Subject: Re: Older Information
To: Dave Berger <Dave.Berger@cgcmail.maricopa.edu>
From: Ken Wills <kenwills@tds.net>
List: port-sgimips
Date: 09/21/2000 23:48:37
* Dave Berger <Dave.Berger@cgcmail.maricopa.edu> [000921 21:56]:
> Our school purchased 12 O2's for the purpose of VR training. I got
> one transferred to me, and would like to replace the IRIX 6.3 with
> something more useful. I use the NetBSD VAX and PMAX ports at home, so
> I'm familiar with the net booting, etc. I have been watching this list
> for about three months hoping someone else would ask these questions,
> but I can't wait anymore.
> The information I need are not on the FAQ.
>
> I need to know if the current systems are running with internal
> video or serial console.
>
> What are the recommended environment settings?
>
> I've gotten to the pcierr with the internal video. (With dbaud set
> to 38400) Should I be trying all this from a serial console?
>
> macepci0 at mace0 offset 0x80000 intr 7: rev 1
> panic: pcierr: 80180006 4004
> Stopped in swapper at 0x800F74B4: jr ra
>
> I tried both with and without audio-visual module. Everything else
> is onboard.
You need to have a pci network card of some supported kind in the pci slot too.
The onboard ethernet isn't supported yet.
Ken
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