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Sun XVR-200 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide • December 2006

Features

The Sun XVR-200 graphics accelerator (

FIGURE 1-1

) offers the following advanced

features:

■

32-Mbyte PCI-Express (PCI-E) x1 bus interface

■

8+24-bit simultaneous visuals

■

Off-screen pixmap caching

■

Sun OpenGL

®

for Solaris

TM

support through Sun Direct Pixel Access (DPA)

extension

See the following sections for details.

FIGURE 1-1

Sun XVR-200 Graphics Accelerator

Sun XVR-200

Backplate

graphics accelerator

Summary of Contents for Sun XVR-200

Page 1: ...un Microsystems Inc www sun com Submit comments about this document at http www sun com hwdocs feedback Sun XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide Part No 819 5737 11 December 2006 Revision A...

Page 2: ...s Tous droits r serv s L utilisation est soumise aux termes de la Licence Cette distribution peut comprendre des composants d velopp s par des tierces parties Des parties de ce produit pourront tre d...

Page 3: ...al environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if it is not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual it may cause harmful interference to r...

Page 4: ...n XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator Installation Guide December 2006 BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance...

Page 5: ...ass EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2000 Pass IEC 61000 4 2 6 kV Direct 8 kV Air IEC 61000 4 3 3 V m 80 1000MHz 10 V m 800 960 MHz and 1400 2000 MHz IEC 61000 4 4 1 kV AC and DC Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal Lines I...

Page 6: ...zardous Substances roHS directive 2002 95 EC S S Dennis P Symanski DATE Worldwide Compliance Engineering Sun Microsystems Inc 4150 Network Circle MPK15 102 Santa Clara CA 95054 U S A Tel 650 786 3255...

Page 7: ...s Visuals 3 Cached Pixmaps 3 OpenGL Support 4 2 Installing the Software and Hardware 5 Before Installation 5 Software Requirements 5 Installing the Software 6 Software Package Locations 6 Installing t...

Page 8: ...lution at the OpenBoot Prompt 21 Overview 21 Output Device Method 23 Video Mode Method 24 Video Timing Method 26 Video Mode Troubleshooting 27 B Monitor Cable Adapters 29 Cable Adapter 29 Connecting M...

Page 9: ...Configuration Interface Display 14 FIGURE B 1 LHF60 Video Port Connection to DVI Video Ports Using LFH60 2xDVI Adapter Splitter Cable 30 FIGURE B 2 LHF60 Video Port Connection Using DVI HD15 Adapters...

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Page 11: ...2 5 Configuration Interface Options 15 TABLE 2 6 Parameter Options 15 TABLE A 1 Default Console Resolution 21 TABLE A 2 Screen Resolutions by Video Mode 24 TABLE A 3 Video Mode Troubleshooting 27 TAB...

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Page 13: ...re and software installation instructions Chapter 3 describes the procedure for modifying your Xservers file for identifying the graphics device Appendix A describes how to change the console screen r...

Page 14: ...shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information Software documentation that you received with your system Solaris Operating System docum...

Page 15: ...ble on or through such sites or resources Typeface1 1 The settings on your browser might differ from these settings Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen com...

Page 16: ...rested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of y...

Page 17: ...ns on the Sun Fire T2000 system This chapter includes the following topics Installation Kit on page 1 Features on page 2 Installation Kit The Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator installation kit includes...

Page 18: ...e following advanced features 32 Mbyte PCI Express PCI E x1 bus interface 8 24 bit simultaneous visuals Off screen pixmap caching Sun OpenGL for SolarisTM support through Sun Direct Pixel Access DPA e...

Page 19: ...flashing issue with a 24 bit visual while providing the 8 bit visual that is required by some legacy 8 bit color only applications Cached Pixmaps All Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerators support off scre...

Page 20: ...a smaller pixmap in the off screen memory the smaller pixmap moves to system memory and remains there even after the larger pixmap is destroyed OpenGL Support Sun OpenGL for Solaris support is provide...

Page 21: ...ng Resolution and Color Depth Through the GUI on page 13 Before Installation Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals that corresponds to your Solaris Operating System The handbook describes...

Page 22: ...Directories Directory Name Description Copyright U S version of copyright Docs Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator documentation FR_Copyright French version of copyright README Listing of Sun XVR 200 gra...

Page 23: ...service console with the server After you have been able to successfully boot the server and log in as superuser go to Step 2 2 As superuser check if the Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator is already on...

Page 24: ...of the licensing agreement information you are asked to accept it install Sun Microsystems Inc Sun ENTITLEMENT for SOFTWARE Licensee Company Entity receiving Software Effective Date Date Sun delivers...

Page 25: ...is prompt Installing TSImkox v TSImkomn TSImkow for Solaris 10 Installation of drivers is complete To uninstall this software use the uninstall script on this CDROM or the following script var tmp xvr...

Page 26: ...f the CD ROM is not already mounted type Note The CD ROM device might be different on your system For example dev dsk c0t2d0s2 3 To remove Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator software type In this exampl...

Page 27: ...I E graphics cards Your system platform documentation also provides removal procedures To find the most recent information on supported systems for the Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator and additional...

Page 28: ...contains Sun XVR 200 device specific configuration information To get a list of all graphics devices on your system type This example shows a list of graphics devices displayed Use the fbconfig help...

Page 29: ...solution from the OpenBoot ok prompt a list of supported resolutions and additional information However if you decide to set a different resolution and color depth configuration under the X Window Sys...

Page 30: ...f the X Window System is running on the Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator to be configured please exit out of it before running fbconfig Failure to do so could result in a corrupted screen for the rema...

Page 31: ...e TABLE 2 4 lists the parameters TABLE 2 5 Configuration Interface Options Option Description Up Down Arrow To select the desired graphics device you want to modify Left Right Arrow To select the para...

Page 32: ...config from etc openwin server etc or usr openwin server etc respectively depth 8 24 8 24 Changes the color depth to 8 only or 8 24 mode defaults Changes all option values to their default values doub...

Page 33: ...led dual screen mode The Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator has only one graphic processor and two DACs The drawing engine is capable of driving both DACs See X Window System Dual Screen Mode Configurat...

Page 34: ...he maximum effective resolution across both screens is 3200 1200 60 analog In the dual screen mode only the 24 bit TrueColor visual is supported In single head configurations the resolution is limited...

Page 35: ...e Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator device name is mko0 To configure the Xservers file do the following 1 Become superuser and open the etc dt config Xservers file If the etc dt config Xservers file do...

Page 36: ...r the Xservers file content in one long line This example shows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator mko0 to start the desktop 3 Log out then log back in 4...

Page 37: ...creen If a type of monitor is used where the EDID auto detect is not preset at the ok prompt console boot messages and DT login screen will not display In this case set screen resolutions using fbconf...

Page 38: ...on the digital video port only If overrides are used to exceed this limit only analog signals will be produced by the DVI port Digital signals will be turned off If you are using a monitor with DDC2B...

Page 39: ...ist of video modes and use the corresponding entry as the console resolution For example to use VESA1280 1024 75 as the console resolution go to the ok prompt and type Note The Sun Fire T2000 system d...

Page 40: ...eo mode type where 8 is the selected video mode Note The last three commands enable the NVRAM Without these lines the changes you make with nvedit will be ignored ok nvedit 0 8 value video mode 1 ctrl...

Page 41: ...70 17 1152 900 75 18 1152 900 76 19 1152 900 85 20 1280 800 76 21 1280 1024 60 22 1280 1024 67 23 1280 1024 67 24 1280 1024 75 25 1280 1024 76 26 1280 1024 85 27 1600 1000 66 28 1600 1000 76 29 1600...

Page 42: ...n and is only to be used for monitors with resolutions that are not available in the video mode method Note The video timing method should be used only if the preceding methods have been unsuccessful...

Page 43: ...described in this Appendix to configure the console resolution but the card still defaults to something other than the resolution specified A priority scheme is used to determine the boot console reso...

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Page 45: ...ge 29 Connecting Monitors With DVI Video Ports on page 30 Monitors With HD15 VGA Video Ports on page 31 Cable Adapter The Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator installation kit includes the following adapt...

Page 46: ...00 graphics accelerator LFH60 video port 2 Connect each DVI connector end of the adapter splitter cable to the DVI ports of your digital monitor FIGURE B 1 FIGURE B 1 LHF60 Video Port Connection to DV...

Page 47: ...ort 2 Connect a DVI HD15 adapter to each end of the LFH60 DVI adapter splitter cable DVI connector FIGURE B 2 3 Connect the HD15 end of the DVI HD15 adapter to the HD15 VGA monitor video port FIGURE B...

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Page 49: ...with UL Listed ITE that have installation instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories TABLE C 1 lists the product specifications TABLE C 1 Sun XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator Power...

Page 50: ...ptions Power rating 5V 3 Amps Dimensions 16 13cm x 6 89cm 6 35 x 2 712 Dot clock max 360 MHz primary 230 MHz secondary 135 MHz digital Video sync Separate composite Video connector LFH60 15pm D shell...

Page 51: ...Appendix C Sun XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 35 FIGURE C 1 LFH60 Connector and Pin Signal Descriptions 15 16 30 1 46 45 31 60 Display 2 4 Display 1 3...

Page 52: ...r for a supported workstation monitor FIGURE C 2 DVI Connector Pinouts TABLE C 2 Sun XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator DVI Cable Pinouts Pin Signal 1 TMDS Data 2 2 TMDS Data 2 3 TMDS Data 2 4 Shield 4 TMDS...

Page 53: ...a 0 18 TMDS Data 0 19 TMDS Data 0 5 shield 20 TMDS Data 5 21 TMDS Data 5 22 TMDS Clock shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Red analog C2 Green analog C3 Blue analog C4 Analog horizontal sync C5 Anal...

Page 54: ...3 HD15 VGA Connector Pinouts TABLE C 3 Sun XVR 200 Graphics Accelerator HD15 Connector Pinouts Pin Signal 1 Red analog video 2 Green analog video 3 Blue analog video 4 Monitor ID2 5 Ground 6 Red shie...

Page 55: ...rence Manual which lists a number of tests that exercise frame buffers Use graphicstest for the mko devices You can run SunVTS on the Sun XVR 200 graphics accelerator at the console or on the desktop...

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Page 57: ...and Mouse Installation Guide 819 2907 for instructions on connecting the keyboard and mouse to a Sun system Refer to the Sun Fire T2000 Server Installation Guide 819 2546 to locate the four USB ports...

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Page 59: ...or depth default 13 configuration GUI menu 14 configuration interactive 14 configuration noninteractive 15 16 D default color depth 13 21 default console resolution 21 default console resolution chang...

Page 60: ...environment variable 23 overview 1 P PCI Express bus interface 3 pinouts DVI connector 36 HD15 VGA connector 38 LFH 60 connector 34 power requirements 33 R reboot 9 removing the software 10 S screen...

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