On a multiple-monitor system, you may wish to define which of the monitors is your default console. To make your Expert3D Card be the default console display:
At the OpenBoot prompt, type the following:
ok show_displays |
The system will output a list of the available frame buffers, similar to the following:
a) /PCI@@l1, 2000/SUNW,Expert3D@1 b) /PCI@@l5, 2000/SUNW,afb@1 q) NO SELECTION |
Select the option for the device you want to use as the console.
In the above example, you would select option a if you want to make the Expert3D device be the console.
Set this device to be the console device.
At the OpenBoot prompt, enter the following:
ok setenv output-device <Control-Y> <ENTER> ok reset |
You can also create an alias for the Expert3D system to simplify future OpenBoot commands. After running the show-displays command and choosing the Expert3D device from the menu, type the following:
ok nvalias screen1 <Control-Y> ok nvstore |
To verify that this alias is correctly set, type the following:
ok devaliases |
You can then refer to screen1 for the Expert3D device. For example:
ok setenv output-device screen1 |