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First post, by zicherka

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Good morning!
I have a problem with an HP Workstation b2600 with a PowerPC processor.
I cannot "get / display" the image on the monitor. When I connect the serial cable to the RS232 (COM1) port and use the console, I can see everything the computer is doing.
Originally, the computer had a graphics card with PCI connectors (photo below). I put 2 different / other PCI cards (S3 Virge / DX and STB HORIZON 64 1MB FPM PCI FALCON 64). All 3 cards have the same effect - no image on the monitor.
I also present a video of the computer boot process, which shows the stages of its startup on the display on the front panel. VIDEO: https://vimeo.com/645685310
I also suppose that the hard disk (SCSI 80pin) is broken and / or the system (probably HP-UX version 10) is also not working.
I also post a video that is a record of the system boot. This is a record of what is happening on the console when connected to the b2600 using RS232 (COM1): https://vimeo.com/645702214
However, the most important thing is to "get / output" the image on the monitor.
Where to find a solution?

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Reply 1 of 3, by lolo799

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I doubt it supports any graphic cards other than the one it came with.

Getting Started guide, check page 57:
https://www.manualowl.com/m/Hewlett-Packard/b … 00/Manual/88933

Tech reference for the monitor command, page 111
https://www.manualowl.com/m/Hewlett-Packard/b … 00/Manual/89163

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Reply 2 of 3, by zicherka

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Hello!
Thanks for the hint - everything works beautifully and nicely. I will just add that this is my first contact with PA-RISC and HP-UX. Therefore, I will probably start another thread regarding the installation of HP-UX on this machine 😉

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Reply 3 of 3, by Caluser2000

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zicherka wrote on 2021-11-15, 18:19:

Hello!
Thanks for the hint - everything works beautifully and nicely. I will just add that this is my first contact with PA-RISC and HP-UX. Therefore, I will probably start another thread regarding the installation of HP-UX on this machine 😉

Well done. Looking forward to the write up.

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