Configuring Input Devices; Configuring A Serial Input Device For Head 1 - Silicon Graphics Octane2 Duo Installation Manual

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5: Configuring the System and Verifying Installation

Conﬁguring Input Devices

Conﬁguring a Serial Input Device for Head 1

The IRIX operating system includes support for a number of input devices. Support for

additional devices can be added; see the input man page for details. This man page also

contains the most current listing of supported devices.

Choose the serial port (1 or 2) to which you will connect the serial device for head 1.

Tip: Conﬁgure the serial device for head 1 (the secondary head) ﬁrst. Then conﬁgure

the serial device for head 0 (the primary head).

2. Use head 0 (the primary head) to do the conﬁguration. (All system administration

tasks should be done from head 0.)

2. Go to Toolchest > System > System Manager > Hardware and Devices > Serial

Device Manager. Click the Add Other button.

3. Continue the installation by reading all the information in each dialog box that

appears and following the on-screen directions.

When you are done, you will have conﬁgured the device to head 0. The steps that

follow reconﬁgure the device to head 1.

4. Check Table 5-1 on page 30 for the module name of the serial device you have

conﬁgured.

5. From Toolchest > Desktop choose Open UNIX Shell.

6. At the prompt, type:

mv /dev/input/<module name> /dev/input1/<module name>

Example: mv /dev/input/sball /dev/input1/sball.

In this example, /input/ refers to head 0, /input1/ refers to head 1, and sball

to Spaceball.

7. Log out, and log in on the head for which the device was conﬁgured.

You are ﬁnished conﬁguring a serial device to head 1.

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