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Chapter 4 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers 27
Xinerama
Xinerama is an X window system feature available in Solaris 8 system software and
subsequent compatible releases for Sun graphics boards including the Sun XVR-600
graphics accelerator.
Refer to the proper
Xservers(1)
man page and
Xservers
documentation for
further information.
Using Xinerama
When the window system is started in Xinerama mode, all windows can be
seamlessly moved across screen boundaries, thus creating one large, super high-
resolution, virtual display. With Sun OpenGL 1.2.3 and 1.3 for Solaris or subsequent
compatible releases, this functionality is extended to OpenGL applications. No
recompilation is necessary for a legacy application to work with Xinerama mode
across multiple screens, even if the application was compiled with an older version
of Sun OpenGL for Solaris.
1. To enable Xinerama mode (single logical screen) on multiscreen displays, add
+xinerama
to the
Xsun
command line in the
/etc/dt/config/Xservers
file.
As superuser, type:
2. Modify the
Xservers
file.
Enter the
Xservers
file content on a single line:
#
cd /etc/dt/config
# vi + Xservers
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun +xinerama
-dev /dev/fbs/jfb0 -dev /dev/fbs/jfb1