Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers

OpenWindows Environment

The following sections describe how to start the OpenWindows environment as a console or with multiple PGX32 cards. The PGX32 device name is gfxp#.

Using the PGX32 Card as the Console

  1. If the PGX32 card is the console, type:


    # openwin
    

Using Multiple PGX32 Cards

  1. To start the OpenWindows environment on two PGX32 devices, gfxp0 and gfxp1, type:


    # openwin -dev /dev/fbs/gfxp0 -dev /dev/fbs/gfxp1
    


Note -

In the above example, the gfxp device numbers are 0 and 1. These may be different in your configuration. Please check /dev/fbs/ or dmesg for correct device numbers.