How to configurate graphic card for monitor functions as its terminal (console) on rx4640

[Hoang Minh Tuan]

Hi all,

I have an Itanium server rx4640 and it have graphic card (gvid_core , PCI display). Now I want to use popular monitor (PC monitor) plugging to Graphic card to manage and use it as my console.
I tried but it display only blank screen and one flashing pointer. I haven't got UPS keyboard, and mouse , they must be had or not? and How do I step by step configurate my server to use Monitor with Graphic card.

Thanks in advanced,
HMT

[Stephen Keane]

Without a USB keyboard or mouse, the server will default to using the serial port. Connect a keyboard at the very least and you should see something on your display. The trick is getting your monitor and graphics card to use the same resolution and frame refresh rate. If you are luck it will work correctly the first time.

[Hoang Minh Tuan]

Sorry, they are USB keyboard +mouse.

My server only have USB ports for keyboard and mouse, it dont have serial port. Emphatically, my main purpose is how to configurate rx4640 ( have build-in graphic card) so that I can plug a PC monitor to with the function is the same as this of console.

I knew dimmly the way is changing graph3 driver be in, start dtlogin.rc and something but it doesn't work.
Do you have any docs relating to graphic card configuration...

[Suraj Singh_1]

Hi,

During install, if the system detects USB keyboard & mouse, and VGA monitor, it would automatically give the display on the monitor.

That's what the documents say.

Rgds,

[Suraj Singh_1 · Accepted solution]

Go through http://docs.hp.com/en/5990-6728/5990-6728.pdf (page no. 73) for more details.

That should help.

Rgds,

[Hoang Minh Tuan]

Thanks Sujan very much, your doc make my poit of approach more clearly.

[Hoang Minh Tuan]

One question again,

I configurated the ouput signal via vGA port and it work well as the console. Now I want to use X window. I changed file /etc/dt/config/Xservers to automatically startup Xwindow but the problem now I think is the resolution between VGA card and monitor. How to configurate Xwindow resolution (maybe 800x600).

Thanks,
HMT

[Suraj Singh_1]

You should be able to do it using sam.

Run "sam" go to "display" and select "monitor configuration".

That should resolve your problem.

Rgds,