RE: OP Console and HMC=0

Thought there was a jumper in there to do the "genesis-ing" of the box,
rather than pulling the battery.

Surprising that support didn't have you clear that stuff very first
thing, knowing you had HMC=0 on your screen.

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Justin C. Haase - iSeries System Engineer
IBM Certified Systems Expert - eServer i5
Kingland Systems Corporation

-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bryan Dietz
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 7:33 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: OP Console and HMC=0


I ran into the same thing once.  I seems like the system was not
completely "re-set" before it left the plant.

I personally think the the battery trick is very hoaky.


Bryan Dietz




Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:49 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
cc:
From: Coen Wessels <coen.wessels@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: OP Console and HMC=0


Hi,

While installing a new 9406 model 520, we've ran into a problem of OP
Console connection, I'd like to share with you.
The machine was delivered without HMC, nor twinaxe, but with a #2771 OP
Console card.
        After Power On (D M) in order to install LIC form DVD-ROM, we
got
        HCM=0 on the display. No access to 65+21 functions on the
control panel,
        the numbers stopped at 64. So, we were incapable of activating
the
        connection between the #2271 card and the PC (XP-Pro).

IBM told us to install the Windows Modem Driver in addition to the
iSeries Access installation, which we hadn't done, but still no
connection possible.

We then tried, with ASMI, to reset all Factory Settings, with no
positive results.

Finaly, IBM told us to isolate the battery on the HMC card, wait for at
least 30', and then power on again. It was only then that we could
access
25-26-66 and other 65+21 functions. Of course, you loose settings
entered before (Date & Time, machine name, ...) but at least it helps !
We then activated the modem with 25-26-66, set the console connection to
02 with
65+21 functions, and finaly could logon to the system.

Lost much time, though ! Maybe this could be a help to someone once.

Regards,
_________________________
Coen Wessels


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