Re: New to the AlphaStation 200, console problem

[Rich Payne <rdp talisman alphalinux org>]

On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, nm wrote:

> I recently acquired an AlphaStation 200 4/233.  The system
> has an ATI Mach64 video card in it.  I connected a PS/2 mouse
> and keyboard to it and powered it on.  It just sits at a blue
> screen, the keyboard's numlock responds as expected as does
> caps lock.  I suspect that the firmware is set to talk via the
> serial port.  I do not have the right serial cable to connect
> this system to a terminal or pc, so I am wondering if there is
> a way to force the system to graphical mode.  Anyone have similar
> experiences?

Press the enter key a few times, you should get the >> prompt (CTRL-C can
also be your friend here). Once you get the prompt type is:
>> set console graphics

and restart the machine. You should be OK after that.

--rdp
 
> Thanks
> 
> Nick <nm@vt.edu>
> 
> * personal replies appreciated *
> 
> -- 
> To unsubscribe: send e-mail to axp-list-request@redhat.com with
> 'unsubscribe' as the subject.  Do not send it to axp-list@redhat.com
> 

Rich Payne
rpayne@alphalinux.org			www.alphalinux.org