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- Page 1 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Copyright © 2005 Tech Source, Inc. 442 S. North Lake Blvd. Altamonte Springs, FL 32701 (407) 262-7100 Publication: 65-0261-01 Rev. A January 25, 2005...
- Page 2 Addendum Information Date Released January 25, 2005 Changes made to: REVISION CHANGES DATE NUMBER Initial Release 01-25-05 The Tech Source logo, and Tech Source Raptor are trademarks of Tech Source, Inc. X Window System is a trademark and product of X.org.
- 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 DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation for use with the Tech Source, Inc. Raptor cards.
- 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 Overview 1.2 Conventions HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported 2.2 Installation Instructions SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Overview 3.2 Requirements 3.3 CD-ROM Installation 3.4 Changing Resolution and Bit-Depth 3.4.1 dltconfig Utility 3.5 Setting Raptor as the Console (Optional) 3.5.1 Raptor as the Only Framebuffer 3.5.1.1 Sun Blade 100 and Sun Blade 150 3.5.1.2 Ultra 5 and Ultra 10... - Page 6 TABLE OF CONTENTS UNINSTALLING DL-LITE DRIVERS SOFTWARE 5.1 Uninstalling Software TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 6.1 Who To Call For Help 6.2 Email Address 6.3 Website THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview CARD SPECIFICATIONS B.1 Raptor DL-Lite Specifications X WINDOWS SYSTEM SCREEN DUMP UTILITY C.1 Overview C.1.1 TSI Screen Capture Utility C.2 Usage...
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Page 7: Introduction
Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor DL-Lite graphics card for use with your Sun desktop/server. This manual describes the installation and configuration of the Raptor DL-Lite graphics card and the accompanying software. This software runs on Sun PCI desktops/servers. -
Page 8: Conventions
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual 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 9: 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 •... - Page 10 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers 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 11: Software Installation
Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Overview This chapter describes how to install and configure the Raptor DL-Lite Drivers software. The software is provided on CD-ROM or by FTP and is composed of the following packages: • Device drivers for the Raptor DL-Lite TSIrdlt •... -
Page 12: Cd-Rom Installation
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual CD-ROM Installation The following are step-by-step instructions for installing the Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Software from a CD-ROM. Install a Raptor card in the computer as described in Chapter 2. Boot the computer with the -r (reconfiguration) option. - Page 13 Chapter 3 – Software Installation prompt# mount -F hsfs -O -o ro \ /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 /cdrom prompt# cd /cdrom 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 14: Changing Resolution And Bit-Depth
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers 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 the console resolution.) The resolution of the Raptor DL-Lite card is fixed at 2560x1600 at 60 Hz. - Page 15 Chapter 3 – Software Installation The Raptor device(s) will be listed in the left column of the configuration screen displayed by dltconfig. (See Figure 3.1). Figure 3.1 dltconfig 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 16: Raptor As The Only Framebuffer
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers 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’... -
Page 17: Ultra 5 And Ultra 10
Chapter 3 – Software Installation Type the letter 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. Type setenv output-device <Control-Y>. -
Page 18: Sun Blade 1000, Sun Blade 2000, Ultra 80, E250, And E450
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers 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 19: Other Pci Framebuffers
Chapter 3 – Software Installation ok setenv output-device /pci@1f,4000/TSI,rapdlr@# 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 ok reset-all... - Page 20 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank. 3-10...
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Page 21: Openwindows
Chapter 4 OPENWINDOWS Overview This section describes how to start up OpenWindows on the Raptor cards. The examples in this chapter use rapdlt0 as the device name but the device name of your card may be different depending on the instance number. 4.1.1 Raptor as the Console If the Raptor is the console, type: prompt# openwin... -
Page 22: Common Desktop Environment (Cde)
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Common Desktop Environment (CDE) Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is available with Solaris 2.5 and higher versions and it is independent of the Raptor software. If you have installed CDE and would like the CDE login screen to appear on the Raptor display, you will need to change your /etc/dt/config/Xservers file to include the following line: :0 Local local-uid@console root \... -
Page 23: Mox Modes
Chapter 4 – OpenWindows MOX Modes The following MOX modes are available: MOX, 8-bit Normal, 13-bit Group, 5-bit Absolute mox16 MOX, 8-bit Normal, 21-bit Group, 13-bit Absolute mox24 MOX, 8-BIT Normal, 32-bit Group, 24-bit Absolute mox32 NOTE: Details of the MOX extension to X Server are in a separate technical white paper.. - Page 24 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 25: Uninstalling Dl-Lite Drivers Software
Chapter 5 UNINSTALLING DL-LITE DRIVERS SOFTWARE Uninstalling Software To uninstall the packages comprising the Raptor DL-Lite Drivers software, type: prompt# pkgrm TSIrdltw TSIrdlt The MOX package can be uninstalled by typing: prompt# pkgrm TSImox... - Page 26 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 27: 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 28: Website
Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual Website Detailed product information and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), are available on our website located at: http://www.techsource.com... -
Page 29: The Console Resolution
Appendix A THE CONSOLE RESOLUTION A.1 Overview The Raptor DL-Lite card can be configured to be the console in the UltraSPARC workstation. The default resolution and depth are as follows: Board Resolution Refresh Bits/Pixels Sync Raptor DL-Lite 2560x1600 Separate The display resolution of the DL-Lite cannot be changed. - Page 30 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 31: Card Specifications
Appendix B CARD SPECIFICATIONS B.1 Raptor DL-Lite 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 32 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and Reference Manual This page intentionally left blank.
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Page 33: Windows System Screen Dump Utility
Appendix C X Windows System Screen Dump Utility C.1 Overview C.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 34 Raptor DL-Lite Drivers for Solaris Installation and 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"...
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