The Display

The Display

The display in Figure 3.17 allows you to toggle back and forth between VGA and terminal settings. This is a setting that everybody needs to get familiar with because inevitably it will be forgotten. VGA/Terminal mode allows the VGA and terminal port to be used to log in to the sensor. Boot messages are suppressed on the terminal port and sent only to the VGA port.

Figure 3.17: The Display

The Terminal mode disables the VGA display and only displays output to a terminal connected to the COM1 port. This sends boot messages to the terminal port COM1. With the Terminal only mode configured, you cannot log in to the sensor by connecting a keyboard and monitor.

Once the sysconfig-sensor options have been completed, the system will need to be rebooted. Modifying options 1 through 5 require a reboot. Options 6 through 8 do not require a reboot. One exception is changing the time zone in option 7. If the time zone is changed, a reboot is required.