Re: [foxboro] Dual monitor in V6.4

> Dear Damon,
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> The driver for the PGX32 PCI Video Card was succesfully installed
> following the B0400PT instructions (using the CD labeled "Raptor GFX =
Open
> Windows for Solaris 73-0051-01 Rev.B Version 2.1 provided with the =
card
> two years ago).
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> After booting through boot -r routine the screen shows CRT=3D1 and =
the
> /dev/fb1 is missing.
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> We have other five WP51Ds with dual CRTs installed according to the
> standard V6.4 procedure without problems but they are using their =
original
> Sun Video Card.
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> =BFHow we can build the /dev/fb1 device manually? We are assuming =
that the
> card hardware is OK because it was working properly just until the
> upgrade. =BFIs it possible that the problem is generated by a bug =
embedded
> in the V6.4 basic software?
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> Thank you in advance for your support .
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> Claudio A. Perez
> Sr Control Systems Engineer
> PROFERTIL S.A.
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> From:         Theresa Franks[SMTP:theresa_franks@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent:         Viernes 25 de Octubre de 2002 09:54
> To:   foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject:      Re: [foxboro] Dual monitor in V6.4
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> Hi,
> This is Damon Whitman with the Foxboro Company.  The problem could be =
that
> the driver is not installed.  If you used a version of the =
pre-install
> disk
> that does not have the raptor PGX32 driver on it, it will not detect =
it or
> load the driver.  My suggestion is to first look at the /dev =
directory.
> There should be a file called fb1.  fb1 is the device name of the =
second
> video card.  If this file is there, do an ls -l no the /dev directory =
and
> make sure that the file is dynamically linked to pgx32.  If the file =
fb1
> is
> not there, then that is the entire problem.  The driver is installed
> during
> the loading of IA.  There are ways to install it without reloading IA =
but
> I
> would have to talk you through that.  If your card is not bad, and =
the
> WP/AW did not detect the card with a boot -r, this is the problem.  =
If you
> have any questions, you can call the Foxboro company and ask the
> dispatcher
> to connect to me to talk you through it.  I am out of the Beaumont, =
TX
> office.
> Good luck,
> Damon Whitman
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>                       "Perez, Claudio"
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> Hi list:
>              We are upgrading a WP51D from 6.1.2 to 6.4 with a dual
> monitor
> using
> a PGX32 (Raptor GFX OpenWindows for Solaris) video card. We followed =
=3D
> the
> standard procedure included in  BO400PT but it didn=3DB4t work. =
During =3D
> the
> booting process the second video card isn=3DB4t detected.
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> Any idea?
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> Thanks.
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> Claudio A. Perez
> Sr Control Systems Engineer
> PROFERTIL S.A.
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