[OT] rs6000

[Vu Pham]

On Fri, 2007-07-20 at 05:28 +0000, Steve Jardine wrote:
>     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


Steve,

It is a big cable at the end connecting to the server. At the other end,
there are three seperate BNC connectors to the monitor.

Do you have any idea the name/code of that adapter ? I googled for a
while but it seems I am not lucky.

Thanks,

Vu
> 
> 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 
> > > Operating Systems Programmer 
> > > wnorth (at) mt (dot) gov
> > > 
> > > If it is not broke fix it till it is....
> > > -----------------------------------------------------
> > > 
> > > -----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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