CONSTYPE(1) User Commands CONSTYPE(1)

NAME

constype - print type of Sun console

SYNOPSIS

constype [ -num ] [ device_name ]

constype -help

constype -version

DESCRIPTION

constype prints on the standard output the Sun code for the type of
display that the specified device is.

If the OS and device support the VIS_GETIDENTIFIER ioctl, the value
returned from the ioctl is the value printed by constype. Sample
types output for these include:


SUNWffb Sun Creator 3D (ffb) Graphics Accelerator
SUNWm64 Sun PGX8, PGX24 or PGX64 Frame Buffer
SUNWtext Generic vgatext console for Solaris x86 graphics devices without specific kernel drivers


Otherwise, the older fbio identification methods are used, for which
the types output include these:


bw? Black and White, where ? is 1-4. (eg) 3-50s are bw2
cg? Colour Graphics display, where ? is 1-6, 8, 12
gp? Optional Graphics Processor board, where ? is 1-2
ns? Not Sun display -- where ? is A-J


This is useful in determining startup values and defaults for window
systems.

The device_name argument, if given, is the device to examine. If not
given, /dev/fb is used.

The -num option causes constype to follow the type keyword with the
numeric value of that type, as returned by the FBIOGATTR or FBIOGTYPE
ioctl and defined in fbio.h. This is useful if the type is not
recognized by the program.

The -help option causes constype to print a usage message and exit.

The -version option causes constype to print its version and exit.

EXIT STATUS

The program exits with status 0 if it identified a known console
type, 1 if the type was unknown, and 2 if the device could not be
opened or another error occurred.

BUGS

Not tested on all frame buffer types

SEE ALSO

visual_io(7I)

COPYRIGHT

Copyright 1988, SRI

Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
provided that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and
that both that copyright notice and this permission notice appear in
supporting documentation, and that the name of SRI not be used in
advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the software
without specific, written prior permission. SRI makes no
representations about the suitability of this software for any
purpose. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty.

AUTHOR

Doug Moran <moran@ai.sri.com>

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