The Boot Console Interface

Displaying and Setting the Monitor Type

Setting the Monitor Type

You can set the monitor type for a graphics adapter by entering the follow- ing:

Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor graphics(n) tt

Where n is the number of the graphics adapter and tt is the monitor type. To display a list of supported monitors, enter the following command;

Configuration Menu: Enter command > monitor list

A list of valid monitor types similar to the following is displayed;

MONITOR INFORMATION

Path

Slot Head Type Size

Freq Class

-------- ---- ---- --------- ---- -----

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

1

1280x1024

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

2

1280x1024

75Hz

VESA,Double buffered

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

3

1280x1024

75Hz

VESA,Greyscale

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

4

1280x1024

75Hz

VESA,Double buffered,Greyscale

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

5

1024x768

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

6

800x600

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

7

640x480

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

8

1600x1200

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

9

1600x1200

75Hz

VESA,Greyscale

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

10

1200x1600

75Hz

VESA

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

11

1200x1600

75Hz

VESA,Greyscale

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

12

1280x1024

72Hz

 

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

13

1280x1024

72Hz

Double buffered

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

14

640x480

60Hz

 

GRAPHICS(0)

0

1

15

--------user defined-------

Configuration Menu: Enter

command >

 

 

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