[ale] Debian HPPA Installation

[Michael Still]

Sadly my hp9000 gear all hit the curb a couple years ago.

On 1/25/07, jsheets at yahoo.com <jsheets at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> No kidding!
>
> My basement stayed toasty warm until I gave it away too!
>
> --j
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: "James P. Kinney III" <jkinney at localnetsolutions.com>
> Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:52:45
> To:Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
> Subject: Re: [ale] Debian HPPA Installation
>
> MicroCenter has a dual-ended serial x-over cable for around $20. Both
> ends have db9 and db25. They also carry gender-changers. That's how I
> ran an HP <mumbles model # due to brain cell deletion> until I gave it
> away (it was a better space heater than a computer).
>
> On Wed, 2007-01-24 at 15:52 -0500, Brian Pitts wrote:
> > I have an HP 9000/735 (http://www.openpa.net/systems/735_755.html). This
> > system is supported by Debian's PA-RISC port thanks to
> > http://parisc-linux.org. The box powers on, but I haven't played with it
> > because I don't have a way to interact with it. The external connectors
> > available are
> >
> > # 50-pin HD SCSI-2 single-ended external
> > # 68-pin HD SCSI-3 Fast-Wide high-voltage differential HVD external
> > (doesn't work with Linux according to
> > http://www.pateam.org/parisc-linux-boot/PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO.html#hardware)
> > # two standard RS232C serial
> > # DB25 parallel
> > # 10Base2 BNC Ethernet
> > # RGB BNC
> > # HP-HIL connector for input devices
> >
> > I need to get a DB9 F-to-F null modem cable, can anyone recommend a
> > cheap source? Once I have this and can access the firmware console, I
> > still need ideas for how to install Debian.
> >
> > -Brian
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