IBM HANDBOOK 260 User Manual

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RS/6000 43P 7043 Models 150 and 260 Handbook

******* Please define the System Console *******

Type the F2 key and press Enter to use this display as the

system console.

This process sets the default system console for the current session and
for subsequent reboots. Upon subsequent reboots, the request to define
the system console will not appear.

The graphics adapter should have been configured by AIX automatically and
can be used immediately. To determine if the graphics adapter has been
installed, you can run the

lsdisp

command. This will show the graphics

adapters available in your system:

lsdisp

DEV_NAME SLOT BUS ADPT_NAME DESCRIPTION

======== ==== === ========= ===========

gga0 02 pci GXT120 IBM Personal Computer Power Series

GXT120 Graphics Adapter

gga1 05 pci GXT120 IBM Personal Computer Power Series

GXT120 Graphics Adapter

Default display = gga0

5.2.7.2 Changing the Default Display
In the previous example, the

gga0

device is the default graphics adapter. This

can be changed to

gga1

by using the

chdisp

command. By using this

command, you can temporarily change the default display or change the
default display for all subsequent reboots. You can change the default display
to

gga1

for the current session by typing the following:

chdisp -d gga1

To change the display permanently for all subsequent reboots:

chdisp -p gga1

If you are using the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), things are slightly
different. To change the display, you have to drop down to a command line
login; you cannot run the

chdisp

command from the desktop. From there, you

can change the current session with the

-d

option, but when you log out and

return to the CDE login, the previous display will be used. To change the
current CDE login display to a different adapter, you have to drop down to the
command line and run the

chdisp

command with the

-p

option. When you log

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