Re: Twinax console refuses to give signon screen

[Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

No console from DST either. I'm thinking hardware (card) has to be the 
problem at this point.

Thanks,

Pete


Ingvaldson, Scott wrote:

> Can you force a DST signon using function 21 from the front panel?  If
> so check option 5-Work with DST Environment > 2-System Devices >
> 6-Select Console
>
> At V5R3 the options should be:
>         1 - Twinax
>         2 - Ops Console (Direct)
>         3 - Ops Console (Lan)
>         4 - HMC
>
> If you can force DST but changing this doesn't work, try deleting DSP01
> then copying and renaming QCONSOLE to DSP01.  Also verify that DSPSYSVAL
> SYSVAL(QCONSOLE) shows DSP01.
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott Ingvaldson
> iSeries System Administrator
> GuideOne Insurance Group
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> date: Mon, 03 Apr 2006 09:37:53 -0600
> from: Pete Helgren <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Twinax console refuses to give signon screen
>
> Thanks all.
>
> Still stumped.  Many have mentioned that the upper right indicates no 
> communication.  Yep.  Me too.  I know that.  However if the same three 
> cables and three terminals work on two other machines with no problem, 
> what does that leave in the mix?  Having even swapped the "brick" I am 
> guessing the failure is the card itself.  But wouldn't a faulty card be 
> reported on the system somewhere?
>
> Last night I decided to IPL in manual mode and I got SRC A600 5001 
> (predictably).  Tried an IPL from CD thinking maybe somewhere there was 
> a setting that was causing the console not to come up. Can't force this 
> thing to see the console.
>
> Tonight I'll try pulling the card and re-seating it though I still think
>
> that the system configuration is somehow at the heart of the problem 
> (although just how that is possible, I don't know).  Also, I'll blow the
>
> dust off the wrap plug and see if I can get to the bottom of this.
>
> Console worked about 3 months ago when I applied a CUME  and Group 
> PTF's.  Don't know why it would decide to NOT connect now.
>
> As far as I know I don't have an alternative console option on this
> machine.
>
> Pete
>
>
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