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Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers
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Preface
Chapter 1 TurboGXplus Frame Buffer
TurboGXplus-supported Monitors
Default Screen Resolutions
Programming the Screen Resolution
Configuring Monitors Using a UNIX Script
Configuring Monitors Using the PROM Method
Setting Up a Single Monitor Using the PROM Method
Setting Up a Single Monitor Using a UNIX Script
Setting Up Multiple Monitors Using a UNIX Script
Chapter 2 Creator Graphics Accelerator
Default Screen Resolutions
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing Screen Resolutions (-res)
Changing Screen Visuals List
Changing the Visual List Order (-linearorder, -overlayorder)
Changing the Default Visual (-deflinear, -defoverlay)
Changing OpenGL Visual Support (-expvis)
Changing SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Support (-sov)
Creator Series 3 Options
Setting Gamma Correction (-g, -gfile)
Choosing Extended Overlay (-extovl)
Impact on Screen Visual List by Various ffbconfig Visual Flags
Effect on the Default Visual and the Visual Group Ordering
Effect on the Number of Visual Instances Within Selected Groups
Addition of the SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Property and the Transparent SOV Visuals in the 8-bit Overlay Group
Stereo Connector
Creator Series 1 Stereo Connector
Creator Series 2 and Series 3 Stereo Connector
Stereo Signal
Chapter 3 The Creator Window System
Creator Visuals
List of Visuals
Overlay and Underlay Structure
Comparison with the SX Accelerator
Gamma Correction
Single Color LUT
Comparing Creator with the ZX Accelerator
Window Manager Implications
Hardware Color LUT Usage
Reducing Colormap Flashing
Notes to End Users
Notes to Programmers
Hardware Window IDs
Cursor Management
Hardware Double Buffering
Device Configuration
Performance Notes
Direct Xlib
The X11perf Benchmark
No Creator Pixel Copy Hardware
Background None Window Transient Color Effects
Chapter 4 XIL Acceleration on the Creator Graphics Accelerator
XIL Data Types
Accelerated Functions
Notes to Table 7-1
Double Buffer Support
Chapter 5 PGX Graphics Accelerator
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing the Screen Resolution Temporarily
Printing the PGX Hardware Configuration
For More Information
PEX Library Bug Workaround
Chapter 6 PGX32 Graphics Accelerator
Interactive Configuration
Noninteractive Configuration
Examples
Other Methods for Changing the Screen Resolution
Guidelines
Methods
EDID Auto-detect Feature for PGX32
output-device Method
Video Mode Method
Video Timing Method
Setting PGX32 as the Console (Optional)
PGX32 Card as the Only Frame Buffer
Sun Ultra 5 and Sun Ultra 10 Systems
Sun Ultra 30 and Sun Ultra 60 Systems
PGX32 Card With a Secondary Frame Buffer
Onboard Graphics (Ultra 5 and Ultra 10 Only)
Systems With UPA Bus Frame Buffers
Other PCI Frame Buffers
Starting the Desktop Environment
OpenWindows Environment
Using the PGX32 Card as the Console
Using Multiple PGX32 Cards
Common Desktop Environment (CDE)
X Display Manager
Using nvedit to Modify NVRAM
Chapter 7 Elite3D Graphics Accelerator
Default Screen Resolutions
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing Screen Resolutions (-res)
Changing Screen Visuals List
Changing the Visual List Order (-linearorder, -overlayorder)
Changing the Default Visual (-deflinear, -defoverlay)
Changing OpenGL Visual Support (-expvis)
Changing SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Support (-sov)
Setting Gamma Correction (-g, -gfile)
Choosing Extended Overlay (-extovl)
Choosing the Number of WIDs and Colors in the Overlay (-maxwids)
Impact on Screen Visual List by Various afbconfig Visual Flags
Effect on the Default Visual and the Visual Group Ordering
Effect on the Number of Visual Instances Within Selected Groups
Addition of the SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Property and the Transparent SOV Visuals in the 8-bit Overlay Group
Stereo Connector
Stereo Signal
Chapter 8 Expert3D Graphics Accelerator
Configuration Utilities
The fbconfig Utility
The SUNWifb_config Utility
Default Screen Resolutions
Supported Screen Resolutions
Changing Screen Resolutions (-res)
Changing Screen Visuals List
Changing the Visual List Order (-linearorder, -overlayorder)
Changing the Default Visual (-deflinear, -defoverlay)
Changing OpenGL Visual Support (-expvis)
Changing SERVER_OVERLAY_VISUALS Support (-sov)
Setting Gamma Correction (-g, -gfile)
Choosing Extended Overlay (-extovl)
Multiple Monitor Configuration
Defining the Expert3D Card as the Default Console
Expert3D Connectors
Stereo Connector
Video Synchronization Port
Multiview Ports
Configuring Multiple Expert3D Graphics Cards
Chapter 9 Multiple Monitors on a System
Multiple Monitor Configuration
Sun Ultra Systems
Sun SPARCstation SBus Systems
Device File Names
Checking the Available Frame Buffers
Starting OpenWindows from the Console
Running OpenWindows on Multiple Monitors
Changing the Polling Order
SBus Addresses
Polling Order
Changing the sbus-probe-list
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