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After a "resetenv" I got no display at all.
The computer is an ONYX with Reality Engine 2 and Serius Video installed.
Can someone tell me what to do to fix this problem?
Do I need to use a special cable to connect it to a laptop PC?
If yes, does it need to be a special cable?
Please help!
Thank you in advance!
EXACTLY that happened to me, alike as I got my Onyx2 Deskside :»
Check your "console" variable in Prom.
After a "resetenv" is that variable set to "console=d" => "d" means the Serial port.
Boot Messages are now shown through tty1.
So connect a Serial Terminal via the first Serial Port (9600,8,n,1), wait for Boot Messages till the Prom Menu appears.
Then got to the Command Line and set "setenv console = g" and do a reboot => the Graphics should now be enabled.
This experience must probably make every Onyx owners. :)
Bye,
Markus
On 12 Feb 2004 07:21:01 -0800
[email]technical@omegatv.net[/email] (Antonios Mystiloglou) wrote:
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> After a "resetenv" I got no display at all.
> The computer is an ONYX with Reality Engine 2 and Serius Video installed.
> Can someone tell me what to do to fix this problem?
> Do I need to use a special cable to connect it to a laptop PC?
> If yes, does it need to be a special cable?
> Please help!
>
> Thank you in advance![/color]
Markus Bartakovic wrote:
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> So connect a Serial Terminal via the first Serial Port (9600,8,n,1), wait for Boot Messages till the Prom Menu appears.
> Then got to the Command Line and set "setenv console = g" and do a reboot => the Graphics should now be enabled.[/color]
minor correction: it's actually 'setenv console g' withouth '=' ;)
setting it to 'G' instead of 'g' should show you that fancy logo during
boot :)
Cheers
Andreas
I did this very thing just last week. Unfortunately all I found out was
that my machine hangs at when reading the RE2 prom. Oh well ....
I used a cable wired 2 --> 3, 3 --> 2 and SGI pin 7 --> pc pin 5,
Hyperterminal on a Intel box running XP (What a pile of garbage) set as
recommended by previous respondents at 9600,8,N,1 and no flow control.
Got right in and got the bad news.
FWIW, the same cable works on my Crimson.
Hope you have better results than I did.
EBS
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:49:03 +0100
Markus Bartakovic <eldxmgw@gmx.de> wrote:
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> EXACTLY that happened to me, alike as I got my Onyx2 Deskside :»
> Check your "console" variable in Prom.
> After a "resetenv" is that variable set to "console=d" => "d" means
> the Serial port. Boot Messages are now shown through tty1.
> So connect a Serial Terminal via the first Serial Port (9600,8,n,1),
> wait for Boot Messages till the Prom Menu appears. Then got to the
> Command Line and set "setenv console = g" and do a reboot => the
> Graphics should now be enabled. This experience must probably make
> every Onyx owners. :) Bye,
> Markus
>
>
>
> On 12 Feb 2004 07:21:01 -0800
> [email]technical@omegatv.net[/email] (Antonios Mystiloglou) wrote:
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> > After a "resetenv" I got no display at all.
> > The computer is an ONYX with Reality Engine 2 and Serius Video
> > installed. Can someone tell me what to do to fix this problem?
> > Do I need to use a special cable to connect it to a laptop PC?
> > If yes, does it need to be a special cable?
> > Please help!
> >
> > Thank you in advance![/color][/color]
Thank you all for your help!!!
Problem fixed!!!
Got some problems with the cable wirring, but fixed that too.
The right cable for PC to ONYX (not ONYX2... only ONYX) is as follows
(in case someone else has the same problem as I did.. It's too hard to
find cable diagram).
for the PC end you'll need a female DB9 connector.
for the ONYX end you'll need a male DB9 connector.
Also you'll need a 9 wire cable...
PC ONYX
pin 1 --> 1
pin 2 --> 2
pin 3 --> 3
pin 4 --> 4
pin 5 --> 7
pin 6 --> 6
pin 7 --> 5
pin 8 --> 8
pin 9 --> 9
pins 2-3 is already inverted inside ONYX so there is no need to cross
it in your cable. All you need to cross is pin 7 with pin 5 (both are
Ground pins).
Connect the cable and remove the keyboard from ONYX.
Power up the PC.
After that just make the right configuration inside the
"Hyperterminal" or what ever programm you preffer to use (I used
"hyperterminal which is included with all windows). The right
configuration is:
Speed ------- 9600
Databits ---- 8
Parity ------ N
Stop Bits --- 1
Flowcontrol - None
Also I did a VT-100 terminal emulation within the "Hyperterminal".
Click the "Connect" button and then power up the ONYX.
After that in the menu select "5"
Type "setenv console g"
type "exit"
Rebooot and your done! (don't forget to connect the keyboard back on
so the ONYX won't boot in console mode again).
I repeat... This is what worked for me.
I'm posting it here, so in case that someone else has the same problem
or a similar problem and needs to "make" the cable and comunicate with
the ONYX can find all the info he need in ONE place!
I want to thank you all again for your time and helpfull support.
Without you I would be crying for a dead onyx right now... :-)))
Regards
Antonios Mystiloglou
Everett B. Simonds <ebsimonds@comcast.net> wrote in message news:<20040213203510.48e91906.ebsimonds@comcast.net>...[color=blue]
> I did this very thing just last week. Unfortunately all I found out was
> that my machine hangs at when reading the RE2 prom. Oh well ....
>
> I used a cable wired 2 --> 3, 3 --> 2 and SGI pin 7 --> pc pin 5,
> Hyperterminal on a Intel box running XP (What a pile of garbage) set as
> recommended by previous respondents at 9600,8,N,1 and no flow control.
> Got right in and got the bad news.
>
> FWIW, the same cable works on my Crimson.
>
> Hope you have better results than I did.
>
> EBS
>
>
>
>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 16:49:03 +0100
> Markus Bartakovic <eldxmgw@gmx.de> wrote:
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> > EXACTLY that happened to me, alike as I got my Onyx2 Deskside :»
> > Check your "console" variable in Prom.
> > After a "resetenv" is that variable set to "console=d" => "d" means
> > the Serial port. Boot Messages are now shown through tty1.
> > So connect a Serial Terminal via the first Serial Port (9600,8,n,1),
> > wait for Boot Messages till the Prom Menu appears. Then got to the
> > Command Line and set "setenv console = g" and do a reboot => the
> > Graphics should now be enabled. This experience must probably make
> > every Onyx owners. :) Bye,
> > Markus
> >
> >
> >
> > On 12 Feb 2004 07:21:01 -0800
> > [email]technical@omegatv.net[/email] (Antonios Mystiloglou) wrote:
> >[color=darkred]
> > > After a "resetenv" I got no display at all.
> > > The computer is an ONYX with Reality Engine 2 and Serius Video
> > > installed. Can someone tell me what to do to fix this problem?
> > > Do I need to use a special cable to connect it to a laptop PC?
> > > If yes, does it need to be a special cable?
> > > Please help!
> > >
> > > Thank you in advance![/color][/color][/color]