Which lan interface to boot off?

[dictum9]

I am working off the serial console A. not VGA. I think the conconfig output looks good.

[Michael Steele_2]

Hi

I've attached a Custom Confirguration Guide for Ignite. While reading it discusses and old war cry, autonegotiation of speed and duplex for NIC's during the installation, and after the kernel.

http://docs.hp.com/en/5992-1999/5992-1999.pdf

[dictum9]

Reset the interfaces but still getting stuck at the same point as above.


Shell> conconfig 1 primary

CONSOLE CONFIGURATION

Index Primary Type Device Path
----- ------- ----- ----------
1 P Serial Acpi(PNP0501,0)
2 S Serial Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)
3 NC VGA Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)

Shell> conconfig 2 off

CONSOLE CONFIGURATION

Index Primary Type Device Path
----- ------- ----- ----------
1 P Serial Acpi(PNP0501,0)
2 NC Serial Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)
3 NC VGA Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)

[Torsten.]

I am working off the serial console A. not VGA. I think the conconfig output looks good.



No.


If you use the COM1 built-in serial port you are NOT connected to the console!


You need to use the MP console port!!!

[dictum9]

Serial A is the only option for me, given that I am using remote console. It is working, after all, it only stops working after a while when I get to that line, after it downloads the kernel.

[rick jones]

If you are telnetting to the MP/console, then you are not using Serial A - that, IIRC, is the serial port on the motherboard, not the one the MP presents to the system via PCI.

[dictum9]

Well here is a pic attached showing how it's connected, for either the remote console or the dumb terminal.

Does this correlate well with the conconfig settings?

[dictum9]

another try, pic doesn't seem to show up.

[Michael Steele_2]

This is an rx2620, right?

Look at this manufacturer's diagram and tell me if you aren't hooked into the MP's 10/100 network port? And not the 10/100/1000 server ports?

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/AD117-9001A/ch05s02.html?btnNext=next%A0%BB

[dictum9]

Yes, that's a 2620.

I don't think my remote console connection would work if I plugged into the MP port, the one on the far left.