Rs6000 7024 and GTX800p

[vagant]

Hi,

I managed to install GTX800p in my RS6000, card is installed properly, device showing available. After booting the signal is delivered using VGA and I can see the resolution is changing as I change settings using SMIT. Unfortunately there is no picture and screen is black. I can't see any errors - is there anything else I can try?

 

[7spirals]

Hook it up to serial and see if you can get any diags from that perspective. Remember IBM likes to use non-standard squirrelly baud rates such as 19200 or 38400. Most workstation class systems have the ability to switch between using a framebuffer and using serial, but there is some trigger or procedure to do so. For example on an Alphastation you gotta set "CONSOLE = graphics" or something like that.

However, glancing at the manual for the RS/6000 service processor, I do not see anything that looks like a way to enable the adapter. There might be something in this big manual for RS/6000 workstation graphics and accessories:

https://bitsavers.org/pdf/ibm/rs6000/SG24-5130-00_RS6000_Graphics_Handbook_199903.pdf

 

[vagant]

I managed to find GTX250P and this one works like a charm. Now I have GTX800 and GTX4500 for sale