Hi Tom, Thanks again for your the hints and the encouredgment. I will try with a console on the serial port.
My video card is a Diamond VIPER PRO PCI/VP Rev A5 Regards, Adrian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Adrian Dascalu wrote: > > > > Hi Tom, > > > > Searching the net for specs on RS/6000 7024 E20 is the first time I here > > that it > > might be PReP. On the other hand loading (via TFTP) PReP images it just > > (:-)) ) > > hangs while CHRP images generate error ! 0001000A ... Also, it tries to > > boot PReP > > floppy while CHRP floppy gets ignored ... > > While I don't know what the error number is exactly, by what you describe > that's > being reported by Open Firmware in which case Open Firmware is having issues > with the CHRP zImage. Mostly likely it doesn't understand it. > > I suspect your PReP kernel while crashing very early on, with effort, could > work. I suspect if you attached a null model cable to your E20 (9600 8N1) you > would see messages from the kernel before it turns on the display. > > O and what kind of video card do you have? That's another important factor. > > > About firmware update: I have updated from IBM site to the latest version > > for this > > model and still no prompt :-((( Can you sugest an URL for firmware updates > > that I > > might have been missing> > > If you've updated then I'm sure you have the latest. Not having an OF prompt > isn't the end of the world at all. > > Regards, > > Tom > > -- > Tom Gall - PowerPC Linux Team "Where's the ka-boom? There was > Linux Technology Center supposed to be an earth > (w) [EMAIL PROTECTED] shattering ka-boom!" > (w) 507-253-4558 -- Marvin Martian > (h) [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://oss.software.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/linux
