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Conference wrksys::dec3000

Title:	DEC3000

Moderator:	WRKSYS::BCLARK

Created:	Wed Jan 04 1995
Last Modified:	Wed Jun 04 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	266
Total number of notes:	763

253.0. "Dual headed DEC3000/500" by SEDSWS::BRODIE () Mon Mar 03 1997 12:10

  I ahve inherited a  Dec3000/500  m/ch with 1 x onboard video + 1 PMAG-E
    video adaptor.
    
    	I would like to get it working with a dual headed display running
    VMS v6.2 (or later) but to date have been unable to bring up motif on
    any other than the ONboard video adaptor.
    
    DECW$Private_server_setup.template has been renamed to .com and run so
    far but with no effect!!
    
    Device                  Device           Error
     Name                   Status           Count
    GPA0:                   Offline              0
    GXA0:                   Online               0
    
    As you can see device gpa0 is offline. (the PMAG-E)
    
    Anybody assist at all? 
    
    Alan Brodie

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253.1 no longer supported GYPOS3::EIBL Reinhard Eibl @FKR, DTN 865-4027 Tue Mar 04 1997 04:38 19

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253.1	no longer supported	GYPOS3::EIBL	Reinhard Eibl @FKR, DTN 865-4027	`Tue Mar 04 1997 04:38`	19
	Alan, your PMAG-E is one of the PXG family devices. There were no device drivers for them in the operating system, you had to install Open3D to have support for PXG cards. Unfortunately in current versions of Open3D there is no more support for PXG cards. The last version who supported them was Open3D 2.6 On Digital UNIX there is also for PXG a restriction for operating system: version must be less or equal 3.2c, i don't how if on OpenVMS a similar restriction exists. (With older Open3D/OpenVMS versions i had my DS3000/500 running in dual head mode with on-board/PXG). Assume you have solved the version problems for PXG you also must modify DECW$Private_server_setup.com to use the PXG. Only renaming the .template to .com is not enough, you must modify it (and probably the systemparameters WSMAX and VIRTULAPAGECNT). For details see the Open3D 2.6 release notes. Good luck. /Reinhard

Alan,

your PMAG-E is one of the PXG family devices. There were no device drivers
for them in the operating system, you had to install Open3D to have support
for PXG cards. Unfortunately in current versions of Open3D there is no more
support for PXG cards. The last version who supported them was Open3D 2.6

On Digital UNIX there is also for PXG a restriction for operating system:
version must be less or equal 3.2c, i don't how if on OpenVMS a similar
restriction exists. (With older Open3D/OpenVMS versions i had my DS3000/500
running in dual head mode with on-board/PXG).

Assume you have solved the version problems for PXG you also must modify
DECW$Private_server_setup.com to use the PXG. Only renaming the .template
to .com is not enough, you must modify it (and probably the systemparameters
WSMAX and VIRTULAPAGECNT). For details see the Open3D 2.6 release notes.

Good luck.
/Reinhard