[rescue] OT: Q about HP-UX (stupid problem...)

Fri Oct 19 11:17:27 CDT 2001

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It should recognize your VSIMM automatically.  You set the display mode from
the boot admin menu in the firmware though; there are a fixed set of
supported resolutions/refresh rates.  I think that chip let's you go to
1280x1024.  I don't think it impacts the color recovery stuff otherwise. 

I discovered the nsswitch problem many years ago.  The motivation to figure
why it's broken left me as soon as I got it to work.  swinstall has the same
problem.  I've never tried setting the hostname to the FQDN but that might
work too.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Hansen [mailto:n2vip at yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:14 AM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: RE: [rescue] OT: Q about HP-UX (stupid problem...)

We'll see,

the only thing that was off, was the nsswitch had
hosts: dns nis files, I changed it to hosts: files dns
and the hosts file had my *local* static IP, not my
"real-world" IP address:

internal IP: 192.168.1.160

Internet IP: (something on Verizion DSL, dynamic)

My *.n2vip.dyndns.org DNS entry points to my linksys,
which points to my hp box (192.168.1.160).

I can telnet to hpbox.n2vip.dundns.org from inside my
network w/o problems.

Wait, it is rebooting now...

Failsafe works fine (as you suspected, and I assumed)

Regular sessions work - YEA! Now I can go to work!

Why would that make a difference? it should have
timed-out and gotten to files *or* DNS which would
have been accurate? (yet, oddly, different!)

Now, follow-up questions:

How do I "activate" or get the system to
acknowledge/use the VSIMM part I put in the VSIMM
slot, allowing me to go above 1024x768x8 bit color?
On a Sun I would do a "boot -r" to force new hardware
to be "discovered"...

Are there special reasons why I can't go to console
mode? The login (dtlogin?) is not accepting my enter
key pressed to trigger a console log-in (text
terminal).

THANKS,

Ken
--- Randy Bowie <r.bowie at pentasafe.com> wrote:
> Ken,
> 
> Does the failsafe (mwm) session work OK? I bet it
> does.
> 
> Your 712 has a static(non-routeable) IP right?  Make
> sure that nsswitch.conf
> has the entry:
> 
> hosts:  files dns
> 
> Yes, HP-UX 10.2 uses nsswitch.conf you just have to
> create one(you can also
> use sam to create the service switch).  Make sure
> /etc/hosts has at the your
> static IP address and hostname entry(you can also
> use sam for this too).
> 
> HTH

It sure did!

Thanks again...

=====
Ken
n2vip at yahoo.com

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It should recognize your VSIMM automatically.  =
You set the display mode from the boot admin menu in the firmware =
though; there are a fixed set of supported resolutions/refresh =
rates.  I think that chip let's you go to 1280x1024.  I don't =
think it impacts the color recovery stuff otherwise.

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I discovered the nsswitch problem many years =
ago.  The motivation to figure why it's broken left me as soon as =
I got it to work.  swinstall has the same problem.  I've =
never tried setting the hostname to the FQDN but that might work =
too.</FONT></P>
<BR>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>From: Ken Hansen [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:n2vip at yahoo.com">mailto:n2vip at yahoo.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 10:14 AM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>To: rescue at sunhelp.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Subject: RE: [rescue] OT: Q about HP-UX (stupid =
problem...)</FONT>
</P>
<BR>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>We'll see,</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>the only thing that was off, was the nsswitch =
had</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>hosts: dns nis files, I changed it to hosts: files =
dns</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>and the hosts file had my *local* static IP, not =
my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>"real-world" IP address:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>internal IP: 192.168.1.160</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Internet IP: (something on Verizion DSL, =
dynamic)</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>My *.n2vip.dyndns.org DNS entry points to my =
linksys,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>which points to my hp box (192.168.1.160).</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>I can telnet to hpbox.n2vip.dundns.org from inside =
my</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>network w/o problems.</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Wait, it is rebooting now...</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Failsafe works fine (as you suspected, and I =
assumed)</FONT>
</P>

Regular sessions work - YEA! Now I can go to =
work!

Why would that make a difference? it should =
have
 timed-out and gotten to files *or* DNS which =
would
 have been accurate? (yet, oddly, different!)

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Now, follow-up questions:</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>How do I "activate" or get the system =
to</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>acknowledge/use the VSIMM part I put in the =
VSIMM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>slot, allowing me to go above 1024x768x8 bit =
color?</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>On a Sun I would do a "boot -r" to force =
new hardware</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>to be "discovered"...</FONT>
</P>

Are there special reasons why I can't go to =
console
 mode? The login (dtlogin?) is not accepting my =
enter
 key pressed to trigger a console log-in (text
 terminal).

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>THANKS,</FONT>
</P>

Ken
 --- Randy Bowie <r.bowie at pentasafe.com> =
wrote:
 > Ken,
 > 
 > Does the failsafe (mwm) session work OK? I bet =
it
 > does.
 > 
 > Your 712 has a static(non-routeable) IP =
right?  Make
 > sure that nsswitch.conf
 > has the entry:
 > 
 > hosts:  files dns
 > 
 > Yes, HP-UX 10.2 uses nsswitch.conf you just =
have to
 > create one(you can also
 > use sam to create the service switch).  =
Make sure
 > /etc/hosts has at the your
 > static IP address and hostname entry(you can =
also
 > use sam for this too).
 > 
 > HTH

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>It sure did!</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>Thanks again...</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>Ken</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=3D2>n2vip at yahoo.com</FONT>
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