K580 11.11 install problem

[Grady Parks]

I am trying to install 11.11 on a K580 that automatically bypasses the initial menue. After the system reads the HPUX: INSTALL from the cd it jumps right into asking me if I want to configure networking and then goes to the recovery options.

The previous 10.20 installation was wiped totally from the disk so the option to recover a failed system does me no good.

Any Thoughts?

Grady

[Sanjay Kumar Suri]

Did you select "Run a Recovery Shell" during the installation process?

sks

[Anil C. Sedha]

Hi Grady,

Try running the installation for 11.0 and then you can quickly upgrade to 11.11 once that is complete.

Also, in the recovery options, it may specify that do you want a fresh install. See if you get that option in that.

Regards,
Anil

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Hi Grady,

Just a thought, is the secure boot mode enabled ?
http://www.docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/fsearch/framedisplay?top=/hpux/onlinedocs/A3725-96005/A3725-96005_top.html&con=/hpux/onlinedocs/A3725-96005/00/00/23-con.html&toc=/hpux/onlinedocs/A3725-96005/00/00/23-toc.html&searchterms=boot%7csecure&queryid=20040319-040033

Hope this helps,
Robert-Jan

[Grady Parks]

correction: I just did an IN from the PDC and the system is a six way K570 - not the K580 that I previously stated.

During the boot process, the system downloads the FDDI drivers and then pauses for a second while it installs the keyboard drivers. Based on the console log (from our remote console connectivity datakit connection) there seem to be a menu that pops up that I can not see and after a timeout period, it defaults to an option.

I will try to use HP TERM for my my workstation when I get into the office or force the remote console to show me the menue by packing [tab]s into the buffer to make it wait for my choice.

I will keep you posted.

Grady

[Grady Parks]

Thanks guys, I assigned you some points. I resolved the issue. It was the terminal emulation and the fonts / character set from the Windows PC.

The only question that I will have to check out is why my regular Xterm sessions (telnet into our remote cosole system) from my pseries workstation did the same thing. Must need HP Term, Wyse or something similar.

Thanks -

[Grady Parks]

I just wanted to follow up again with an update for anybody else who may come across this thread.

I have seen this problem again and the terminal emulation was not the only problem.

I have found that often an 11.11 install from the media will jump you directly into the Recovery Network configuration screen. If you just put the information in and when the system ask you to confirm, tell it that it is not correct and cancel the operation.

When you cancel, it will put you back at the main menu that you were expecting in the first place.

It is only a few key strokes, so don't panic if you don't see the familiar main menu when you boot from CD.

Good Luck

Grady