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- Page 1 Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Copyright 2004 Tech Source Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 262-7100 Publication #65-0205-01 Rev F September 23, 2004...
- Page 2 Addendum Information Date Released September 23, 2004 Changes made to: REVISION CHANGES DATE NUMBER Initial Release 10-23-96 Adding Stars Support 07-01-98 Minor updates 07-10-98 Name of card changed from STARS 03-28-00 2K to Raptor 2000. Deleted the DB chapter (not required anymore). Other minor enhancements including MOX info.
- Page 3 All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced in any form or by any means without prior written permission of the copyright owner. RESTRICTED RIGHTS LEGEND: Use, duplication, or disclosure by the U.S. Government is subject to restrictions of FAR 52.227- 14(g)(2)(6/87) and FAR 52.227-19 (6/87);...
- Page 4 Freight charges associated with the repair or replacement of components under warranty are to be shared by Tech Source, Inc. and the customer. All customers, domestic and international, shall bear the freight charges for the product return. Tech Source, Inc. shall bear the outbound freight charges up to $13.00 (USD) per returned product, whether domestic or international.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview 1.2 MOX Extension Support 1.3 Conventions HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported 2.2 Installation Instructions 2.3 Installation of the Raptor 2500 FPS 2.4 Installation of the Raptor 2100 FPS SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Requirements 3.2 CD-ROM Installation 3.3 Configuring the Raptor as LFT Display 3.4 Supported Resolutions 3.4.1... - Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4.5 xdm 4.5.1 MOX Mode Using xdm 4.6 Common Desktop Environment (CDE) 4.6.1 MOX Mode Using CDE UNINSTALLING RAPTOR X11R6.1 FOR AIX 5.1 Uninstall Using SMIT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 6.1 Who to Call For Help 6.2 Email Address 6.3 Website APPENDIX A A.1 Raptor 2100T Specifications...
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Page 7: Introduction
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview This manual describes the installation for Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX. This software supports the following cards: • Raptor 2000-24M • Raptor 2000-12M • Raptor 2000-24M AIX • Raptor 1100T • Raptor 2100T • Raptor 2500T In this manual, the cards will be collectively referred to as “Raptor”. -
Page 8: Mox Extension Support
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Note: Before installing this software, you must uninstall any previous versions of the software. 1.2 MOX Extension Support Tech Source supports an X-server extension called MOX (Multiple Overlay eXtension) on the Raptor graphics cards. The underlying software (available as a server extension and a client library) needed for MOX support has been included as a part of this Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX software product. -
Page 9: Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported The software has been tested on and currently supports IBM RS/6000 systems (with PCI slots), running in single and multi- screen configurations. The RS/6000 systems currently tested on Raptor 2000 cards are: •... -
Page 10: Installation Of The Raptor 2500 Fps
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual NOTE: Remember which cables go to which connectors. You may want to label the cables and connectors before disconnecting them. Step 1: Shutdown the system and turn the power OFF, remove the system’s cover, find an available PCI Local Bus slot, and remove the bracket and screw. - Page 11 Raptor X11R6.1 for Solaris Installation Manual The Raptor 2500T card has one connector on the front bracket. One side of the provided cable has the LFH60 connector that connects to the graphics card. The cable splits into two with MDR26 connectors on the opposite end. These two connectors marked A &...
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Page 12: Installation Of The Raptor 2100 Fps
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Installation of the Raptor 2100 FPS The Raptor 2100 FPS is comprised of the Raptor 2500T graphics card (configured for 2048x2048 resolution) and the Tech Source 2100 FPS digital flat panel, along with associated cables and software. -
Page 13: Software Installation
Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Requirements The following are prerequisites for installing Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Software: • The system is running AIX 4.3.3, AIX 5.1, AIX 5.2 • Any previous version of TSI software has already been uninstalled. (Please refer to the manual that accompanied that software for the appropriate uninstall procedure). - Page 14 Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Insert the CD-ROM labeled “Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX" into the CD-ROM drive. Mount the CD-ROM drive. To do this using SMIT, perform the following steps: • Select System Storage Management | File Systems | Mount a File System •...
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Page 15: Configuring The Raptor As Lft Display
Chapter 3 – Software Installation After installing the drivers, reboot the machine. Turn on the machine and the AIX should now recognize the Raptor correctly. You can verify this by entering the following command: prompt% lsdisp If a Raptor 2100T card is present in the system, this command should return an entry like: DEV_NAME SLOT... -
Page 16: Supported Resolutions
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Note: Use “-d” for temporary change of display until the next reboot, or “-p” to make a permanent change of display If the Raptor card is the only graphics device in the system, it will automatically be configured as the default LFT (console) device. -
Page 17: Invoking X11R6.1
Chapter 4 INVOKING X11R6.1 Overview There are several ways to invoke X11R6.1 on your system: • xinit • • Common desktop Environment (CDE) • All of the above with MOX extension enabled Important: For all these methods, there are some environment variables that must be set. - Page 18 Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual If no specific client program is given on the command line, xinit will look for a file in the user's home directory called .xinitrc to run as a shell script to start up client programs. If no such file 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...
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Page 19: Setting Bit-Depth And Resolution
Chapter 4 - Invoking X11R6.1 Setting Bit-Depth and Resolution 4.3.1 Setting Bit-Depth Raptor cards support various bit-depths and overlay configurations. This section describes required settings these configurations. The default bit-depth for all Raptor cards is 8-bit. 4.3.1.1 Setting Bit-Depth on Raptor 2000 The Raptor 2000 supports 8-bit, mox16 and mox24 modes (see Table 1.) Mode/Bit-Depth... -
Page 20: Setting Bit-Depth On T-Class Cards
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual 4.3.1.2 Setting Bit-Depth on T-Class Cards The bit-depth of Raptor 1100T, Raptor 2100T and Raptor 2500T can be set to 8-bit only, 8+24-bit, 24-bit, mox16, mox24 or mox32 (see Table 2.) Mode/Bit-Depth Description of Mode 8-bit 8-bit PseudoColor visual 8+24 mode... -
Page 21: Config File
Chapter 4 - Invoking X11R6.1 Other bit-depths can be selected in a similar manner. NOTE: In the case when both methods to set bit-depth are used, the STARSMODE variable takes precedence over the settings in the TSIScreenConfig file. 4.3.1.2.2 Config File The depth and resolution of the Raptor T-Class card can be set using the /usr/X11R6.1/etc/TSIScreenConfig file. -
Page 22: Setting The Resolution
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual 4.3.2 Setting the Resolution The resolution of the Raptor 2000 and Raptor 2100T cards is fixed at 2048x2048. The Raptor 2500T is configured in hardware to support either 2048x2048 or 2560x2048 resolutions. Therefore, depending on your flat panel subsystem, it will support the appropriate resolution. -
Page 23: Enabling Mox Extension During X11R6.1 Server Startup
Chapter 4 - Invoking X11R6.1 Enabling Extension During X11R6.1 Server Startup By default, the X11R6.1 server starts in an 8-bit mode. However, on Raptor cards you may start the X11R6.1 server with MOX extension enabled. (Details of the MOX Extension to X Server are in separate technical white paper documentation.) These MOX modes apply to all Raptor cards: MOX, 8-bit Normal, 13-bit Group, 5-bit Absolute... -
Page 24: Mox Mode Using Xdm
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual The Xservers file will have individual lines to represent the X- server startup on each of the display device on which an xdm login screen is desired. Each startup line in Xservers file should be modified to look like the following to enable the Raptor device based xdm login screen: :0 Local local-uid@console root \... -
Page 25: Common Desktop Environment (Cde)
Chapter 4 - Invoking X11R6.1 4.6 Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is available with AIX and is independent of the Raptor software. In order to use CDE, you need to configure only /usr/dt/config/Xservers file. The example below shows how to modify Xservers file to start CDE on Raptor 2100T. - Page 26 Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual This page intentionally left blank. 4-10...
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Page 27: Uninstalling Raptor X11R6.1 For Aix
Chapter 5 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR X11R6.1 FOR AIX 5.1 Uninstall Using SMIT To uninstall Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX using SMIT, perform the following steps: • Select Software Installation and Maintenance | Maintain Installed Software | Remove Software Products • In the Software Name box, select the installed Raptor software products. - Page 28 Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Note: Be sure that the Preview Only option is set to no prior to uninstalling, or else the uninstallation will not actually occur.
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Page 29: Technical Assistance
Chapter 6 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 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 X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), are available on our website located at: http://www.techsource.com... -
Page 31: Raptor 2100T Specifications
Appendix A CARD SPECIFICATIONS A.1 Raptor 2100T 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 Table(s) 2048 main, 512 auxiliary entries PCI Interface: 33/66 MHz, 32/64-bit Universal Signaling Video Interface:... -
Page 32: Raptor 2500T Specifications
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual A.2 Raptor 2500T 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... -
Page 33: Raptor 2000-12M Specifications
Appendix A – Card Specifications A.3 Raptor 2000-12M Specifications Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered; 12 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... -
Page 34: Raptor 2000-24M Specifications
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual A.4 Raptor 2000-24M Specification 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 Drawing Processor: Number 9 Imagine 128;... -
Page 35: Raptor 2000-24M Aix Specifications
Appendix A – Card Specifications A.5 Raptor 2000–24M AIX 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 Drawing Processor: Number 9 Imagine 128;... -
Page 36: Raptor 1100T Specifications
Raptor X11R6.1 for AIX Installation Manual A.6 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 37 Notes...
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