Re: [foxboro] NVRAM

OK

Sounds like system thinks there are 3 graphics cards -- not good.
Have you done a complete backup lately ?  :-)

I would go to /dev and do a ls -l fb*

Is there a fb2 ?

wrb




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>I have a crt connected to the primary graphics adapter, (and another to =
>the
>second one) but after booting, when Xwindows start, it can=B4t find =
>/dev/fb1.
>Reading into the OpenBoot configuration we have:
>       ...=09
>       /pci@1f,0/pci@1/SUNW,m64B@1
>       ...
>but in the WP that boots, we have
>       ...
>       /pci@1f,0/pci@1/SUNW,m64B@1
>       /pci@1f,0/pci@1/SUNW,m64B@2
>       ...
>So we think that Xwindows looks for the first video card and in the =
>NVRAM it
>does=B4t exist. The system boots and is posible to access it through a =
>remote
>terminal.
>Maybe I'm wrong, but after we replaced the NVRAM we want to have the WP
>running without performing a Day 0 instalation.
>
>
>
> > ----------
> > From:       Warren Brown[SMTP:bigwrb21@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent:       Jueves 11 de Julio de 2002 11:22
> > To:         foxboro@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject:    Re: [foxboro] NVRAM
> >=20
> >=20
> > I am confused about your situation.  Do you or don't you have a
> > Crt plugged into the primary graphics adaptor on the D ?  Running
> > add_periphs (/usr/local) should find all hardware and make it known =
>to the
> >=20
> > system.
> >=20
> > wrb
> >=20
> >=20
> >=20
> > >
> > >
> > >Hi, gentlemen:
> > >   We have a WP51D than can=3DB4t start Xwindows because it can=3DB4t =
>find
> > >/dev/fb1 (it seems to be the video driver). This is a double headed =
>=3D
> > >station.
> > >We have compared with another station and the only diference we =
>found
> > >between them is that the one that boot ok has another video card =3D
> > >configured.
> > >We want to configure by hand the another device using Sun =
>OpenBoot.=3D20
> > >There is a procedure to do it ?. In the Openboot manual we =
>coudn=3DB4t =3D
> > >find how
> > >to do it, without learnig  to program using forth programming =
>language.
> > >
> > >Any help will be apreciated!
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >
> > >      Claudio A. Perez
> > >  Sr. Control Systems Eng
> > >        PROFERTIL S.A.
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