Sun Microsystems XVR-300 x8, User Manual

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Page 3: ... 1 Installation Kit 1 Features 2 Video Formats 4 Technical Support 6 2 Installing the Hardware and Software 7 Before Installation 7 Installing the Hardware 7 Supported Systems and PCI Express Slots 8 Notes 9 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Software 11 Software Packages 12 Sun OpenGL for Solaris Software 13 Installing the Software 14 ...

Page 4: ...t Methods 27 Setting Up Video Output Methods 27 Checking Device Configuration 31 A Monitor Cable Adapters 33 Cable Adapters 33 Connecting Monitors With DVI Video Ports 34 Connecting Monitors With HD15 VGA Video Ports 35 B Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 37 Board Specifications 37 DMS 59 Video Port 38 DMS 59 Connector Pinouts 38 DVI Connector Pinouts 41 HD15 VGA Connector Pinouts...

Page 5: ...10 FIGURE A 1 DMS 59 Video Port Connection Using DMS 59 2xDVI Adapter Splitter Cable 34 FIGURE A 2 DMS 59 Video Port Connection Using DMS 59 2xDVI Adapter Splitter Cable 35 FIGURE A 3 DMS 59 Video Port Connection Using DVI HD15 Adapters 36 FIGURE B 1 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator DMS 59 Video Port 38 FIGURE B 2 DMS 59 Connector 39 FIGURE B 3 DMS 59 2xDVI I Adapter Splitter Cable DVI Connecto...

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Page 7: ...2 3 Location of Sun XVR 300 x8 Software Packages 12 TABLE 2 4 Solaris 9 and 10 Software Package Names 12 TABLE 2 5 Sun OpenGL 1 5 for Solaris Software Patches 13 TABLE 2 6 Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris Software Patches 13 TABLE B 1 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Specifications 37 TABLE B 2 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator DMS 59 Pinout 39 TABLE B 3 DVI Video Cable Connector Pinout 42 TABLE B ...

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Page 9: ...e not approved by Sun Microsystems Inc may void the authority granted to the user by the FCC to operate this equipment FCC Class B Notice This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation...

Page 10: ...rique de la classe A est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada ICES 003 Class B Notice Avis NMB 003 Classe B This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada BSMI Class A Notice The following statement is applicable to products shipped to Taiwan and marked as Class A on the product compliance label ...

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Page 13: ...3000A As Information Technology Equipment ITE Class B per as applicable EN 55022 1994 A1 1995 A2 1997 Class B EN 61000 3 2 2000 Pass EN 61000 3 3 1995 A1 2000 Pass EN 55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 Required Limits IEC 61000 4 2 4 kV Direct 8kV Air IEC 61000 4 3 3 V m IEC 61000 4 4 1 kV AC Power Lines 0 5 kV Signal and DC Power Lines IEC 61000 4 5 1 kV AC Line Line and Outdoor Signal Lines 2 kV AC Line...

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Page 15: ...mands and procedures such as shutting down the system booting the system and configuring devices Refer to the following for this information Software documentation that you received with your system Solaris Operating System documentation which is at http docs sun com Shell Prompts Shell Prompt C shell machine name C shell superuser machine name Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn she...

Page 16: ...irectories 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 Replace command line variables with real names or values Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options You must be superuser to do thi...

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Page 19: ...file system platforms Installation Kit on page 1 Features on page 2 Video Formats on page 4 Technical Support on page 6 Installation Kit The Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator installation kit includes Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator Sun XVR 300 x8 software CD ROM One DMS 59 2xDVI I adapter splitter cable One DVI HD15 VGA adapter One low profile bracket Antistatic wrist strap Sun XVR 300 x8 G...

Page 20: ...HD15 VGA and DVI monitor connectors for a wide range of Sun and third party monitors 3D support through Sun OpenGL for Solaris software Note For low profile systems you must replace the board bracket with the low profile bracket supplied in the installation kit See Chapter 2 FIGURE 1 1 shows the full height Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator FIGURE 1 1 Full Height Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelera...

Page 21: ...Accelerator Overview 3 FIGURE 1 2 Low Profile Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator FIGURE 1 3 shows the DMS 59 video port on the full height I O bracket Sun XVR 300 x8 DMS 59 video port graphics accelerator low profile DMS 59 video port ...

Page 22: ...erify that selected resolution is a supported video resolution for this monitor TABLE 1 1 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Video Formats Display Resolution Vertical Refresh Rate Sync Standard Aspect Ratio Format Maximum Color Depth 1920 x 1200 60 70 75 Hz Sun 16 10 24 bit 1920 x 1080 60 72 Hz See Note Sun 16 9 24 bit 1856 x 1392 60 Hz VESA 4 3 24 bit 1792 x 1344 60 75 Hz VESA 4 3 24 bit 1600 x ...

Page 23: ...Although both analog and digital video formats are supported they cannot be used simultaneously from the individual DVI port 1400 x 1050 60 Hz Sun 16 10 24 bit 1280 x 1024 60 75 85 Hz VESA 5 4 24 bit 1280 x 1024 60 67 76 Hz Sun 5 4 24 bit 1280 x 800 76 Hz Sun 16 10 24 bit 1280 x 768 56 Hz Sun 16 10 24 bit 1152 x 900 66 76 Hz Sun 5 4 24 bit 1152 x 864 75 Hz VESA 4 3 24 bit 1024 x 800 84 Hz Sun 4 3 ...

Page 24: ...nical Support For assistance and other information not found in this document concerning the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator see Support Services at http www sun com service online For the most up to date version of this document go to http www sun com documentation ...

Page 25: ... Man Pages on page 20 Before Installation Refer to the Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals that corresponds to your Solaris Operating System The handbook describes how to shut down the system safely before installing any internal cards and how to reboot your system after installation Installing the Hardware Refer to the hardware installation documentation provided with your Sun system for instruc...

Page 26: ... of Graphics Accelerators Per System System Maximum Number of Boards Sun UltraTM 25 system see Note 1 on page 9 2 Sun Ultra 45 system see Note 1 on page 9 2 Sun FireTM V215 system see Note 2 on page 9 1 Sun Fire V245 system see Note 2 on page 9 1 Sun Fire V445 system see Note 2 on page 9 2 Sun Fire T2000 system 3 Sun SPARC Enterprise T2000 system 3 Sun SPARC Enterprise M3000 system 2 Sun SPARC Ent...

Page 27: ... system Release Notes for specific instructions and considerations Note 3 For this platform a graphics console is supported after installing both Solaris 10 patches 137111 01 or later and 124149 09 or later on Solaris 10 8 07 or Solaris 10 5 08 operating systems No patch is needed for Solaris 10 10 08 or later operating system To Replace the Full Height Bracket With the Low Profile Bracket Your sy...

Page 28: ...ding the bracket off the board assembly DMS 59 video port connector 3 Install the low profile bracket by placing it on the board assembly in the same orientation 4 Secure the bracket to the board assembly by replacing the two hexagon screws and tightening them Sun XVR 300 x8 Hexagon screws 2 graphics accelerator I O bracket DMS 59 video port ...

Page 29: ...phics accelerator installation kit TABLE 2 2 lists the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator CD ROM directories TABLE 2 2 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator CD Directories Directory Name Description Copyright U S version of copyright Docs Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator documentation FR_Copyright French version of copyright install Product installation script SLA_TRANSLATED pdf Translated softw...

Page 30: ...n be downloaded from the Sun Download Center TABLE 2 3 Location of Sun XVR 300 x8 Software Packages Software Packages Directory Location Solaris 9 OS software cdrom cdrom0 Solaris_9 Packages Solaris 10 OS software cdrom cdrom0 Solaris_10 Packages TABLE 2 4 Solaris 9 and 10 Software Package Names Package name Description SUNWnfbcf Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Configuration Software SUNWnfb Sun XVR 300 x...

Page 31: ...d html Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris Patches TABLE 2 6 lists the Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris software patches required Download these patches from the following site http sunsolve sun com Updated versions of Sun OpenGL for Solaris are located at http wwws sun com software graphics opengl TABLE 2 5 Sun OpenGL 1 5 for Solaris Software Patches Patch Number Description 120812 12 or later Sun OpenGL 1 5 fo...

Page 32: ... your system at the ok prompt 2 Log in as superuser 3 Insert the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator CD ROM into the drive If the drive is already mounted type the following and go to Step 4 If the CD ROM is not already mounted type Note The CD ROM device might be different on your system For example dev dsk c0t2d0s2 ok boot cd cdrom cdrom0 mount F hsfs O o ro dev dsk c0t6d0s0 cdrom cd cdrom ...

Page 33: ...d to accept it install Sun Microsystems Inc Sun ENTITLEMENT for SOFTWARE Licensee Company Entity receiving Software Effective Date Date Sun delivers the Software to You Software Software means all software provided to You to be used with the Host Host The hardware product described in the Software s documentation with which the Software is intended to be used Do you accept the license agreement y ...

Page 34: ... drivers is complete To uninstall this software use the uninstall script on this CDROM or the following script var tmp xvr 300x8 uninstall A log of this installation can be found at var tmp xvr 300x8 install 2007 10 09 To configure a Sun XVR 300 x8 accelerator use the fbconfig utility See the fbconfig 1m and SUNWnfb_config 1m manual pages for more details IMPORTANT NOTE This system must be reboote...

Page 35: ... link is not created and the window system will not start You can resolve this by manually creating the link bin ln s fbs nfb0 dev fb as root and rebooting the Solaris OS To query the current state from Solaris type If the screen and keyboard is already set there is no need to change the input and output devices If you have a mouse and keyboard attached you should be presented with a graphics cons...

Page 36: ... be different on your system For example dev dsk c0t2d0s2 3 To remove Sun XVR 300 x8 software type In this example the following is displayed mount F hsfs O o ro dev dsk c0t6d0s0 cdrom cd cdrom uninstall Removal of Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator software is complete A log of this removal is at var tmp xvr 300x8 uninstall 2007 09 29 ...

Page 37: ...pe The following shows how to set the console device 2 Select the graphics accelerator you want to be the default console display In this example you would select b for the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator ok show displays a pci 1f 700000 SUNW XVR 300 0 b pci 1e 600000 pci 0 pci 8 SUNW XVR 300 0 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit Enter Selection q to quit b pci 1e 600000 pci 0 pci 8 SUNW ...

Page 38: ... system back panel Man Pages The Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator man pages describe how you can query and set frame buffer attributes such as screen resolutions and visual configurations Use the fbconfig 1M man page for configuring all Sun graphics accelerators SUNWnfb_config 1M contains Sun XVR 300 x8 device specific configuration information To get a list of all graphics devices on your syst...

Page 39: ...s Use the fbconfig help option to display the attributes and parameters information of the man page To access the fbconfig man page type To access the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator man page type host fbconfig dev nfb0 help host man fbconfig host man SUNWnfb_config ...

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Page 41: ...le Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File on page 23 Xinerama on page 25 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File To run more than one frame buffer you must modify your Xservers file The Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator device name is nfb for example nfb0 and nfb1 for two Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator devices ...

Page 42: ...nwin bin Xsun configuration file For the Solaris 10 Operating System and later use usr X11 bin Xserver The following examples are on a Solaris 10 Operating System This example shows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun XVR 2500 graphics accelerator kfb0 and one Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator nfb0 This example shows how to remove two Sun XVR 2500 graphics accelerators and add o...

Page 43: ...with Xinerama mode across multiple screens even if the application was compiled with an older version of Sun OpenGL for Solaris Refer to the proper Xservers 1 man page and Xservers documentation for further information To Enable Xinerama Add xinerama to the command line in the etc dt config Xservers file See the following example on a Solaris 10 Operating System Note Ensure that you enter xinerama...

Page 44: ...nce might be better Restrictions When Using Xinerama Both screens must have the same visuals to be combined using Xinerama In practice this means they must be the same device family Both screens that the X window system thinks are side by side must have the same height to be combined using Xinerama Both screens that the X window system thinks are above and below must have the same width to be comb...

Page 45: ...section for video output from which to choose with the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator This section lists the options Single video output on a single screen default Two video outputs over one large frame buffer Two independent video outputs The following section Setting Up Video Output Methods on page 27 describes how to set up these video output methods Setting Up Video Output Methods When th...

Page 46: ...itor support without the use of Xinerama software This means that the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator creates one wide or tall frame buffer displayed across two screens using both DVI ports This example shows doublewide mode 1 Enable both video outputs sharing a single frame buffer Type Use the doublehigh option for displays that are set one above the other rather than side by side as for the ...

Page 47: ...op video output The default is 0 0 2 Set the desired screen resolution Type 3 Log out then log back in To Set Up Two Independent Video Outputs This set up enables independent resolution for each video output Note The use of two independent video outputs on a single board with Xinerama is not supported The X window system and Sun OpenGL for Solaris performance might be noticeably degraded in this m...

Page 48: ...each frame buffer For example 3 Log out then log back in To Duplicate Video Output 1 Use the clone option to duplicate the DVI video port 1 display to the DVI video port 2 display For example Note Both monitor displays must support the same screen resolution 2 Log out of the current window system session and log back in for the change to take effect cd etc dt config vi Xservers 0 Local local_uid c...

Page 49: ...use the next time it starts on that device The fbconfig prconf option displays the current Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator device configuration see the following code example If certain values differ from those displayed in propt it is because those values have been configured since the X window system started host fbconfig dev nfb0 propt Graphics Configuration for dev fbs nfb0 OWconfig machin...

Page 50: ...A_STD_832x624x75 VESA_STD_1024x768x70 VESA_STD_1024x768x75 VESA_STD_1280x1024x75 APPLE_1152x870x75 Current resolution setting 1280x1024x60 Monitor 2 Monitor Manufacturer SUN Product code 1399 Serial 147538508 Manufacture date 2000 week 12 Monitor dimensions 40x30 cm Monitor preferred resolution SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 Separate sync supported yes Composite sync supported yes Gamma 2 50 Monitor name G...

Page 51: ...eo Ports on page 34 Connecting Monitors With HD15 VGA Video Ports on page 35 Cable Adapters The Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator installation kit includes the following cable adapters One DMS 59 2xDVI I adapter splitter cable One DVI HD15 adapter You can order DVI HD15 adapters part number 530 3474 through the Sun store http store sun com ...

Page 52: ...the DMS 59 end of DMS 59 DVI adapter splitter cable to the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator DMS 59 video port 2 Connect each DVI connector end of the adapter splitter cable to the DVI ports of your digital monitor FIGURE A 2 To DMS 59 video port To DVI video port To DVI video port DMS 59 2xDVI adapter splitter cable DVI cable connector DVI cable connector ...

Page 53: ...ith HD15 Video Ports 1 Connect the DMS 59 end of the DMS 59 DVI adapter splitter cable to the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator DMS 59 video port 2 Connect a DVI HD15 adapter to each end of the DMS 59 DVI adapter splitter cable DVI connector FIGURE A 3 3 Connect the HD15 end of the DVI HD15 adapter to the HD15 VGA monitor video port To DMS 59 video port To DVI video port To DVI video port DMS 59...

Page 54: ...erator User s Guide December 2008 FIGURE A 3 DMS 59 Video Port Connection Using DVI HD15 Adapters To HD15 VGA video port DVI HD15 adapter DVI HD15 adapter To HD15 VGA video port To DMS 59 video port DMS 59 2xDVI adapter splitter cable ...

Page 55: ...nector Pinouts on page 41 HD15 VGA Connector Pinouts on page 43 Board Specifications This graphics accelerator is for use with UL Listed ITE that have installation instructions detailing user installation of card cage accessories TABLE B 1 lists the product specifications TABLE B 1 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Specifications Parameter Specification Weight 3 7 oz 105 grams Length 6 6 in 165m...

Page 56: ...MS 59 Connector Pinouts FIGURE B 2 and TABLE B 2 shows the DMS 59 connector and pinout signals Power consumption 15W Current consumption 5V 3 3V 12V VDDQ V Temperature Power on 10 to 50 C Power off 0 to 70 C storage transport Humidity Power on 5 to 90 RH Power off 0 to 95 RH Temperature gradient Less than 15 C hr TABLE B 1 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator Specifications Continued Parameter Spec...

Page 57: ...raphics Accelerator DMS 59 Pinout Pin Signal 1 Ground 2 A_R_DAC1_F 3 A_B_DAC1_F 4 Ground 5 5_VESA 6 DDCCLK_DAC1_R 7 DDCDATA_DAC1_R 8 Ground 9 DDCDATA_DAC2_R 10 DDCCLK_DAC2_R 11 5_VESA2 12 Ground 13 A_R_DAC2_F 14 A_B_DAC2_F 15 Ground 16 TMDS_TX0P 17 TMDS_TX0N 18 TMDS_TX1P 19 TMDS_TX1N 20 TMDS_TX2P 21 TMDS_TX2N 22 Ground ...

Page 58: ..._EXT 31 TXCP_EXT 32 TXCM_EXT 33 Ground 34 Ground 35 Ground 36 HPD_ExtTMDS_LFH 37 No Connect 38 Ground 39 No Connect 40 HPD_DMS59 41 Ground 42 Ground 43 Ground 44 TMDS_TXCN 45 TMDS_TXCP 46 Ground 47 A_G_DAC2_F 48 No Connect 49 Ground 50 A_HSYNC_DAC2_R 51 A_VSYNC_DAC2_R 52 Ground TABLE B 2 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator DMS 59 Pinout Continued Pin Signal ...

Page 59: ...LE B 3 shows the DVI connector and pinout signals of the 2xDVI I adapter splitter cable 53 No Connect 54 Ground 55 A_VSYNC_DAC1_R 56 A_HSYNC_DAC1_R 57 Ground 58 No Connect 59 A_G_DAC1_F 60 Ground TABLE B 2 Sun XVR 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator DMS 59 Pinout Continued Pin Signal 1 8 C1 C2 C5 C3 C4 16 24 9 17 ...

Page 60: ...al 1 TMDS Data2 2 TMDS Data2 3 TMDS Data2 4 Shield 4 No Connect 5 Ground 6 DDC clock 7 DDC data 8 Analog VSYNC 9 TMDS Data1 10 TMDS Data1 11 TMDS Data1 3 Shield 12 No Connect 13 No Connect 14 5V Power 15 Ground 16 Hot Plug Detect 17 TMDS Data0 18 TMDS Data0 19 TMDS Data0 5 Shield 20 No connect 21 No connect 22 TMDS Clock Shield 23 TMDS Clock 24 TMDS Clock C1 Analog R C2 Analog G ...

Page 61: ...ector and pinout signals FIGURE B 4 HD15 VGA Connector C3 Analog B C4 Analog HSYNC C5 Analog GND TABLE B 4 HD15 VGA Connector Pinout Pin Number Signal 1 Red analog video 2 Green analog video 3 Blue analog video 4 No Connect 5 Ground 6 Ground 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 5V Supply TABLE B 3 DVI Video Cable Connector Pinout Continued Pin Signal 5 1 10 11 15 6 ...

Page 62: ...R 300 x8 Graphics Accelerator User s Guide December 2008 10 Ground 11 No Connect 12 Monitor ID1 13 Horizontal Sync 14 Vertical Sync 15 Monitor ID2 TABLE B 4 HD15 VGA Connector Pinout Continued Pin Number Signal ...

Page 63: ...rent window system session and log back in for the change to take effect Any depth setting in the Xserver command line takes precedence over what is set using fbconfig The default is 24 For the Solaris 10 Operating System do the following to set or reset the default color depth To set 8 or 24 as the default color depth use usr sbin svccfg to reconfigure your Xservers file Log out then log back in ...

Page 64: ...visuals simultaneously The default is 24 bit When the Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator is set to depth 24 it can only run OpenGL applications with RGBA visual When it is set to depth 8 it can only run OpenGL applications with INDEX visual To Use the depth 24 Option 1 Using the fbconfig command type 2 Log out then log back in Note 24 bit depth performance can be slower than 8 bit depth mode To U...

Page 65: ...ropt 31 DMS 59 2xDVI adapter splitter cable 33 34 adapters 34 connecting 34 DMS 59 connector pinouts 38 DMS 59 video port 3 38 DMS 59 HD15 VGA adapter connecting 35 doublehigh 28 doublewide 28 duplicating video output 30 DVI connector pinouts 41 F fake8 46 fbconfig 4 20 clone 30 depth 45 doublehigh 28 doublewide 28 fake8 46 list 20 man page 20 21 offset xval yval 29 outputs 28 prconf 31 propt 31 r...

Page 66: ...fault color depth 45 Solaris Operating System bundled release version 11 minimum release requirements 11 specifications physical characteristics 37 power consumption 37 Sun XVR 300 x8 graphics accelerator CD directories 11 default console 19 DMS 59 video port 3 38 features 27 full height 2 hardware installation 7 installation kit 1 low profile 2 man pages 20 OpenGL patches 13 overview 1 replacing ...