Re: NetBSD for RS6000 7011-250 (or -220)?
Patrick Finnegan <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.os.netbsd.ports.prep |
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On Sunday 04 July 2004 12:17, you wrote: > Hi, > > I have access to a RS6000/250 (this is printed on the front) or > Type: 7011 Model: 220 (printed on the back). It has a blank SCSI disk > (no AIX), floppy drive, GXT150 video card (with 13W3 socket), a > Token-Ring card in a slot, on-board AUI port and all the RAM slots > are used. On the board there is a sticker "80 Mhz". so I _think_ it > is a MCA-based 7011-250 with a PPC601 @80 Mhz. Yes, it is, which means it won't run any OS other than AIX. > Unfortunately I know nothing about RS6000 machines :-/. If I switch > the machine on, the floppy gets accessed twice, the SCSI disk is > powered up and some numbers flash on the front display. Using a > 13W3-to-VGA adapter for SUN machines the monitor does not get a > signal. It sounds like it's doing something. The numbers actually are meaningful, and IBM has documentation for what they mean on their website. I don't remember exactly where, but check under "pSeries" hardware documentation. > Is there some kind of BIOS/OpenBootProm or serial console? No/Yes. There's no usable console until after the OS is booted. > Should the > 13W3-to-VGA adapter work? No, IBM uses a different pinout for SYNC signals than Sun does. You can use google to find them. A better place for non-netbsd question on this machine is [email protected] or comp.os.aix. Pat -- Purdue University ITAP/RCS --- http://www.itap.purdue.edu/rcs/ The Computer Refuge --- http://computer-refuge.org