Still nothing.....

[BHegarty]

Hi all,
I have poured over the doc and can still find nothing about my problem???
I can see the prompt flashing in the console window but can't input anything?!?!?!
Any one had this problem before????

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

I can't find the original message..
but I recall a keyboard not working console problem.
Try pressing the menu key near the F4 key and having a look around at the keyboard related settings.

You might want to power off the terminal, power on while pressing D (yuo should hear a beep) release D, then try again..

Other than that if you can telnet to the server, you should have a look at the console definition in the /etc/inittab and ensure it looks ok:

Bill

[Vincenzo Restuccia]

menu->user system->F5->F8,view and change all settings.

[Wieslaw Krajewski]

Hi,

Try tput command. For details see man page, but
at the very beginning run
tput reset

Another way is to reset your terminal to the default settings:
switch off
switch on your terminal pressing simultaneously
Ctrl + Shift + d keys
Probably it is enough to press sth less, but do not remember at the moment.

Hope this helps.

Rgds.

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

try also export TERM=vt220
or export TERM=hp

Later,
Bill

[BHegarty]

Sorry the original message is here
http://forums.itrc.hp.com/cm/QuestionAnswer/1,1150,0xb796663ce855d511abcd0090277a778c,00.html

The issue is with a secure web console, I can get in fine and move around but when I try to input commands in the console window nothing happens?????

[LB4]

Are you able to access the Guardian Service Processor ?
Type control b
Service Processor Login: Type Return
Service Processor password: Type Return
GSP>ca
Do you want o modify papmeters on the local console port ? (Y/[N])y
It should be set to 9600 Baud rate and Software
Flow Control.
Also try
GSP>er
This will show the console access state.

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

what web browser are you running.. and what's the os.

Later,
Bill

[BHegarty]

Hi Louis, I cannot access the GSP when I type b I just get back sh: ^B: not found.
How do I get into GSP??? I have never seen or used it before??

Hi Bill, I am running HP UX 11 on an Lclass, I am accessing it through an emulator from NT 4 server using IE 5 to log in to console.

Hope this info helps, thanks

[Darrell Allen]

I'd start with the basics: verify the cable connection to the local console port of the HP; reset the SWC. I just recently installed one and sometimes had problems if I changed the console configuration or the SWC itself and didn't reset it.

Also, if someone else is already logged into the SWC then they have control. I don't believe you can input until they relinquish control.

[LB4 · Accepted solution]

If you connect a terminal to the console port does it work ?
Also you can reset the secure web console, to the factory defaults, by removing the power, holding down the led/button on the front, applying power and then releasing the led/button.

[LB4]

http://docs.hp.com//hpux/onlinedocs/hw/swc/0004JB/console.htm

See the above URL.

[Tommy Brown]

I had this happen to me on a K250 recently, the conclusion was the console port on the Core I/O board was defective. It was as if I had a defective keyboard.. no command would work either in console or maint mode..
I know this is no help, but it was a hardware problem..
Tommy

[Stace Prieston]

I had a similiar problem when I was installing my server. Try changing the keyboard and try to re-install. It worked for me.

Stace

[BHegarty]

Hi guys, good news!! I had the cable connected to remote cable as I was telneting & when I changed to the console cable it worked fine!!!!
So thanks a million for all your help, everything is as it should be now.
Thanks again
Babs

[Luis Miguel Parra Chica]

Hi BHegarty,

Why don't you try this???
I can remember a situation like this I passed with a remote console connected to a k380 server: impossible to write a word but I was able to telnet from several systems on the network. I checked all the console configuration & nothing was wrong. The solution was certain process running on my system was locking the console ( NOT a HW problem ). I can't remember its name but it was something like *lock* or *lck*.
I hope this helps you.
Luis