topic Re: understand console outputs in Integrity Servers

understand console outputs

user001 — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:40:51 GMT

hi,

i've got an rx1600

1 x rs232

1 x management port

1 x vga

when i use the boot configurator to change the console output to

1 x rs232

(P) 1 x management port

(S) 1 x vga

the os doesn't boot stating that multple outputs are selected.

when i output to just the MP i can't use the vga screen attached.

what am i missing here?

is it possible to use the VGA and still have write access over the MP?

cheers.

Re: understand console outputs

Torsten. — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:50:47 GMT

You can have ONLY 1 console - either VGA or MP!

Re: understand console outputs

user001 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 02:09:36 GMT

i understand that there is only one console output but i thought the point of the mp was to be able to use the console. so i thought i would be able to set as 2ndary and ctrl+e+c+f to get write access via the MP.

Re: understand console outputs

Torsten. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 04:59:13 GMT

A secondary console is standard for the EFI environment, but HP-UX supports the primary console only.

Set it to MP!

You can still use VGA as a X-terminal, but if VGA is the console, you cannot use the MP console.

Re: understand console outputs

user001 — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:26:35 GMT

Cool. thanks for confirming this much appreaciated.

cheers.

Re: understand console outputs

Torsten. — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 05:34:10 GMT

Use this to use VGA as a X-terminal:

Check /etc/dt/config/Xservers.
If last line is commented out as follows:

# * Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0

remove '# ' and restart dtlogin:

# /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc stop
# /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc start

[edit]

At least for me the format is bad, hence here is it again:

Check /etc/dt/config/Xservers.
If last line is commented out as follows:

# * Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0

remove '# ' and restart dtlogin:

# /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc stop
# /sbin/init.d/dtlogin.rc start