I had originally asked:
Two quickies relative to Tru64 5.0:
1)
What is the SRM environment variable and setting to force a DE450 and
DE500 network adapter (respectively) into full-duplex mode?
2)
The PBXGB-CA 'TGA2' Graphics Adapter (aka Zlx2) has a rotary switch to set
various pixel rates and resolutions. Unfortunately, the monitor attached
to it is older and cannot sync above 1024x768. When I try _any_ switch
setting other than 3 (1280x1024 - too high for the display), the X server
tries several times to start before failing with an unspecified error.
No messages appear in the system log nor in /var/X11/xdm/xdm-error. I
searched the doc CD and could find nothing pertaining to software settings
other than the '-screen[screen] size' commandline switch for 'X'. I tried
'-screen0 1024x768' in Xserver.conf, but it made no difference.
Obviously, I'm missing something here, but what?
Steve
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>> From Avi Shapiro:
>From shapiroa_at_acm.org Sat Nov 20 10:28:16 1999
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 10:48:16 -0500
From: "Avraham (Avi) Shapiro" <shapiroa_at_acm.org>
To: Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch_at_adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Two quick questions
You're better off using lan_config which will handle a DE500 among
others, the so called tulip controllers because of the TUnn
designation. It works fine on my DE425 and you can learn the command
in a few minutes. I'd just issue late in startup -- it should
override what the SRM did to init the NIC.
>> From Jim Williams:
>From jim.williams_at_alaska.edu Sat Nov 20 10:28:32 1999
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 1999 14:42:57 -0900
From: Jim Williams <jim.williams_at_alaska.edu>
To: Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch_at_adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Two quick questions
Steve,
I don't have anything on the second question, but regarding the first,
you'll need to bring the box down to the console prompt and do a show
dev to determine what the firmware is naming the adapters. Usually
they're ewa0 for the first, ewb0 for the second, etc.
To force the adapter into 10 Mb full duplex, you use the following:
set ewX0_mode full
for 100 Mb, use
set ewX0_mode fastfd
Once you've got both adapters set at the console, you'll need to
modify /etc/rc.config and make the change at the OS level. Find the
IFCONFIG_0 & _1 lines and add the speed directive with the appropriate
value:
10 10 Mb ethernet half duplex
20 10 Mb ethernet full duplex
100 100 Mb ethernet half duplex
200 100 Mb ethernet full duplex
See the ifconfig man page for full details.
reboot when done, or use ifconfig interactivly to bring the interface
down, set the speed and bring it up.
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Author's Comment:
I finally found a full listing of the various ewX0_mode options buried
in one of our manuals at work (for an AlphaServer 4100). Nothing that
I tried on my little AlphaPC board could evoke a listing of valid
options. This must be particular to the level of SRM console.
I did not have to set any ifconfig options, as it correctly probed the
board on boot.
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>> From Nikola Milutinovic:
>From Nikola.Milutinovic_at_ev.co.yu Sat Nov 20 10:29:05 1999
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 08:35:58 +0100
From: Nikola Milutinovic <Nikola.Milutinovic_at_ev.co.yu>
To: Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch_at_adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Two quick questions
>>> set ewa0_mode ?
Will list all possible modes.
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Author's Note:
Does not work on my box.
For the video problems, Grant Ward was the winner!
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>> From Grant Ward:
>From gaward_at_cssip.edu.au Sat Nov 20 10:28:38 1999
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 13:56:25 +1030 (ACDT)
From: Grant Ward <gaward_at_cssip.edu.au>
Reply-To: Grant.Ward_at_cssip.edu.au
To: Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch_at_adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Two quick questions
> I tried '-screen0 1024x768' in Xserver.conf, but it made no difference.
>
> Obviously, I'm missing something here, but what?
Missing is definitely the right word. This sounds exactly the same
problem as I had many years back. If you don't have both the 75dpi
and 100dpi font kits loaded, then you are restricted to the resolution
choices (I think the 75dpi fonts are used for 1024x768 and lower, and
100dpi for 1280x1024 and higher).
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I wrote back:
> Interesting point. The only case for which I'm not finding a 75dpi font
> is the 'decwin' subdirectory. Does this ring a bell?
>
> Thanks for the tip.
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>From gaward_at_cssip.edu.au Sat Nov 20 10:28:53 1999
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1999 14:10:33 +1030 (ACDT)
From: Grant Ward <gaward_at_cssip.edu.au>
Reply-To: Grant.Ward_at_cssip.edu.au
To: Steven N. Hirsch <shirsch_at_adelphia.net>
Subject: Re: Two quick questions
Quite possible. The setld kit names are OSFFONTxxx and OSFFONT15xxx
so looking in the .inv files for those kits would show where they put
the fonts.
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This, in fact, was exactly the problem. I have no idea why, but the
original installation failed to install the 75dpi. 'decwin' fonts. The
missing kit was OSFFONT500.
I'm quite surprised and annoyed that the Digital Xserver provides
absolutely nothing in the way of error output or log messages under
such circumstances. XFree86, XiGraphics and Metroworks, for contrast,
all complain loudly if unable to load the default fonts.
I'm highly impressed with the signal-to-noise ratio on this list.
Thanks to all who took the time to reply.
I also received a wealth of information about my problems with bringing up
Tru64 on an AlphaPC 64, and it will take a while to write it up properly.
So, stand by!
Steven Hirsch
Received on Sat Nov 20 1999 - 15:44:45 NZDT