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Installation (Compaq Tru64 UNIX)
6–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/350 PCI Graphics Controllers
6.3.1.3 Alternate Console
Instead of using the graphics display as the system console, it is possible to attach an
external ASCII terminal to serial port 1 and have console interactions take place on that
device. This is done at the boot prompt (>>>).
To use an external terminal, the commands are:
>>> set console serial
>>> init
To return to the graphics display as console, the commands are:
>>> set console graphics
>>> init
6.3.1.4 Booting Compaq Tru64 UNIX
To begin installation of PowerStorm 300/350 UNIX Graphics Support, you must boot the
generic kernal. This is done at the boot prompt (>>>).
>>> b -fi genvmunix
6.3.2 Installing PowerStorm Display Drivers
You must have super-user (“root”) privileges to perform most operations described below.
Login as root before continuing.
6.3.2.1 Copying the Kit from CD-ROM
This section describes the procedure for copying the PowerStorm 300/350 UNIX Graphics
Support kit from a CD-ROM distribution. The kit is distributed as a tar file with the
extension
tar
.
If you have downloaded the kit from another source, simply copy it into the /var/tmp/
directory and skip to the next section. The installation instructions below assume the name
of the distribution file is PS3x0UNIX.tar.
In the following instructions, rz4 is the CD-ROM disk drive and /mnt is a free mount
point. Follow these instructions to copy the kit from a CD-ROM drive:
1.
Place the CD-ROM media in the appropriate disk drive.
2.
Mount the media on a free mount point by entering the following command:
# mount -t cdfs -r -o noversion /dev/rz4c /mnt
When you install from a CD-ROM, the CD-ROM disk c partition must be mounted on
a free mount point.
3. Copy the kit from the CD-ROM to your local hard drive:
# cp /mnt/alpha/unix/ps3x0v12.tar /var/tmp/PS3x0UNIX.tar