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- Page 1 Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual Copyright © 2005 Tech Source, Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 262-7100 Publication #65-0229-01 Rev D June 22, 2005...
- Page 2 Addendum Information Date Released June 22, 2005 Changes made to: REVISION CHANGES DATE NUMBER Initial Release 03-01-01 T-Class support on HP-UX 10.20 08-19-04 Support for HP-UX 11.0 and 11i 04-30-04 Removed support for Raptor 06-22-05 2500T and added support for Raptor 2500T-DL The Tech Source, Inc.
- Page 3 more U.S. patents, foreign patents, and/or pending patent applications. PREFACE This publication documents the Tech Source, Inc. Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation for use with the Tech Source, Inc. Raptor cards. This manual is intended for users who incorporate the Tech Source, Inc.
- Page 4 DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ALL EXPRESSED IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, ARE DISCLAIMED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT SUCH DISCLAIMERS ARE HELD TO BE LEGALLY INVALID.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.2 Conventions HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported 2.2 Installation of All Raptor Graphics Cards 2.3 Installation of Raptor 2100/2500 FPS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Requirements 3.2 CD-ROM Installation 3.2.1 Installation on HP-UX 10.20 3.2.2 Installation on HP-UX 11.0 3.2.3 Installation on HP-UX 11i 3.2.4 Mounting the CD-ROM Manually 3.3 New Devices... - Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS UNINSTALLLING RAPTOR DRIVERS FOR HP-UX 5.1 Uninstalling Raptor Drivers TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 6.1 Who To Call For Help 6.2 Email Address 6.3 Website CARD SPECIFICATIONS A.1 Raptor 2000 Specifications A.2 Raptor 2100T Specifications A.3 Raptor 2500T-DL Specifications A.4 Raptor 1100T Specifications...
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Page 7: Introduction
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor graphics card for use with your HP workstation/server. This manual describes the installation of the Raptor graphics hardware and software on Hewlett Packard workstations/servers (B, C & J class.) This software comprises of device drivers for the following Raptor graphics cards. -
Page 8: Conventions
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 1.2 Conventions This manual will follow certain conventions throughout. Whenever a variable name, command name, directory, or file name is used in a paragraph, they will appear in a mono-spaced font. At times the reader will be instructed to enter commands at a prompt. -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported The Raptor graphics cards have been tested on and currently supports the following PCI based HP workstations/servers running in single and multi-screen configurations. HP B-class HP C-class HP J-class The Section 2.2 discusses the installation of the various Raptor cards in the host machine (HP workstation/server.) The Raptor flat panel subsystems have additional instructions on how to connect the graphics card to the DFP (digital flat panel.) These are discussed in... - Page 10 Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual Step 2: Install the Raptor card firmly into the PCI Local Bus 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.
- Page 11 Chapter 2 – Hardware Installation Tech Source offers two flat panel subsystems: the Raptor 2100FPS with a resolution of 2048x2048 (4MP), and the Raptor 2500FPS with a resolution of 2560x2048 (5MP). Each subsystem is comprised of one LCD flat panel (4MP or 5MP), one Raptor 2500T-DL graphics card, and a standard Dual-Link DVI cable to connect them together.
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Page 13: Software Installation
Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Requirements The following are prerequisites for installing the Raptor Drivers for HP- UX software: The workstation/server is running HP-UX 10.20, HP-UX 11.0 or HP-UX 11i Any previous versions of Raptor software have already been uninstalled. At least 5MB of disk space available in /usr for drivers. -
Page 14: Installation On Hp-Ux
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 3.2.1 Installation on HP-UX 10.20 The following are step-by-step instructions for installing the Raptor Drivers for HP-UX 10.20 software from a CD-ROM. 1. Install a supported Raptor card in the HP workstation/server, and boot the system. - Page 15 Chapter 3 - Software Installation 9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. If any warnings or errors are reported, check the Logfile (default: /var/adm/sw/swagent.log), correct the errors, then continue. 3.2.2 Installation on HP-UX 11.0 The following are step-by-step instructions for installing the Raptor Drivers for HP-UX 11.0 software from a CD-ROM.
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Page 16: Installation On Hp-Ux 11I
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 8. Press <tab> to activate the menu bar. Move the cursor across to 'Actions' and press <Enter>. Move the cursor down to 'Install (analysis)' and press <Enter>. 9. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete installation. If any warnings or errors are reported, check the Logfile (default: /var/adm/sw/swagent.log), correct the errors, then continue. -
Page 17: Mounting The Cd-Rom Manually
Chapter 3 - Software Installation NOTE: You only need to install the packages for the graphics card that you wish to use. 8. Press <tab> to activate the menu bar. Move the cursor across to 'Actions' and press <Enter>. Move the cursor down to 'Install (analysis)' and press <Enter>. -
Page 18: New Devices
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual (Replace /dev/dsk/c1t2d0 with your device file from step 3.) 5. Verify that you can read the CD-ROM. # ls /CD-ROM 6. Initiate "swinstall" and specify your mount point as the source depot. # swinstall -s /CD-ROM 7. - Page 19 Chapter 3 - Software Installation installation, or if for some other reason the device nodes are not created, or if any Raptor cards are added to or removed from the system after the software has been installed, then the Raptor drivers must be reconfigured in order to create the proper device nodes under /dev (i.e.
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Page 20: Changing Resolution On Raptor Cards
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 3.4 Changing Resolution on Raptor Cards 3.4.1 Changing Resolution on Raptor 2000 and Raptor 2100T The resolution for Raptor 2000 and Raptor 2100T cards are fixed at 2048 x 2048. 3.4.2 Changing Resolution on Raptor 1100T The Raptor 1100T card is capable of supporting multiple resolutions. -
Page 21: Invoking X Windows
Chapter 4 INVOKING X WINDOWS 4.1 Overview There are several ways to invoke X Windows on your system: startx xinit Common Desktop Environment (CDE) This section assumes the use of the csh environment. If you prefer a different shell, make the appropriate changes from the examples. All of the examples in this section use the device names /dev /raptor0 and /dev/rap1kt0. -
Page 22: Multi-Screen Mode
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual #Screen /dev/crt Screen /dev/raptor0 4.2.2 Multi-Screen Mode To run X Windows on the console and the Raptor card, list the devices in the order you wish to register them with X. The first device listed will be screen :0.0;... -
Page 23: Config File
Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows Two 8-bit PseudoColor visuals By default X Windows comes up in 8-bit mode on all Raptor cards. There are two ways to set bit-depth: By editing the config file /var/X11/TSIScreenConfig By setting the environment variable STARSMODE The default visual in 8+24-bit mode is PseudoColor. -
Page 24: Starsmode Variable
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 4.3.1.2 STARSMODE Variable The bit-depth of the Raptor card can be set using the STARSMODE environment variable. This variable should be set before starting up the X server. For example, set the bit-depth of the Raptor card to 8+24 #setenv STARSMODE +8+24 To set the bit-depth of the Raptor card to 8+8 #setenv STARSMODE +8+8... -
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Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows The resolution field should contain the name of a resolution from the resfile. The sync field can be used to specify a sync flag. If it is set to 1, the sync flag will default to the value specified in the resfile. -
Page 26: Common Desktop Environment (Cde)
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 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 the command line, xinit will look for a file in the user's home directory called .xserverrc to run as a shell script to start up the server. -
Page 27: Uninstallling Raptor Drivers For Hp-Ux
Chapter 5 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR DRIVERS FOR HP-UX 5.1 Uninstalling Raptor Drivers To remove the Raptor Drivers for HP-UX from the system, follow the steps below carefully: NOTE: If you have a previous version of Raptor Drivers, please use the uninstall procedure provided with that software. 1. - Page 28 Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 5. Move the cursor down to Remove (analysis) and press <Enter>. 6. When the Status becomes Ready, press <tab> until OK is highlighted, and press <Enter>. 7. A warning message will pop up. Read the warning, then select Yes.
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Page 29: Technical Assistance
Chapter 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 6.1 Who to Call for Help If you need help, please call our Technical Support Team at (800) 330-8301, or directly at (407) 262-7100 between the hours of 9:30am - 5:30pm EST Monday through Friday. Please have the software part number, version, and serial number for your Raptor card(s) available when contacting Tech Source in order to expedite support. -
Page 30: Website
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual 6.3 Website For detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), please visit our website located at: http://www.techsource.com... -
Page 31: Card Specifications
Appendix A CARD SPECIFICATIONS A.1 Raptor 2000 Specifications Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered; 24 Megabytes VRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 24 layer Priority Management Hardware Cursor: 3 color, 64 x 64 bitmap Color Lookup Table(s): 1024 entries PCI Interface: 33 MHz, 32-bit Video Interface:... -
Page 32: Raptor 2100T Specifications
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual A.2 Raptor 2100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 32MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer Priority Management, 2 blending layers Hardware Cursor: Up to 3 cursors Color Lookup Primary color map with 2048 Tables: entries and two auxiliary color maps with 256 entries each... -
Page 33: Raptor 2500T-Dl Specifications
Appendix A – Card Specifications A.3 Raptor 2500T-DL Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer Priority Management, 2 blending layers Hardware Cursor: Up to 3 cursors Color Lookup Primary color map with 2048 Tables: entries and two auxiliary color maps with 256 entries each PCI Interface:... -
Page 34: Raptor 1100T Specifications
Raptor Drivers for HP-UX Installation and Reference Manual A.4 Raptor 1100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 32MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer Priority Management, 2 blending layers Hardware Cursor: Up to 3 cursors. Color Lookup Primary color map with 2048 Tables: entries and two auxiliary color maps with 256 entries each... - Page 35 NOTES...
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