problem with console in single user mode

[Jan Sladky]

hi all,
can somebody tell my why, if switched to single user mode via init -s or shutdown now), system console points unredeable characters ?
How can I repair it ?

foto is atached

many thanks, Jan

[Mobeen_1]

Jan,
Looks like a similar issue on booting single user in HPUX was here some time back. Please review the thread below

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=513176

regards
Mobeen

[Hoefnix]

Jan,

The result on the foto does not look familiar to me.
I would suggest to check your /etc/inittab if some strange settings are done in runlevel s/S.
I could think of different speed settings for the console.

One other thing is, when doing a init s (or S) The manpage tells:
Enter the single-user environment. When this level
change occurs, the logical system console /dev/syscon
is changed to the terminal from which the command was
executed.

HTH,
Peter

[Shaikh Imran]

Hi,
Seems Like console setting problem.
You can get into settings with some combination of keys or special keys on your Terminal Keyboard.
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You can try to get into the setting by pressing
1) Cntrl + Esc
2) Cntrl + any Function key
3) Any Special key if available on keyboard.
4) Or read the Document that came with your Terminal.
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Check What is the Term and baud setting on your console ?
Some Console works with
hp as the TERM and baud = 7,parity=odd,stop bit = 1
Some uses others
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If you have a hp console try the above settings please do not forget to write down the current settings if you make any changes
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Regards

[Bharat Katkar]

Jan, Looking at photo it looks like a console setting problem.

Press F8 ( May be F10 or F12 ) key to enter config. Seems to be a problem in terminal emulation.
Find terminal emulation and try setting it to hp or VT100.
Secondly as Imran said check for the communication parameters as well.

Hope this helps

[Jan Sladky]

after switched off and reboot everything seems to be ok
(console reset via CTRL + D didn't help before)

thanks for all hints, I will explore it again, it is a server for this purposes ;-)

br Jan