Re: Install trouble on AS400

[rich paranoid org]

On Fri, 1 May 1998, Philippe Girolami wrote:

> Are you using a serial console or a keyboard and monitor ? I had the same
> problem when I installed and found that
> the kernel that the image was loading did not output to ttySx so, in fact
> it was doing stuff but I couldn't see it.  Try putting
> a VGA adapter in there.

That make a lot of sense. I was using a VT510 terminal. 

I tried putting an ISA VGA card in, but I don't get any video. I'm betting
the card is OK -- I used it a few months ago and it was fine. I'm
wondering whether there's anything I need to do to get the box to go to
the VGA card instead of the terminal (beyond unplugging the cable to the
terminal). I have almost no documentation on the hardware, but a ton on
Digital Unix :)

It's off to the search engines. If anyone has a hint, please email me
directly. I'll try some other cards, too.

Thanks a lot for the help.


Rich