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- Page 1 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Copyright © 2005 Tech Source, Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 262-7100 Publication: 65-0228-01 Rev F May 6, 2005...
- Page 2 Addendum Information Date Released May 6, 2005 Changes made to: REVISION CHANGES DATE NUMBER Initial Release 07-02-01 Raptor 2500 Support 01-10-02 Added T-Class Cards 09-27-02 Integrated MOX T & I-Class Cards 05-14-03 Raptor 2500T Support and Solaris 02-05-04 2.5.1 Support Added Raptor 2500T-DL 05-06-05 The Tech Source logo, and Tech Source Raptor are trademarks of...
- Page 3 The product described in this manual may be protected by one or more U.S. patents, foreign patents, and/or pending patent applications. PREFACE This publication documents the Tech Source, Inc. Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation for use with the Tech Source, Inc.
- Page 4 Customers will be charged an hourly rate plus materials ($300.00 USD minimum) for repairs and/or maintenance performed by Tech Source, Inc. that are not covered by a Tech Source, Inc. warranty or maintenance contract. DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ALL EXPRESSED IMPLIED CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overvi ew 1.2 Conventions HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported 2.2 Installation Instructions 2.3 Raptor 2100/2500 installation SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR I-CLASS CARDS 3.1 Overview 3.2 Requirements 3.3 Installing I-Class Card Driver Software 3.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depth 3.4.1 Resolution on Raptor 2000 and Raptor 2500 3.4.2 Resolution on Raptor 1000 3.4.3 Raptorconfig Utility... - Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D 4.5 Trzconfig Utility 4.5.1 Interactive Configuration 4.6 Setting Raptor as the Console (Optional) 4.6.1 Raptor as the Only Framebuffer 4.6.1.1 Sun Blade 100 and Sun Blade 150 4.6.1.2 Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 4.6.1.3 Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, and E450 4.6.2 Raptor with a Secondary Framebuffer 4.6.2.1 Other PCI Framebuffers...
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Page 7: Raptor 1100T Specifications
TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview A.2 Output-Device Method A.3 Video-Mode Method A.4 Video-Timing Method A.5 Troubleshooting USING NVEDIT TO MODIFY NVRAM B.1 NVRAM Edit Commands CARD SPECIFICATIONS C.1 Raptor 2100T Specifications C.2 Raptor 1100T Specifications C.3 Raptor 2500T Specifications C.4 Raptor 2500T-DL C.5 Raptor 2000 Specifications... - Page 8 This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 9: Introduction
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor graphics card for use with your Sun desktop/server. This manual describes the installation and configuration of the Raptor graphics card and the accompanying software. This software runs on Sun PCI desktops/servers and supports two classes of Raptor graphics cards. - Page 10 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Raptor 2500T Supports either 2560x2048 (digital) 2048x2048 resolution (digital), depending upon the hardware configuration. Raptor 2500T-DL Supports either 2560x2048 (digital) 2048x2048 resolution (digital), depending upon the hardware configuration. The appropriate configuration supports Tech-Source 2500FPS or 2100FPS respectively.
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Page 11: Conventions
Chapter 1 - Introduction 1.2 Conventions This manual will follow certain conventions throughout. Whenever a variable name, command name, directory, or filename is used in a paragraph it will appear in a mono-spaced font. At times the reader will be instructed to enter commands at a prompt. - Page 12 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 13: Hardware Installation
Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION Hardware Configurations Supported The Raptor cards have been tested on and currently support the following PCI based systems. Sun Blade 100 Sun Blade 150 Sun Blade 1000 Sun Blade 2000 Sun Blade 2500 Ultra 5 Ultra 10 Ultra 80 Enterprise 250 Enterprise 450... - Page 14 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Step 1: Shut down the system and turn the power OFF. Remove the system’s cover along with any cables that prevent you from doing so. Find an available PCI slot, and remove the bracket and screw.
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Page 15: Raptor 2100/2500 Installation
Chapter 2 – Hardware Installation 2.3 Raptor 2100/2500 FPS Installation Figure 2-1 – Raptor 2100 Digital Flat Panel Subsystem 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. - Page 16 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 17: Software Installation For I-Class Cards
Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR I-CLASS CARDS 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to install and configure I-Class Raptor cards. Installation of T -Class Raptor cards is covered in Chapter 4. The following is a list of I-Class cards: Raptor 1000 Raptor 2000 Raptor 2500 NOTE: This software must be installed on your system prior to... -
Page 18: Installing I-Class Card Driver Software
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual OpenWindows Version 3.5 or higher has already been installed on the system. This is typically bundled with the At least 2MB of disk space is available in /usr and /. One or more of the cards listed in Section 3.1 are presently installed in the workstation. - Page 19 Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards prompt# mount -F hsfs -O -o ro \ /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom prompt# cd /cdrom/I-Class To install the software, type: prompt# ./install_all This script will ask you a number of yes-or-no questions (generated by Sun's pkgadd installation program). Answer these questions appropriately.
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Page 20: Changing Resolution And Bit-Depth
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depth After installation you will need to configure the OpenWindows screen resolution, bit-depth, and refresh rate for your monitor. (This resolution is different from the console resolution. Appendix A discusses changing the console resolution.) At any time after installation you can change these parameters by using the raptorconfig utility. - Page 21 Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards The Raptor device(s) will be listed in the left column of the configuration screen displayed by raptorconfig. (See Figure 3.1). Figure 3.1 Raptorconfig A description of the commands is as follows: selects the desired graphics Up/Down Arrow device to modify selects the parameter to modify...
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Page 22: Raptor As The Only Framebuffer
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual puts a test pattern on the entire ‘t’ display (hit any key to return to the main screen) saves current settings and exits ‘s’ help ‘h’ exits the program without saving ‘q’ any changes Setting Raptor... -
Page 23: Ultra 5 And Ultra 10
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards Type the l e tter that corresponds to the Raptor card that you want to use as the console device. Raptor cards can be identified by looking for the string TSI or raptor in the list of device names. -
Page 24: Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, And E450
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 3.5.1.3 Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, and E450 If no other framebuffers are present in a Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, or E450 then the Raptor will be the console by default, provided the board is in a valid probed PCI slot. -
Page 25: Other Pci Framebuffers
Chapter 3 – Software Installation for I-Class Cards ok setenv output-device /pci@1f,4000/TSI,raptor@# ok reset-all Once the system is reset, all console messages will be directed to the selected Raptor card. NOTE: To restore the default graphics device as the console for any reason, simply set the output-device variable back to its default value of screen as below: ok setenv output-device screen... - Page 26 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank. 3-10...
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Page 27: Software Installation For T-Class Cards
Chapter 4 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR T-CLASS CARDS Overview This Chapter describes how to install and configure T -Class Raptor cards. Installation of I - Class Raptor cards is covered in Chapter 3. The following is a list of T-Class cards: Raptor 2100T Raptor 1100T Raptor 2500T... -
Page 28: Installing T-Class Card Driver Software
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual At least 2MB of disk space is available in /usr and /. One or more of the cards listed in Section 4.1 are presently installed in the system. Installing T -Class Card Driver Software The following are step-by-step instructions for installing the Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Software from a CD-ROM. - Page 29 Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards If /cdrom/cdrom0 does not exist, mount the CD-ROM by typing the following: prompt# mount -F hsfs -O -o ro \ /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom prompt# cd /cdrom/T-Class To install the software, type: prompt# ./install_all This script will ask you a number of yes-or-no questions (generated by Sun's pkgadd installation program).
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Page 30: Changing Resolution And Bit Depth
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Changing Resolution and Bit-Depths 4.4.1 Raptor 1100T The default resolution of the Raptor 1100T is set to 1280x1024. The resolution of this card can be changed through the trzconfig utility. This utility can also be used to change the bit-depths. -
Page 31: Interactive Configuration
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards Raptor cards support the following bit-depths: 8-bit PsuedoColor Simultaneous 8-bit PsuedoColor and 24-bit 8+24 True Color 24-bit True Color Two 8-bit PseudoColor visuals MOX, 8-bit Normal, 13-bit Group, 5-bit mox16 Absolute MOX, 8-bit Normal, 21-bit Group, 13-bit mox24 Absolute MOX, 8-bit Normal, 24-bit Group, 21-bit... - Page 32 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Figure 4.1 - Trzconfig A description of the commands is as follows: selects the desired graphics Up/Down Arrow device to modify selects the parameter to modify Left/Right Arrow (e.g. resolution, bit-depth, or sync) modifies the parameter for the Space Bar...
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Page 33: Setting Raptor As The Console (Optional)
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards help ‘h’ exits the program without saving ‘q’ any changes Setting Raptor Console (Optional) This section describes how to configure the Raptor as the console device in your system. NOTE: If the procedure for your system is not described below, please contact Tech Source. -
Page 34: Ultra 5 And Ultra
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Power off the system Connect your monitor cable to the onboard VGA connector on your system back panel Power on the system. 4.6.1.2 Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 To use the Raptor as the system console on an Ultra 5 or Ultra 10 as the only framebuffer, first disable the graphics device which comes built-in to the Ultra 5 and Ultra 10. -
Page 35: Raptor With A Secondary Framebuffer
Chapter 4 – Software Installation for T-Class Cards 4.6.2 Raptor with a Secondary Framebuffer NOTE: This section does not apply to Sun Blade machines. The information in section 4.6.1 applies to all Sun Blades with multiple framebuffers. The Raptor can be made the console device when other secondary framebuffers are present in the system. -
Page 36: Other Pci Framebuffers
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Once the system is reset, all console messages will be directed to the selected Raptor card. NOTE: To restore the default graphics device as the console for any reason, simply set the output-device variable back to its default value of screen as below: ok setenv output-device screen ok reset-all... -
Page 37: Openwindows
Chapter 5 OPENWINDOWS Overview This section describes how to start up OpenWindows on the Raptor cards. The examples in this chapter use raptor0 as the device name but the device name of your card may be different. The following table lists the different Raptor cards and their corresponding device names. -
Page 38: Common Desktop Environment (Cde)
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual prompt# openwin -dev /dev/fbs/m640 \ -dev /dev/fbs/raptor0 The assigned OpenWindows screen numbers correspond to the order of the devices on the command line. NOTE: In the above example, the raptor device instance number is 0. -
Page 39: Setting Bit-Depth On I-Class Cards
Chapter 5 – OpenWindows Setting Bit-Depth on I-Class Cards I-Class cards support 8-bit mox16 and mox24 modes. By default X windows comes up in 8-bit mode on these cards. The bit-depth can be selected by using the raptorconfig utility (see Section 3.4.3.) For an explanation of the various MOX modes, please see Section 5.5. - Page 40 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 41: Uninstalling Raptor Software
Chapter 6 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR SOFTWARE Uninstalling Raptor Software To uninstall the packages comprising the Raptor software, first determine which packages were installed by typing: prompt# pkginfo | grep TSI This will list the packages from Tech Source that are installed on your system. - Page 42 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 43: Technical Assistance
Chapter 7 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. -
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Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation/Reference Manual Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), are available on our website located at: http://www.techsource.com... -
Page 45: Changing The Console Resolution
Appendix A CHANGING THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview Normally the default console resolution is sufficient for most users but if the monitor does not “sync-up” you may need to change the console resolution. NOTE: It is recommended that you use raptorconfig to test a resolution before configuring the console to that resolution. -
Page 46: Output-Device Method
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual The display resolution of the Raptor 2000, Raptor 2500, Raptor 2100T, Raptor 2500T and Raptor 2500T-DL cards cannot be changed. It is possible to change the console resolution on the Raptor 1000 and Raptor 1100T cards. The procedures described in this appendix are: Output-Device Method... -
Page 47: Video-Mode Method
Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution A.3 Video-Mode Method At the ok prompt in Boot PROM mode, the console resolution can easily be set on the Raptor 1000 and Raptor 1100T cards by using one of the preinstalled resolution modes. These resolution settings are identified by the following video modes: Raptor 1000/1100T Video Modes: 640x480x72... -
Page 48: Video-Timing Method
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 1600x1200x65 1600x1200x70 1600x1200x75 1600x1200x85 + 1600x1280x76 * NOTE: The resolutions followed by an * use composite sync. The resolutions followed by a + are not supported on the Raptor 1100T. Use nvedit to set the video-mode variable in NVRAM to the number that corresponds to the desired video mode in the preceding table. - Page 49 Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution NOTE: Please refer to Appendix B for a description of nvedit commands. For example, to set the console resolution to 1280x1024x76, type the following: ok nvedit 0: : video-timing " 1280, 384, 32, 64, 1024, 43, 3, 8, 135000000, 0"...
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Page 50: Troubleshooting
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual The sync values can be added together to select more than one of the above. NOTE: To obtain the timing parameters required to use the video-timing method, please contact Tech Source with your monitor's requirements. - Page 51 Appendix A - Changing the Console Resolution Use nvedit to remove the video-timing variable from NVRAM using the following procedure: 1. Type nvedit at the ok prompt in Boot PROM mode. 2. Use <Ctrl-n> to move to the next line until the cursor is on the line where video-timing is defined.
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Page 53: Using Nvedit To Modify Nvram
Appendix B USING NVEDIT TO MODIFY NVRAM B.1 NVRAM Edit Commands This section discusses the use of NVRAM. The NVRAM is used for setting resolution in the Video-Mode and Video-Timing methods. To edit the NVRAM, type nvedit at the ok prompt. There are several commands that you must use to edit the variables in NVRAM: <Backspace>... - Page 54 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 55: Card Specifications
Appendix C CARD SPECIFICATIONS C.1 Raptor 2100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer Priority Management, 2 blending l ayers 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 56 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 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...
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Page 57: Raptor 2500T Specifications
Appendix C – Card Specifications 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 PCI Interface: 33/66 MHz, 32/64-bit... -
Page 58: Raptor 2500T-Dl
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Raptor 2500T-DL Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM M 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 59: Raptor 2000 Specifications
Appendix C – Card Specifications Raptor 2000 Specifications C.5.1 Raptor 2000-24M 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:... -
Page 60: Raptor 2000-12M
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual C.5.2 Raptor 2000-12M 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:... -
Page 61: Raptor 1000 Specifications
Appendix C – Card Specifications C.6 Raptor 1000 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 62: Raptor 2500 Specifications
Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Raptor 2500 Specifications Frame Buffer: 24 MB VRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX 32 ASIC; 24 layer Priority Management Hardware Cursor: 3 color, 64 x 64 bitmap Color Lookup Primary color map with 2048 Tables: entries and two auxiliary color maps with 256 entries... -
Page 63: Windows System Screen Dump Utility
Appendix D X Windows System Screen Dump Utility D.1 Overview D.1.1 TSI Screen Capture Utility tsiwd is a utility that dumps the contents of portions of the X Window screen to a file. It stores the data in a graphics file format that uses 24-bit lossless compression. - Page 64 Raptor OpenWindows for Solaris Installation & Reference Manual Alternately, an exact region of the screen can be captured by specifying the region's geometry using the geometry option. The "x" and "y" specify the upper left-hand corner of the region, which, along with "width" and "height", describe the rectangular area to be captured.
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