Hi Digital Unix managers,
I am in the process of adding a graphics card to a DECstation 3000/700.
The DECstation had its initial software installed using a VT320 via the
serial port, with no graphics card fitted. I have carried out the
following steps to get the system to recognise the graphics card:
1. I deleted OSFSER320 and reinstalled it. I then did a "doconfig",
without the -c option, and rebuilt the kernel using a new config file.
Upon rebooting on the new kernel, I got a message on the VRT19 saying
that there was no graphics console support in the kernel, and that it
was switching to the alternate console. The boot finished with messages
appearing on the VT320 connected to the serial port.
2. I added "pseudo-device ws" to the kernel, and then rebuilt the
kernel. Upon reboot, all output went to the VRT19, but it stayed in text
mode, ie, no login widget appeared, just the login prompt (text).
3. I did ps axw | grep xdm, and found that output was:
/usr/bin/X11/xdm -config /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config.fs
My other system outputs:
/usr/bin/X11/xdm -config /usr/lib/X11/xdm/xdm-config
4. "sizer -wu" returns 0. My other system returns a 1.
What else do I need to do to get X-windows on the local display??
TIA,
Garry Optland
Pacific Power
Australia.
[61] (2) 268-6160
<garry.optland_at_com.pacpower.nswgovpower.telememo.au>
Received on Fri May 12 1995 - 01:01:23 NZST