Compaq Wireless LAN 300 User Manual

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Installation (Compaq Tru64 UNIX)

6–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/350 PCI Graphics Controllers

6.3.1.3 Alternate Console

Instead of using the graphics display as the system console, it is possible to attach an
external ASCII terminal to serial port 1 and have console interactions take place on that
device. This is done at the boot prompt (>>>).

To use an external terminal, the commands are:

>>> set console serial

>>> init

To return to the graphics display as console, the commands are:

>>> set console graphics

>>> init

6.3.1.4 Booting Compaq Tru64 UNIX

To begin installation of PowerStorm 300/350 UNIX Graphics Support, you must boot the
generic kernal. This is done at the boot prompt (>>>).

>>> b -fi genvmunix

6.3.2 Installing PowerStorm Display Drivers

You must have super-user (“root”) privileges to perform most operations described below.
Login as root before continuing.

6.3.2.1 Copying the Kit from CD-ROM

This section describes the procedure for copying the PowerStorm 300/350 UNIX Graphics
Support kit from a CD-ROM distribution. The kit is distributed as a tar file with the
extension

tar

If you have downloaded the kit from another source, simply copy it into the

/var/tmp/

directory and skip to the next section. The installation instructions below assume the name
of the distribution file is

PS3x0UNIX.tar

In the following instructions,

rz4

is the CD-ROM disk drive and

/mnt

is a free mount

point. Follow these instructions to copy the kit from a CD-ROM drive:

Place the CD-ROM media in the appropriate disk drive.

Mount the media on a free mount point by entering the following command:

# mount -t cdfs -r -o noversion /dev/rz4c /mnt

When you install from a CD-ROM, the CD-ROM disk c partition must be mounted on
a free mount point.

Copy the kit from the CD-ROM to your local hard drive:

# cp /mnt/alpha/unix/ps3x0v12.tar /var/tmp/PS3x0UNIX.tar