Tech-source Raptor 4000 (for Solaris) User Manual

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers Installation and Reference Solaris Manual Copyright © 2007 Tech Source, Inc. 3340 Edgewater Drive Orlando, FL 32804 (407

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 6 NOTE: Installation of Raptor4000/4000e driver software is discussed in Section 3.3 NOTE: If the system is

7Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR RAPTOR 4000/4000e CARDS 3.1 Overview This Chapter describes how to install and configure the Raptor 4000/4

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 83.2 Requirements The following are prerequisites for installing the Raptor 4000/4000e drivers for Solaris:

9 prompt# cd /cdrom/cdrom0/ If /cdrom/cdrom0 does not exist, mount the CD-ROM by typing the following: prompt# mount -F hsfs -O -o ro \ /dev/ds

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 103.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depths The default resolution can be determined using the Auto-Detect featu

11 8 8-bit Pseudo Color 8+24 Simultaneous 8-bit PsuedoColor and 24-bit True Color 24 24-bit True Color 8+8

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 12 Figure 3.1 - atcconfig A description of the commands in the utility is as follows: Up/Down Arrow selects

133.6 Setting Raptor 4000/4000e as the Console (Optional) Refer to Appendix A for instructions on how to configure the Raptor 4000/4000e card as

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15Chapter 4 Starting X 4.1 Overview This section describes how to start up X Windows on the Raptor 4000/4000/e cards. The examples in this chap

Addendum Information Date Released September 12, 2007 Changes made to: REVISION NUMBER CHANGES DATE A Initial Release 9-12-07 Th

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 16 If no specific client program is given on the command line, xinit will look for a file in the user's ho

17 To start the X server on both cards, in multi-screen mode, type the following commands: prompt# cd /usr/openwin/bin/ prompt# xinit -- ./X -dev

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 18When dtlogin is started, a login screen will appear on the Raptor display. The user may log on to this displa

19Chapter 5 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR 4000/4000e SOFTWARE 5.1 Uninstalling Raptor Software To remove the Raptor 4000/4000e software packages type:

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21Chapter 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 6.1 Who to Call for Help If you need help, please call our Technical Support Team at (800) 330-8301, or direct

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 226.3 Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), are available on our website

23Appendix A CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview The Raptor 4000 series cards can be configured to be the console in a typical SPARC d

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 24 • If the monitor does not "sync up" at the default console resolution, it may be necessary to cho

25 1. Connect your cable to the appropriate connector on your monitor and Raptor 4000/4000e card. 2. At the prompt type: ok show-displ

The product described in this manual may be protected by one or more U.S. patents, foreign patents, and/or pending patent applications. PREFACE Thi

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 26 A.3 Video-Mode Method For systems with multiple displays, configurations made with the video-mode

27type the following command: ok nvedit 0: devalias screen1 \ /pci@1e,600000/pci@0/pci@3/pci@0/TSI,rapafp@0 3. Type <Cont

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 28 A.4 Video-Timing Method If all of the previously described methods fail for your configuration, it is poss

29A.5 Priority Scheme for the Console Problem Solution Used the method described in the Appendix to configure the console resolution, but the

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31Appendix B USING NVEDIT TO MODIFY NVRAM B.1 NVRAM Edit Commands This section discusses the use of NVRAM. The NVRAM is used for setting resol

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33Appendix C CARD SPECIFICATIONS C.1 Raptor 4000 Specifications Frame Buffer: 256 MB MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX 32 ASIC; 24 Layer Man

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 34 C.2 Raptor 4000e Specifications Frame Buffer: 256 MB MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX 32 A

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iTABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 1.1 Overview 3 1.2 Conventions 4 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 5 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported 5 2.2 Inst

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) iiTABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION 23 A.1 Overview 23 A.1.1 Reason for Changing t

3Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor graphics card for use with your Sun PCI/PCI Express deskt

Raptor 4000/4000e Drivers (Solaris) 41.2 Conventions This manual will follow certain conventions throughout. Whenever a variable name, command na

5Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported The Raptor cards have been tested on and currently support the followin