Chapter 2. Enabling Base I/O VGA

This chapter walks you through steps to enable base I/O video graphics arrary (VGA) on an SGI Altix UV 100 or an SGI Altix UV 1000 system.

Procedure 2-1. Enabling Base I/O VGA

    To enable base I/O VGA, perform the following steps:

    1. From the SGI XVM Console, as shown in Figure 2-1, hit [Space] for the Boot Menu.

      Figure 2-1. SGI KVM Console

      SGI KVM Console

    2. From the boot manager screen, select Device Manager, as shown in Figure 2-2.

      Figure 2-2. Device Manager Boot Manager Selection

      Device Manager Boot Manager Selection

    3. From the Device Manager screen, as shown in Figure 2-3, select Advanced.

      Figure 2-3. Device Manager Screen

      Device Manager Screen

    4. From the Advanced screen, select Miscellaneous Configuration, as shown in Figure 2-4.

      Figure 2-4. Advanced Boot Setup Screen

      Advanced Boot Setup Screen

    5. From the Miscellaneous Configuration screen, as shown in Figure 2-5, for Active Video select <Onboard Device>.

      Figure 2-5. Miscellaneous Configuration Screen

      Miscellaneous Configuration Screen

    6. From the Active Video pop-up menu, select Onboard Device, as show in Figure 2-6.

      Figure 2-6. Active Video Pop-up Menu

      Active Video Pop-up Menu

    7. Save your configuration changes, exit KVM, and reboot your system.

    8. Launch the YaST2 System Configuration Editor shown in Figure 2-7.

      Figure 2-7. YaST2 System Configuration Editor Screen

      YaST2 System Configuration Editor Screen

    9. Specify that the Altix UV base I/O VGA device be added to the kernel boot cmdline, as shown in Figure 2-8.

      Figure 2-8. UV_VGA_Console Selection

      UV_VGA_Console Selection

    10. When the Modified Variables screen appears, as shown in Figure 2-9, click OK to save your changes.

      Figure 2-9. YAST 2 /etc/sysconfig Editor Modified Variables Screen

      YAST 2 /etc/sysconfig Editor Modified Variables
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