HP-UX 11i v3 Installation and Update Guide, September 2007 (Update 1 Release)

Determining if the conconfig Command Exists on your System
1. At the EFI prompt type the following command:
Shell> conconfig
• If the command exists, the system will return output similar to the following:
CONSOLE CONFIGURATION
Index Primary Type Device Path
1 P Serial Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|2)
2 S VGA Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(4|0)
• If the command does not exist, the system will return the error message:
conconfig not found.
2. Depending on whether the conconfig command exists on your system, use either
the conconfig command or the Firmware Selection Menu to select your primary
HP-UX console.
Using the conconfig Command to Select the Primary HP-UX Console
1. Type conconfig at the command line. You will see output similar to the following:
CONSOLE CONFIGURATION
Index Primary Type Device Path
1 P Serial Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(1|2)
2 NC VGA Acpi(HWP0002,PNP0A03,0)/Pci(4|0)
2. Decide which console you want to use.
Depending on your system configuration, HP-UX can use one of the following
devices as your system console:
• System Serial Port
• Management Processor (MP) Serial Port (if present)
• VGA device (if present)
3. Use the conconfig command to select your primary console. For example, to
select “system serial port” as your primary console, type the following at the
command line:
Shell> conconfig 1 primary
For more information on the conconfig command, type the following at the EFI
prompt:
help conconfig
4. Reboot your system.
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