AIX

I'm currently using USB mouse and keyboard and a VGA flatscreen monitor. I'm not a remote client or using a terminal.

What menu are you in, can you do a screen print. What code is on the LED display if any. Did you try the service guide instructions for opening the system?

Hi, The service guide instructions are pretty clear. Thanks for your links. I'm not actually using the system to access this page as I'm on a laptop, but when I go to boot the RS 6000 machine from a DVD or try to access SMS, basically on boot up, this is when it asks for the password, although without the password it then goes on to boot the system in to AIX OK and I have the administrator/root password to get in to that. I'll fire it up tomorrow and see what code the panel gives when the firmware password is asked for first.
Thanks

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Hi Blackrageous, The front panel code I get when it asks for the password is CA00E1A0. Is the pinhole on the front any good to use? I think it resets to factory settings, could I just load AIX after doing that? I haven't got any data I want to save as it's just a machine for learning on.

My guess is that the single pin will reset to factory settings. From memory the default password is ibm123, and (too) many people have reset it to something very similar, but at least 7 characters.

Basically, if there are no partitions (bare metal install) then you should not have any problems. And, assuming that the system, once booted as AIX does show the DVD you could just change the bootlist to the DVD and boot the system without going into the admin menu to change the bootlist.

Maybe this helps!?

Hi Michael, that's good saves me opening up the pre-processor, thank you for that information.

did it help, i.e., did i guess correctly?

Hi Michael, I'll let you know as I haven't got around to doing it as I've been so run down.