SunVideo Plus for PCI User's Guide

Preface

This manual describes how to install and use the SunVideo(TM) Plus for PCI subsystem with your Sun(TM) computer system. It is intended for end users and system administrators.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, Introduction to SunVideo Plus provides an overview of the SunVideo Plus product.

Chapter 2, Installing SunVideo Plus lists installation requirements and describes how to install hardware and software for the SunVideo Plus card.

Chapter 3, SunVideo Compatibility Mode describes SunVideo Plus and SunVideo compatibility mode.

Chapter 4, SunVideo Plus Example Programs provides programming tools and XIL program examples.

Chapter 5, XIL Attributes for SunVideo Plus provides SunVideo Plus XIL programming attributes.

Glossary is a list of terms and phrases found in this book and their definitions.

Using UNIX Commands

This document may not contain information on basic UNIX commands and procedures such as shutting down the system, booting the system, and configuring devices.

See one or more of the following for this information:

Typographic Conventions

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface or Symbol 

Meaning 

Examples 

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output. 

 

Edit your .login file.

Use ls -a to list all files.

% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, when contrasted with on-screen computer output. 

 

% su

Password:

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, words to be emphasized. 

Command-line variable; replace with a real name or value. 

Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide.

These are called class options.

You must be root to do this.

To delete a file, type rm filename.

Shell Prompts

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell 

Prompt 

C shell  

machine_name%

C shell superuser  

machine_name#

Bourne shell and Korn shell  

$

Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser  

#

Related Documentation

Refer to documentation supplied with your platform system for specific hardware installation procedures.

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Table P-3 SunExpress Contact Information

Country 

Telephone 

Fax 

Belgium 

02-720-09-09 

02-725-88-50 

Canada 

1-800-873-7869 

1-800-944-0661 

France 

0800-90-61-57 

0800-90-61-58 

Germany 

01-30-81-61-91 

01-30-81-61-92 

Holland 

06-022-34-45 

06-022-34-46 

Japan 

0120-33-9096 

0120-33-9097 

Luxembourg 

32-2-720-09-09 

32-2-725-88-50 

Sweden 

020-79-57-26 

020-79-57-27 

Switzerland 

0800-55-19-26 

0800-55-19-27 

United Kingdom 

0800-89-88-88 

0800-89-88-87 

United States 

1-800-873-7869 

1-800-944-0661 

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