Sun Microsystems Sun Blade 2000 Manual page 4

2. Log out, then log back in for the change to take effect.
Note – 24-bit mode performance might be slower than 8-bit color depth mode.
Setting to 8+24-bit Color Depth
If both 8-bit and 24-bit graphics are to be run simultaneously (8+24-bit color depth),
the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator patch must first be installed.
Solaris 8: 114537-19 or later
Solaris 9: 114538-20 or later
1. As superuser, download and install the appropriate patch:
a. Go to the Sun website:
http://sunsolve.sun.com
b. Click the Patchfinder link.
c. Enter patch id 114537 for Solaris 8, or 114538 for Solaris 9 into the field and
click Find Patch.
d. Download the patch.
e. Unzip the patch. This example unzips the Solaris 8 version of the patch:
# unzip 114537-19.zip
f. Install the patch. For example:
# patchadd 114537-19
g. After the patch installation is complete, reboot the system:
# reboot
2. Using the fbconfig command, set the Sun XVR-100 graphics accelerator to 8+24-
bit color depth.
% fbconfig -dev pfb0 -fake8 enable
2 Sun Blade 1000 and Sun Blade 2000 Product Notes • June 2004