Envizex II additional VGA / attach console

[T.Knoerr]

Heiya !

Today I got a Enivex II x-Term for a present. Unfortunately I have no monitor to attach to the non-standart monitor-port.
Is it possible to add a "normal" VGA-Card like e.g. a Matrox into the PCi-Slot, to use it as default Monitor-Port ? Or is there a way to attach a terminal (like wyse) to one of the com-ports ? If "yes" what settings do I need to comunicate with the X-Term ?

Any advises are welcome. Thanks.

[Craig Rants]

Well, it doesn't look like anyone wants to touch this one with a ten foot pole. Not being able to see the back of your Xterm, I would say your best bet is to get an adapter to convert a regular monitor to your "non-standard" connection. Basically it would be a waste of time to try and get a console set up, first because it is probably set up for a monitor right now and to change the rom code you would need a monitor anyway, and second, the purpose of an Xterm is to use X type apps. Hope this helps.

C

[harry d brown jr]

Well an Envizex II as well as the envizex I uses a standard vga monitor. Have you tried a "normal" monitor? Make sure you get one that matches the Hz rating.


live free or die
harry

[T.Knoerr]

Hi !

Unfortunately not. But thanks for your try. :) Here's a little picture, who the mornitorport looks like. Perhaps it will help. Or perhaps somebody knows a P/N for an adapter to standart 15pol. D-SUB VGA ??

Thanks...

PS: To attach the terminal could help to configure the monitor-type..!?

[harry d brown jr]

You are correct, you do need a special cable. here is the info on the cable:

evc (p) - hd (r)
8120-6861
rev b
mdm - 3032.

[Craig Rants]

Here are the HP part numbers for the male and female version along with a little history of the connection I found from a similar post.

Good Luck
C

That's an "Enhanced Video Connector" which was supposed to become an industry standard. Adapters for EVC to 15-pin are available:

Product Number Part Number Description
A4167A1 8120-6862 EVC (F) to 15-pin M)
A4168A2 8120-6861 EVC (M) to 15-pin F)

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

You can get an ATI rage II mach64 pci graphics card from a second hand store for around $10, install that into your pci riser and wire it up!

You'll need pretty recent s/w though, so d/l the patches, apply them to your server.

After boot you can reconfig the monitor with
remsh get config > /opt/hpxt/enware2/xthome/config/.cfg
vi .cfg
modify Display 2 as desired
add line :
save
to the end of the remove config
remsh reconfig
remove the save line from your config
and your xterm should boot like a dream!

Later,
Bill

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

sorry, got the card wrong (I don't know why - it drove me mad writing the driver ;) )

It's an ATI Xpert98
probably still $10

Later,
Bill

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

addition:
after that your display will be
xterm:0.1
You don't have to use xterm:0.0 display which is the inbuilt.
Although you won't have bootup screen available which will mean you'll have to do all your config via bootp and remote config.
Run xtadm to configure all that

Later,
Bill