unable to see graphic console 1

[joekwchen]

Hi all
I have a 7044-170. I used to be able to reach my SMS-menu in the graphical display console.

Lately I can't reach SMS. When I bootup, the console will just display a blank screen (black color) as oppose to the white background with the icon display sequence.

Not sure what actually changed but I did change the console output to tty0 once using smitty but all these has been reverted back to lft0.

How do I solve this to get back my graphic bootup sequence?


Thanks.

 

[MoshiachNow]

The following worked for me once:

Explanation:
If any device was connected to the first serial port (#1) this causes the machine to output the SMS to an unidentified console & not to the default Graphic monitor.

Permanent fix / workaround
1.Make sure serial #1 is defined on the machine /Baud rate set at 9600.
The following should be the default settings for tty0

[TOP] [Entry Fields]
TTY tty0
TTY type tty
TTY interface rs232
Description Asynchronous Terminal
Status Available
Location 01-S1-00-00
Parent adapter sa0
PORT number [0] +
Enable LOGIN disable +
BAUD rate [9600] +
PARITY [none] +
BITS per character[8] +
Number of STOP BITS [1] +
TIME before advancing to next port setting [0]

+# TERMINAL type [dumb]

2.Shutdown the machine completely
3.Connect a laptop via the serial port to the serial #1 on the machine using the RS232 female to female cable.
4.Start the machine, after few seconds it will show the icons as text on the laptop, press 1 before the last word (NOT F1) on your laptop to get to the SMS in text mode.
5.Select #3 Utilities
6.Select #7 Select Console
7.You will than be asked to press 0 to define this terminal as a console.
DON’T PRESS 0 ! at this moment you will get the same request on your Graphic monitor suggesting you press 2 ‘to select this monitor’
8.Press 2, this should start the SMS on your graphic monitor
9.now you will see the icons, press F1 to enter to the SMS.
10.disconnect the laptop from the serial port .

Good luck


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[joekwchen]

Thanks a lot. It worked like a dream!