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Re: rx2600 MP cable

 
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Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Hi Torsten,

I went back throught the configuration again and reconfigured the console output device, console input device and standard error device to be the same.

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]

Select the Console Output Device(s)


Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)
Save Settings to NVRAM
Exit

Active Input Device. Active Output Device. Active Standard Error Device.


I have done a Save Settings to NVRAM several times just for good measure. Then I do a "Cold Reset" from the EFI menu.

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]

Main Menu. Select an Operation


Boot from a File
Add a Boot Option
Delete Boot Option(s)
Change Boot Order

Manage BootNext setting
Set Auto Boot TimeOut

Select Active Console Output Devices
Select Active Console Input Devices
Select Active Standard Error Devices

Cold Reset
Exit


Timeout-->[10] sec SystemGuid-->[E5E800D0-3AEF-11D7-B017-8345935B12FD]
SerialNumber-->[US30163232 ]


Now check this out! once I finish the cold reset and go back into the "Select Active Console Outpug Devices" it has reverted back to the original configuration.


EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]

Select the Console Output Device(s)


Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
* Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(2|0)
Save Settings to NVRAM
Exit

Is it possible that I don't need anything in the Console Input Device or Standard Error Device?

Thanks,
Tim
Torsten.
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Strange.

This is how it looks like on my machine, working perfectly:

EFI Boot Maintenance Manager ver 1.10 [14.61]

Select the Console Input Device(s)


Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(PNP0501,0)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(PcAnsi)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100)
* Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(Vt100+)
Acpi(HWP0002,700)/Pci(1|1)/Uart(9600 N81)/VenMsg(VtUtf8)
Save Settings to NVRAM
Exit


How about a set to defaults?

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Hi Torsten,

What do your Console Input Device and Standard Error Device screens look like?

Thanks,
Tim
Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

I tried to set back to defaults and this is what I got.

EFI System Configuration Menu

Reset Configuration to default values. Confirm Selection




This option sets NVM and Stable Store to predefined default values.

Press and to confirm or to exit: y



Error defaulting the configuration. Status=Unsupported.
Exit status code: Unsupported
Press any key to continue:


Not sure why there is a reset on the menu but it is not supported?.....

Thanks,
Tim
Torsten.
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

This all sounds really strange ...

What is your current firmware?

MP:CM> sysrev

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Hi Torsten,

Yes, I agree this is really strange! Here are my Firmware levels.

[hp6mp] MP:CM> sysrev


SYSREV

Current firmware revisions

MP FW : E.03.32
BMC FW : 01.53
EFI FW : 01.22
System FW : 02.31




[hp6mp] MP:CM>

What does your console input Device screen and standard error device screen look like?

Thanks,
Tim
Torsten.
Acclaimed Contributor

Re: rx2600 MP cable

Hmmm, current firmware ...

My devices are configured all the same.

EFI allows to configure more than 1 console, but hp-ux accepts/uses only 1.

Something bad with your system board?
What would I try now?
Maybe disconnecting the MP (this small flex cable below the MP card, connect to the COM1 port (this is the only console now) and try to configure the console device again.

If this works (save, restore defaults ...) try again with MP.

Are the settings different now?


BTW, EFI accepts input/output from all devices - as long as you are in EFI the console settings are not really effective.

Hope this helps!
Regards
Torsten.

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Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Ok Let me disconnect the MP and see what happens.

Thanks,
Tim
Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

Ok, so I disconnected the MP and rebooted to the EFI again. With the MP disconnected it show only the system serial port as console .

So I reconnected the MP and booted back into the EFI. This time it shows the MP . I select the MP port and reset the system again. I still have the same issue. It reverts back to the way it was in the beginning.

Don't know where to go from here!

Tim
Timothy P. Jackson
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Re: rx2600 MP cable

one thing i forgot to mention is where it stops giving me console information. It gets to right here on the boot....


loading section 1
............. (complete)
loading symbol table
loading System Directory (boot.sys) to MFS
.....
loading MFSFILES directory (bootfs) to MFS
...........................
Launching /stand/vmunix
SIZE: Text:38714K + Data:6257K + BSS:20686K = Total:65658K


and stops. The actual boot continues it just doesn't allow the MP to be the console.

Tim