HP 382 - Page 117

FINAL TRIM SIZE : 7.5 in x 9.0 in
7
Re-Setting
the
VRX
Special
Device
Files
with
mknod
The sp
ecial
device
le
for
the
in
ternal
VRX
graphics
hardw
are
used
in
the
Mo
del
382
should
already
b
e
set
up
correctly
as /dev/crt
by
the system
bo
ot
co
de. If
/dev/crt do
es not
exist, is
deleted
for
some
reason,
or
do
es
not
allo
w
the
device
driv
er
access
to
the
hardw
are,
use
the
information
b
elo
w
to
create
a
new
/dev/crt
.
The
mknod
command
creates
a
sp
ecial
device
le
which
is used
to comm
unicate
bet
ween
the SPU
and
the
in
ternal
graphics.
Sup
eruser
status
is
required
to
set
up
sp
ecial
device
les.
See
the
HP-UX
R
efer
enc
e
,
section
1M,
for
more
information
on
the
mknod
command.
The
correct mknod
command
syn
tax
to
create
a
DIO
I
I
bus
sp
ecial
device
le
for
the
in
ternal
Entry
Level
VRX graphics
hardw
are
is:
mknod
/dev/crt
c
12
0x840300
^
^
^
^
^
|
|
|
|
+->
00
=
(Use
dby
Starb
ase)
|
|
|
+--->
03
=
SGC-typ
e
c
ar
d
|
|
+----->
84
=
SGC
slot
numb
er
(=DIO
SC
132 )
|
+---------->
12
=
Gr
aphics
devic
e
+------------>
c
=
Char
acter
b
ase
d
devic
e
Dealing with Problems 7-9