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Raptor 4000 Series: Reference Manual             

 

 

 
 

©2009 Tech Source Inc.

                   

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Part #65-0271-01

 

 

 
Installation and configuration of MOX software is discussed 
throughout this chapter.  The MOX software must be installed only 
once. The software can be found in the MOX directory on the 
cdrom. In the example below, the MOX software automatically 
modifies the 

“Module”

 Section in the 

xorg.conf

 file.  

 

Section "Module" 
        Load  "dbe" 
        Load  "extmod" 
      Load "MOX"            # TSI MOX Extension 
        Load  "fbdevhw" 
        Load  "glx" 
        Load  "record" 
        Load  "freetype" 
        Load  "type1" 
        Load  "dri" 
EndSection 

 
For more information about MOX, please contact Tech Source for 
a technical white paper. 
 
 
 

3.5 

TSIMISC Extension Support 

 

This extension provides various additional functionalities that are 
not included within the regular Xserver. Current implementation of 
TSIMISC extension enables a user to constrain the cursor to a 
particular screen. 

 

The software can be found in the 

tsimisc 

directory on the cdrom. 

Upon installation of extension

 

package the 

xorg.conf

 file gets 

updated so that the TSIMISC extension is loaded when the X 
server starts. In the example below, the TSIMISC software 
automatically modifies the 

“Module”

 Section in the 

xorg.conf

 

file. 

 

Summary of Contents for Raptor 4000

Page 1: ...tor 4000 Series Drivers Installation and Reference Linux Manual Copyright 2009 Tech Source Inc 442 Northlake Boulevard Altamonte Springs FL 32701 407 262 7100 Publication 65 0271 01 Rev B January 13 2...

Page 2: ...companies or organizations Tech Source Inc disclaims any responsibility for any references to those trademarks herein All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any...

Page 3: ...the freight charges for the product return Tech Source Inc shall bear the outbound freight charges up to 20 00 USD per returned product whether domestic or international Any additional freight charge...

Page 4: ...ED OR IMPLIED CONDITIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT...

Page 5: ...phics Hardware 11 3 8 1 Monitor Section 14 3 8 2 Device Section 14 3 8 3 Screen Section 16 3 8 4 Server Layout Section 17 4 Invoking the X Server 19 4 1 Overview 19 4 2 startx 20 4 3 xinit 20 4 4 xdm...

Page 6: ...l for Help 43 7 2 Email Address 43 7 3 Website 44 Appendix A Card Specifications 45 A 1 Raptor 4000 Specifications 45 A 2 Raptor 4000e Specifications 46 A 3 Raptor 4000 LR Specifications 47 A 4 Raptor...

Page 7: ...upport of another kernel please contact Tech Source at hotline techsource com The following products are supported Raptor 4000 Supports 2048x2048 resolutions digital and analog on a PCI bus Raptor 400...

Page 8: ...l follow certain conventions throughout Whenever a variable name command name directory or filename is used in a paragraph it will appear in a mono spaced font At times the reader will be instructed t...

Page 9: ...ach head on the card can co exist with the other and display distinct screens Raptor cards use loadable drivers and can co exist in multi screen configurations with other VGA SVGA graphics cards provi...

Page 10: ...irmly into the PCI slot Take care to press it evenly and snugly into the slot Once you are certain the card is installed properly in the slot secure it with the bracket screw Step 3 Secure the system...

Page 11: ...re prerequisites for installing the Raptor Drivers for Linux Software At least 3MB of disk space available in and usr for drivers A Raptor card is presently installed in the workstation server See Cha...

Page 12: ...for Linux from a CD ROM 1 Login as root on the target system using bin sh as your shell 2 Insert the CD ROM labeled Raptor Drivers for Linux into the drive 3 If the drive is already mounted the follo...

Page 13: ...and the related FAQ and HOWTO To install the driver package on kernel 2 4 type prompt rpm Uvh rapafp rpm To install the driver package on kernel 2 6 type prompt rpm Uvh rapafp6 rpm 6 Reboot the system...

Page 14: ...ges including the Raptor 4000 series software drivers and all software extensions such as TSIMISC and MOX 1 Refer to steps 1 through 4 in the step by step instructions for mounting the CD ROM and sele...

Page 15: ...type Load type1 Load dri EndSection For more information about MOX please contact Tech Source for a technical white paper 3 5 TSIMISC Extension Support This extension provides various additional funct...

Page 16: ...v directory for each head It is denoted by rapafp for each card where represents an instance number assigned by the operating system For example dev rapafp0 is the first head seen by the system dev ra...

Page 17: ...adapters and cables may block this signal By default the X server will start with the resolution that DDC has reported If the Auto Detect feature fails the card will use the resolution specified in t...

Page 18: ...n must have a unique Identifier BusID and Device option field For more information on multi screen environment refer to Section 4 5 An example configuration of a Raptor 4000 Series card is listed belo...

Page 19: ...isplay Depth 16 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection EndSection TSI Raptor 4000 Configuration Sections Section Device Identifier Rapafp1 Driver rapaf...

Page 20: ...ier is used in the Screen section NOTE The BusID value in the configuration file will be updated automatically during software installation The BusID will need to be updated manually for additional Ra...

Page 21: ...4 bit True Color visuals mox24 MOX 8 bit Normal 21 bit Group 13 bit Absolute mox32 MOX 8 bit Normal 24 bit Group 21 bit Absolute ScaleCursPos This Boolean field option is useful when monitors of diffe...

Page 22: ...match the Identifier specified in one of the Device sections Monitor This field should remain unchanged for the Raptor 4000 Series cards Refer to the XFree86 or X org documentation for instructions o...

Page 23: ...tion Display Depth 16 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection EndSection 3 8 4 Server Layout Section This is the section which specifies the server layo...

Page 24: ...card the following example shows the ServerLayout section with the Raptor Series card as the second screen Section ServerLayout Identifier XFree86 Configured Screen 0 Screen0 LeftOf Raptor4000 0 Scre...

Page 25: ...R6HOME lib prompt set path X11R6HOME bin path All of the options specific to the Tech Source Raptor graphics accelerators are set through the option field in the Device section of the xorg conf file N...

Page 26: ...c to run as a shell script to start up client programs If no such file exists xinit will use the following as a default xterm geometry 1 1 n login display 0 If no specific server program is given on t...

Page 27: ...equired to start xdm are provided in the directory etc X11 xdm depending on the distribution on your system the path to these files might be different The configuration file xdmconfig contains referen...

Page 28: ...creen section These sections in the xorg conf file are added once during driver installation and will need to be added manually for each additional 4000 Series card installed For multiscreen mode the...

Page 29: ...dev rapafp0 Option Mode 24 Option ScaleCursPos on Screen 0 Option Head 0 Option DDCCheck off Option Rotation r Option Sync sx Option BackingStore Option SaveUnder Option TranspColor 0x0a3246 EndSecti...

Page 30: ...Screen Identifier Raptor4000 1 Device Rapafp1 Monitor TSI FP DVI DefaultDepth 24 SubSection Display Depth 8 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 16 Modes 2048x2048 EndSubSection Sub...

Page 31: ...rder of Display The order of appearance for the display of two cards can be configured in the xorg conf file In the example given below the display of the primary card is specified to be on the left o...

Page 32: ...be set to 8 and the other values should remain unchanged Section Device Identifier Rapafp0 Driver rapafp BusID PCI 41 0 0 Card TSI Raptor 4000 Option Device dev rapafp0 Option Mode 8 Option ScaleCursP...

Page 33: ...default depth should be set to 8 Section Device Identifier Rapafp0 Driver rapafp BusID PCI 41 0 0 Card TSI Raptor 4000 Option Device dev rapafp0 Option Mode 8 8 Option ScaleCursPos on Screen 0 Option...

Page 34: ...lor 0x0a3246 EndSection The following example shows the mox24 mode being selected for a Raptor 4000 card The Mode option is set to mox24 Section Device Identifier Rapafp0 Driver rapafp BusID PCI 41 0...

Page 35: ...ith the exception of the Raptor 3500e card Details about MOX can be obtained in a technical white paper available separately from Tech Source The following MOX modes are supported on the Raptor 4000 S...

Page 36: ...you wish to display modify the Modes option in the Screen section of the xorg conf file In the SubSection Display listed beneath the DefaultDepth specify the new resolution in double quotes next to t...

Page 37: ...048x2048 EndSubSection SubSection Display Depth 24 Modes 1280x1024 EndSubSection EndSection If the monitor is not DDC capable the option Sync in the Device section should be uncommented so that the di...

Page 38: ...on Display Depth 24 Modes 2048x2048_D EndSubSection EndSection TSI Raptor 4000 Configuration Sections Section Screen Identifier Raptor4000 1 Device Rapafp1 Monitor TSI FP DVI DefaultDepth 24 SubSectio...

Page 39: ...tarting the Xserver for changes to take effect By default the DDCCheck off option is commented out so DDC is used When overriding DDC the desired resolution should be defined in the xorg conf file In...

Page 40: ...or 4000 Option Device dev rapafp0 Option Mode 24 Option ScaleCursPos on Screen 0 Option Head 0 Option DDCCheck off Option Rotation r Option Sync sx Option BackingStore Option SaveUnder Option TranspCo...

Page 41: ...55 92 2048 2080 2112 2176 2048 2053 2056 2079 ModeLine 2048x2048_T 271 67 2048 2096 2104 2208 2048 2058 2061 2071 ModeLine 2560x2048 292 40 2560 2592 2608 2672 2048 2049 2050 2055 EndSection Next the...

Page 42: ...or to starting the Xserver If this option is commented out then X Windows will be displayed in regular non rotated mode There are two rotation modes clockwise and counterclockwise To start X Windows i...

Page 43: ...mode the Rotation option must be commented in the Device Section of your rotation card as given in the example below Section Device Identifier Rapafp0 Driver rapafp BusID PCI 5 9 0 Card TSI Raptor 400...

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Page 45: ...0271 01 5 Uninstalling Software 5 1 Uninstalling the Software To uninstall the software driver package For Kernel 2 4 type prompt rpm e rapafp For Kernel 2 6 type prompt rpm e rapafp6 To uninstall th...

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Page 47: ...used to display console video A proper VGA card and driver will need to be installed to display console video Q When must I make modifications in order for a Raptor 4000 Series card to start on the X...

Page 48: ...configuration file is being used in regards to any changes made The line in the log file will read something like Using config file etc X11 xorg conf If this is the correct configuration file then ne...

Page 49: ...nd serial number for your Raptor card s available when contacting Tech Source in order to expedite support Please make a note of this information in the area below DETAILS OF YOUR CARD S P N _________...

Page 50: ...000 Series Reference Manual 2009 Tech Source Inc 44 Part 65 0271 01 7 3 Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions FAQs are available on our website located at http www techso...

Page 51: ...maps Bits per Pixel 8 16 24 or 32 software configurable Dynamic Color Plane Groups 32 I O Interface 66 MHz 64 bit Universal Video Connector DVI Dual Link Digital up to 2048x2048 High Resolution Head...

Page 52: ...nfigurable Dynamic Color Plane Groups 32 I O Interface PCI Express 1x Compliant with PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Video Connector DVI Dual Link Digital up to 2048x2048 High Resolution Head Analog is 50...

Page 53: ...AUX 256 entry maps Bits per Pixel 8 16 24 or 32 software configurable Dynamic Color Plane Groups 32 I O Interface PCI 66 MHz 64 bit Video Connector DVI Dual Link Digital up to 1920x1200 DVI Dual Link...

Page 54: ...s per Pixel 8 16 24 or 32 software configurable Dynamic Color Plane Groups 32 I O Interface PCI Express 1x Compliant with PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Video Connector DVI Single Link Digital up to 1920x...

Page 55: ...ors 2 AUX 256 entry maps Bits per Pixel 8 16 24 or 32 software configurable Dynamic Color Plane Groups 32 I O Interface PCI 66 MHz 64 bit Video Connector DVI Dual Link Digital up to 2048x2048 High Res...

Page 56: ...terface PCI Express 1x Compliant with PCI Express Base Spec 1 0a Video Connector DVI Dual Link Digital up to 2048x2048 High Resolution Head DVI Dual Link Digital up to 2048x2048 Low Resolution Head An...

Page 57: ...he DDC capable display panel prior to starting the X server The head closest to the PCI slot first head will support resolutions up to 2048x2048 Digital and 2048x2048 Analog The Raptor 4000 LR and Rap...

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Page 59: ...08 06 16 Component Name Hazardous Substances or Elements Lead Pb Mercury Hg Cadmium Cd Chromium VI Compounds Cr6 Poly brominated Biphenyls PBB Poly brominated Diphenyl Ethers PBDE 4000 Raptor 4000 Ser...

Page 60: ...r hazardous substance contained in all of the homogeneous materials for this part is below the limit requirement in SJ T11363 2006 X SJ T 11363 2006 X Indicates that this toxic or hazardous substance...

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