Mauricio Tavares wrote:
> I also have the 4.3.3 CDs. Would that be a better deal? Also, can
> I install it through the net (say, use a bootp/whatever server and then
> tftp the boot image and then get stuff that was on the CDs off a
> ftp/NFS/http server) or I need/should do the CD-swapping dance?

Your choice, as long as your hard drive is 9 GB or larger, you should
have enough space either way (AIX 5.1 or 4.3.3). Do the CD-swapping,
it's not bad and setting up a NIM server to do an AIX network load is
not a task for someone just starting with AIX.

> About the codes, would that be a sign the machine noticed there is
> someone on its serial port?

C32 - A directly attached display (HFT) was selected.
C33 - A TTY terminal attached to serial port S1 or S2 was selected.
C35 - No console found.

Obviously, C35 is bad news. You'll probably see C33, if you see C32,
you'll want to attach a keyboard that the 7011 "likes" -- the older IBM
Model M keyboards are a good choice, if you can find a real RS/6000
keyboard (with a speaker on the back rather than an empty speaker
grille), that would be ideal.

Rick Ekblaw