HP ProLiant WS460c Linux on HP ProLiant WS460c Gen8 Workstation Blade with WS4 - Page 13

Unpack the HP RGS bits., Install HP RGS - g6 blade workstation

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a. Locate the installer file. For this example, this file is NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.60.run. b. Run the installer file #sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.60.run. c. Accept the license. d. If prompted, accept the 32-bit compatibility OpenGL. e. Accept to update the X configuration file. f. Complete the setup. g. Do not reboot. 11. Install HP RGS: a. Unpack the HP RGS bits. b. Run the # sh install.sh.installer file. c. Accept the agreement. d. Accept the customizations. e. Do not start X yet, even though the installer instructs you to do so. 12. Change the directory to /etc/X11. 13. Create two copies of the xorg.conf created by the installer files: a. If you are using a WS460c G6 workstation blade, create the following files: i. To create the xorg NVIDIA file, run # cp xorg.conf xorg.NVIDIA. ii. To create the xorg.ATI file, run # cp xorg.conf xorg.ATI. b. If you are using a WS460c Gen8 workstation blade, create the following files: i. To create the xorg.NVIDIA file, run # cp xorg.conf xorg.NVIDIA. ii. To create the xorg.MATROX file, run # cp xorg.conf xorg.MATROX. 14. Edit the new files: a. If you are using either a WS460c G6 or Gen8 workstation blade, edit the xorg.NVIDIA file. Be careful to leave the section on bottom of the xorg file intact which was added during the RGS installation: Make the following changes, making sure you customize the BusID line in the device section using the PCI ID you recorded earlier: Section "Monitor" Identifier "Monitor0" HorizSync 30.0 - 110.0 VertRefresh 50.0 - 150.0 Option "DPMS" EndSection Section "Device" Identifier Driver VendorName BusID Option Option "Device0" "nvidia" "NVIDIA Corporation" "PCI:06:00:0" ##PCI ID for your NVIDIA card "ConnectedMonitor" "CRT" "UseEDID" "false" Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the workstation blade 13

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Using Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the workstation blade
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a.
Locate the installer file. For this example, this file is
NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.60.run
.
b.
Run the installer file
#sh NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-304.60.run.
c.
Accept the license.
d.
If prompted, accept the 32-bit compatibility OpenGL.
e.
Accept to update the X configuration file.
f.
Complete the setup.
g.
Do not reboot.
11.
Install HP RGS:
a.
Unpack the HP RGS bits.
b.
Run the
# sh install.sh
.installer file.
c.
Accept the agreement.
d.
Accept the customizations.
e.
Do not start X yet, even though the installer instructs you to do so.
12.
Change the directory to
/etc/X11
.
13.
Create two copies of the
xorg.conf
created by the installer files:
a.
If you are using a WS460c G6 workstation blade, create the following files:
i.
To create the xorg NVIDIA file, run
# cp xorg.conf xorg.NVIDIA
.
ii.
To create the xorg.ATI file, run
# cp xorg.conf xorg.ATI
.
b.
If you are using a WS460c Gen8 workstation blade, create the following files:
i.
To create the xorg.NVIDIA file, run
# cp xorg.conf xorg.NVIDIA
.
ii.
To create the xorg.MATROX file, run
# cp xorg.conf xorg.MATROX
.
14.
Edit the new files:
a.
If you are using either a WS460c G6 or Gen8 workstation blade, edit the
xorg.NVIDIA
file. Be
careful to leave the section on bottom of the
xorg
file intact which was added during the RGS
installation:
Make the following changes, making sure you customize the BusID line in the device section using
the PCI ID you recorded earlier:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier
"Monitor0"
HorizSync
30.0 - 110.0
VertRefresh
50.0 - 150.0
Option
"DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier
"Device0"
Driver
"nvidia"
VendorName
"NVIDIA Corporation"
BusID
"PCI:06:00:0"
##PCI ID for your NVIDIA card
Option
"ConnectedMonitor" "CRT"
Option
"UseEDID" "false"