Sun Microsystems Ultra 10 Getting Started Manual page 39

To change the display mode of your PGX24 graphics card (the default mode on new
systems is 24-bit):
1. Become superuser on the system.
2. Set the display mode by typing one of the following:
To change to 8-bit, type: m64config -depth 8
To change to 24-bit, type: m64config -depth 24
3. Either log out or exit the operating environment, then restart the operating
environment.
When the operating environment starts, the display will be in the mode you
selected.
PGX24-Support Software Patches for Earlier
Solaris Releases
You must install patches on top of the following releases:
Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware:11/97 release (patch 103792-18)
Solaris 2.6 5/98 Release (patch 105362-18)
Software patches may be updated after the release of this product. You may contact
Sun Enterprise Services, or go to the Sun Online Support Tools web site,
http://www.sun.com/service/online to obtain the latest software patch.
Note – These patches do not support optional PGX, Creator, or Elite graphics cards.
Installing PGX24 Graphics Software on the
Solaris 2.5.1 Hardware:11/97
1. Insert the Sun Ultra 10 Software Supplement CD into your CD-ROM drive.
2. Become superuser on the system.
3. Go to the directory that contains the patch by typing:
cd /cdrom/U10SVC/Patches/103792-18
4. Install the patch by typing:
./installpatch
5. Reboot the system.
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