stewart allen wrote:

> Finally booted my C180 with the help of members on this list. The next
> problem which i should have expected, but did'nt... now i am
> presented with the graphical logon screen. I basically picked this up
> so obviously i have no account or password. Is there any known way to
> bypass this, like maybe a guest account or something, or do i have to
> reinstall the system.

Well, You can boot in single user mode by interrupting the boot process (see
the message like "Booting in xxx seconds. Press any key to interrupt". After
that You're in the PROM (Firmware, somewhat similar to a PC's BIOS). Type
"boot". You'll be asked "interact with IPL (Y/N)?", answer "YES". The
machine boots into the first boot stage, and You'll end up in the IPL
(Initial Program Loader) command line. Enter "hpux -is", and the machine
should boot in single user mode...

My other recommendation would be to get one of the HP-UX CD Sets that are
often listed on ebay, preferrably HP-UX 11i. Makes it easier to reinstall,
and You can be sure to have an installation that isn't messed up somehow...

Or You can install Linux, but then I see no reason to waste such a nice
workstation with an OS that runs best on x86 and doesn't support most
hardware for these machines. And there should be nothing that You miss if
running HP-UX instead of Linux...

Benjamin