-green.
> (that's a reason why I still keep a heavy Nanao's CRT..)

It is so. I will obtain Sync-signal from green. I have already LM1881N.

Thanks,
--
kiyohara