rx2600 vga display

[christian_derek]

Hi,

I need to access the single user mode to increase the size of /opt, the problem is that I don't have a serial console. When I boot with vga display I can not access the o/s, I received console is on serial device, No futher output will appear on this output device. I have made the modification in the EFI to allow active console to display to the VGA output.

[Steven E. Protter]

A couple of possible options:

Those boxes ship with a GSP card(i think). That can let you connect the box to a network and actually ssh/telnet into the GSP card. This can give you console access.

The box may have a secure webconsole, which once again lets you connect the device to the network and the console connector on the Core I/O card and gain console access like that.

Please if possible, go look at the box and see if it has a configured web console or GSP card.

I can provide instructions on how to gain console access for either method.

The Web console is a little easier because if you power it on with the button on top held down, it resets the unit to factory defaults. Then you can connect to it with a browser and configure it.

SEP

[Slawomir Gora]

Hi,

for HP-UX you can't use build-in VGA port.
The only way is to connect serial cable to MP
console.

You don't need specialized serial console,
just use some PC or laptop.

[Steven E. Protter]

Even easier:

Make sure the variable DISPLAY is set either in /etc/profile or roots home directory .profile file

DISPLAY=:0.0
export DISPLAY

example

DISPLAY=192.168.0.20:0.0
export DISPLAY

Then it night start writing to the vga card as standard output.

SEP