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Chapter 4
Limitations with VGA support
Digital UNIX uses VGA for its console when the X Window
System is not running. The Md4/PCX board also supports
VGA. To support VGA with the Md4/PCX board, you
must enable VGA, as described in "Supporting VGA with
the Md4/PCX board" on page 120, and install the board in
a 64-bit slot.
The Digital 500au workstation does not support the
Md4/PCX board's VGA in the 32-bit slots, so you must
have a separate VGA-capable board in one of the 64-bit
slots if you want VGA console booting and you are
installing the Md4/PCX board in a 32-bit slot.
If you are using the Digital display board for your VGA
console, make sure your Md4/PCX board has been config-
ured to disable VGA support. See "To support VGA with
another VGA board" on page 121.
To attach an ASCII terminal
Instead of leaving an extra display board in one of the 64-
bit slots for console boot messages, you can attach a stan-
dard ASCII terminal (for example, VT100) to your Digital
Personal Workstation. Please follow the instructions in
your system manual on how to connect a console terminal.
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