[OT] rs6000

[Steve Jardine]

    Isnt' the RS6000's video cablr just like SGI's and older Suns? I mean separate coaxial cables in the main video wire? I think it might be. If that is the case, they make an adapter for the type to VGA....

Steve

On Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:58:34 -0500
vu pham <vu at sivell.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2007-07-19 at 07:30 -0600, North, Walter wrote:
> > 
> > --- You can hook the pc to the serial port and use something like
> > hyperterminal.  You will have to reboot probably.  And you might
> > have to fiddle with the settings in whatever s/w you use.
> > 
> > to display the error log   errpt for a list  errpt -a for a full
> > listing.
> > 
> > good luck
> 
> Thanks, Walter.
> 
> The server boots just fine; users can login and play with their ( very
> old ) softwares normally.
> 
> errpt does not show asny error relating to the video controller so I
> think the monitor is dead.
> 
> 
> Vu
> 
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------- 
> > Walter North 406-444-2914 
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> > 
> > If it is not broke fix it till it is....
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org
> > [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Vu Pham
> > Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 7:09 AM
> > To: Linux tips and tricks
> > Subject: [OT] rs6000
> > 
> > This RS6000 gets the monitor LEDs flashing and the montor is just blank.
> > ( The server is still working - I 've rebooted and after that I can
> > telnet to it and run all the programs there just fine ).
> > 
> > I do not know if the problem is with the controller or with the monitor
> > itself. I cannot test it because this monitor has three connectors for
> > separate RGB signals, iow, it is not a standard PC monitor.
> > 
> > On RS6000, which command helps you to display the error log ?
> > 
> > and do you know where  I can get an old monitor of this type ?
> > 
> > Or is there any kind of connector that will convert the RGB signals to
> > the one the PC monitor uses ?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Vu
> > 
> > 
> > 
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