Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Copyright © 2005 Tech Source, Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 1-2 Raptor 2500T Supports either 2560x2048 (digital) or 2048x2048 resolution (dig
Chapter 1 - Introduction 1-3 1.2 Conventions This manual will follow certain conventions throughout. Whenever a variable name, command name, di
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2-1 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported The Raptor cards have been tested on and currently support the followi
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 2-2 Step 1: Shut down the system and turn the power OFF. Remove the system’s cover
Chapter 2 – Hardware Installation 2-3 2.3 Raptor 2100/2500 FPS Installation Figure 2-1 – Raptor 2100 Digital Flat Panel Subsystem Tech So
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3-1 Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR I-CLASS CARDS 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to install and configure I-Class Raptor cards. Insta
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3-2 • OpenWindows Version 3.5 or higher has already been installed on the system.
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards 3-3 prompt# mount -F hsfs -O -o ro \ /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom prompt# cd /cdrom/I-Class 6.
Addendum Information Date Released May 6, 2005 Changes made to: REVISION NUMBER CHANGES DATE A B C D E F Initial Release Raptor 2500 Suppor
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3-4 3.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depth After installation you will need to con
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards 3-5 The Raptor device(s) will be listed in the left column of the configuration screen displaye
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3-6 ‘t’ puts a test pattern on the entire display (hit any key to return to the ma
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards 3-7 2. Type the letter that corresponds to the Raptor card that you want to use as the console
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3-8 3.5.1.3 Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, and E450 If no other f
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards 3-9 ok setenv output-device /pci@1f,4000/TSI,raptor@# ok reset-all Once the system is reset,
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4-1 Chapter 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR T-CLASS CARDS 4.1 Overview This Chapter describes how to install and configure T-Class Raptor cards. Inst
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 4-2 • At least 2MB of disk space is available in /usr and /. • One or more of the
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards 4-3 If /cdrom/cdrom0 does not exist, mount the CD-ROM by typing the following: prompt# mount
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 OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 4-4 4.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depths 4.4.1 Raptor 1100T The default resol
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards 4-5 Raptor cards support the following bit-depths: 8 8-bit PsuedoColor 8+24 Simultaneous 8-b
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 4-6 Figure 4.1 - Trzconfig A description of the commands is as follows: Up/Down
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards 4-7 ‘h’ help ‘q’ exits the program without saving any changes 4.6 Setting Raptor as the C
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 4-8 4. Power off the system 5. Connect your monitor cable to the onboard VGA conn
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards 4-9 4.6.2 Raptor with a Secondary Framebuffer The Raptor can be made the console device
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 4-10 Once the system is reset, all console messages will be directed to the selecte
5-1 Chapter 5 OPENWINDOWS 5.1 Overview This section describes how to start up OpenWindows on the Raptor cards. The examples in this chapter use r
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 5-2 prompt# openwin -dev /dev/fbs/m640 \ -dev /dev/fbs/raptor0 The assigned OpenWi
Chapter 5 – OpenWindows 5-3 5.3 Setting Bit-Depth on I-Class Cards I-Class cards support 8-bit mox16 and mox24 modes. By default X windows comes
Customers will be charged an hourly rate plus materials ($300.00 USD minimum) for repairs and/or maintenance performed by Tech Source, Inc. that are n
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6-1 Chapter 6 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR SOFTWARE 6.1 Uninstalling Raptor Software To uninstall the packages comprising the Raptor software, first deter
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7-1 Chapter 7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 7.1 Who to Call for Help If you need help, please call our Technical Support Team at (800) 330-8301, or direc
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation/Reference Manual 7-2 7.3 Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs),
A-1 Appendix A CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview Normally the default console resolution is sufficient for most users but if the monitor
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual A-2 The display resolution of the Raptor 2000, Raptor 2500, Raptor 2100T, Raptor 25
Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution A-3 A.3 Video-Mode Method At the ok prompt in Boot PROM mode, the console resolution can easily be s
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual A-4 30 1600x1200x65 31 1600x1200x70 32 1600x1200x75 33 1600x1200x85 + 34 1600x
Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution A-5 NOTE: Please refer to Appendix B for a description of nvedit commands. For example, to set the con
i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1-1 1.1 Overview 1-1 1.2 Conventions 1-3 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2-1 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual A-6 The sync values can be added together to select more than one of the above. NO
Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution A-7 Use nvedit to remove the video-timing variable from NVRAM using the following procedure: 1. Typ
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B-1 Appendix B USING NVEDIT TO MODIFY NVRAM B.1 NVRAM Edit Commands This section discusses the use of NVRAM. The NVRAM is used for setting resolu
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C-1 Appendix C CARD SPECIFICATIONS C.1 Raptor 2100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual C-2 C.2 Raptor 1100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 32MB SGRAM MOX Hardware:
Appendix C – Card Specifications C-3 C.3 Raptor 2500T Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual C-4 C.4 Raptor 2500T-DL Specifications Frame Buffer: 64M
Appendix C – Card Specifications C-5 C.5 Raptor 2000 Specifications C.5.1 Raptor 2000-24M Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered;
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D 4.5 Trzconfig Utility 4-4 4.5.1 Interactive Configuration 4-5 4.6 Setting Raptor as the Console (Optional) 4-7
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual C-6 C.5.2 Raptor 2000-12M Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered;
Appendix C – Card Specifications C-7 C.6 Raptor 1000 Specifications Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered; 12 Megabytes VRAM MOX
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual C-8 C.7 Raptor 2500 Specifications Frame Buffer: 24 MB VRAM MOX Hardwa
D-1 Appendix D X Windows System Screen Dump Utility D.1 Overview D.1.1 TSI Screen Capture Utility tsiwd is a utility that dumps the contents of p
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation & Reference Manual D-2 Alternately, an exact region of the screen can be captured by specifying the
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iii TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A-1 A.1 Overview A-1 A.2 Output-Device Method A-2 A.3 Video-Mode Method A-3 A.4
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1-1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor graphics card for use with your Sun desktop/server. T
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