Cannot proceed with Install HP-UX prompt

[Salvador Cruz Jr.]

I'm getting this prompt whenever I boot from HP-UX11i bootable cd.

The HP-UX installation utility requires information about the type
of terminal that you are using as the system console.
The terminals supported are:

1) HP type terminals.
2) VT100 type terminals (and VT100 emulators).
3) Wyse 60 type terminals (and Wyse 60 emulators).

Enter the number corresponding to the terminal type
that best matches your terminal (default: 1):

How do I would be able to be directed to the HP-UX install option?

[Matt Hearn]

Are you connecting using a regular HP dumb console? You probably need to select either #1 or #2, depending on which terminal your console is emulating. What is it telling you if you select #1 or #2?

[Salvador Cruz Jr.]

I am installing on a C8000 server using the serial A console terminal at the back. I'm using a null modem to connect. I already used a usb to serial cable and also connect it directly to a serial connector on a laptop.

[Salvador Cruz Jr.]

I'm connecting using the hyper terminal, I use the vt-100 emulator. When i tried to type in choice no 2, it doesn't reflect on the screen. It seems that the emulator is not responding on any keys inputted.

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi,

Check if you have these settings

Start HyperTerminal with the following settings:
Baud rate: 9600
Data bits: 8
Parity: none
Stop bits: 1
flow control: none

Try to selct the vt100

Regards,
Robert-Jan

[Bill Hassell]

The question about supported terminals is due to no response to queries when the code asks for terminal identification. This is confirmed when you see no response from the keyboard. You're seeing characters on the screen but the install code is not listening. The problem is that the C8000 is not a server, it is a graphics workstation and starts up using the graphics screen and mouse/keyboard interfaces. Thde user manual is:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&contentType=SupportManual&docIndexId=64255&prodTypeId=12454&prodSeriesId=408101〈=en&cc=us

According to this document, you must remove anything associated with the graphics display, mouse and keyboard. Then connect a terminal or PC with emulator like Hyperterminal to the serial port. Here is an excerpt from the manual:

2â 2 Technical Reference Guide
System Configuration

Access via Serial Console Connection
To access the BCH through a serial connection:

1. With the workstation turned off, connect the serial cable provided with your system or a compatible cable to Serial Port A on the rear panel of the workstation, and to your remote device.

NOTE: If your system has a plug-in serial card (installed in slot 6), connect to the cardâ s serial port instead of to Serial Port A.

2. Disconnect all USB keyboards from the system.

3. Configure the terminal emulation software with these settings:
â Baud rate: 9600
â Bits: 8
â Parity: None
â Stop Bits: 1 (one)
â Flow Control: XON/XOFF

4. Using the terminal emulation software, connect to the workstation with a direct connection.

5. Turn on the workstation. The system display is redirected to the serial console device.

[Steven Schweda]

> It seems that the emulator is not
> responding on any keys inputted.

Do you know if the terminal emulator and
cable are good? One bad wire (TxD) could
explain this behavior. If you connect TxD to
RxD (pins 2 and 3 at the far end of the
cable?), can the emulator talk to itself?

[Torsten.]

I had some problems with hyperterminal in the past, but now I'm using putty withou any problems. The current versions supports serial connections too.