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1. 3 16g k Optional slave stereo glasses ___ 0 Transmitter 0 Transmitter CO DJ External Wireless glasses power supply with no power supply are not supported FIGURE 7 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator and Framelock Cable V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators This example uses the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and the device names zulu0 and zulul When framelocking with other graphics accelerators such as Sun XVR 500 and or Sun XVR 1000 graphics accelerators use the appropriate device names Designate a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator as the master display device You may use the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator that serves as the boot console head for that system You may select any device that is zulu0 zulu1 and so on to be the master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device Note zulu0 is likely to be in slot B the lower of the two slots that can contain a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Be sure that you are aware of the devices in the I O back panel slot Make sure that each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installed is running a video format with an identical frame refresh rate to the video format running on the Sun XVR 4000 accelerator i
2. May 2003 CHAPTER 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features This chapter provides Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator feature information Man Pages on page 37 outputs Port Mapping on page 38 Streaming Methods on page 40 Setting Up Streaming Methods on page 42 Multicard Setup on page 44 Multisample Antialiasing on page 45 Controlling Jitter and Filtering on page 49 Checking Device Configuration on page 51 Man Pages The Sun XVR 4000 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 SUNWzulu_config 1M contains Sun XVR 4000 device specific configuration information Use the flconfig help option to display the attributes and parameters information of the man page host fbconfig dev zulu0 help 37 To access the fbconfig man page type host man fbconfig To access the SUNWzulu_config man page type host man SUNWzulu_config outputs Port Mapping The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator contains two 13W3 output port connectors The outputs port mapping options correspond to the 13W3A and 13W3B ports as designed on the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator back panel FIGURE 6 1 The 13W3B output port is to the left of the 13W3A output port 13W3B 13W3A o O
3. A ie Back panel JS EMI adapter FIGURE 4 6 Installing the Back Panel EMI Adapter on the Server Back Panel I O Slot B 16 Attach the appropriate monitor cables to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator backplate on the system back panel Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 25 17 Reconnect the remaining power cords 18 Power on the system 19 After the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator has been installed and power is applied to the system look at the green LEDs on the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and the appropriate centerplane CPU slot indicator FIGURE 4 7 The green LED power indicators on each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator are a positive indication of the power state of each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator has two LED indicators the left LED is a green power indicator the right LED is an amber temperature indicator FIGURE 4 7 When the amber LED is lit it indicates an over temperature induced power down of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator module Normally the Sun Fire V880z server software should take corrective action to power down the slot in over temperature situations before the emergency back up power down indicated by the amber LED Thus it should be quite rare to see the amber LED lit Power LED FIGURE 4 7 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Power and Temperature LEDs After you install the Sun XV
4. This brings you to the PROM level ok prompt 3 At the ok prompt enter this command ok boot cdrom 4 When you are asked to select the language you want to use while running the installer enter the appropriate number for your choice of language Note For installations through a command line rather than a graphical user interface the installation process is in English only 5 Answer the installation questions when prompted 96 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 The installation DVD0 loads installation mini os software mini root temporarily on one of the disk partitions usually the swap partition In the first part of the installation process answer questions through a series of menus to select the disk where the mini root software will be loaded Caution The installer overwrites existing contents on the hard disk Before beginning Solaris installation back up all needed data and software The length of time that it takes for the mini root to load depends on what you specified in the menus and on the speed of your system When the mini root installation is complete the system automatically boots from the mini root and displays the first installation panel entitled Welcome Enter information about the system in response to questions in the Installation panels System information you may be asked to supply includes the following a Network c
5. SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 max forceon auto 0 0 2322 mitchell 0 0 2 22 mitchell Output from Stream A Free Run no frame sync Free Run no frame sync The video mode SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 is used to initialize the NTSC video format Appendix B Setting Up S Video 83 84 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX C Installing the OpenBoot PROM Upgrade This appendix describes how to install the OpenBoot PROM 4 7 0 upgrade 1 Log in as superuser 2 Insert the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator CD into the DVD ROM drive and go to the following directory cd cdrom cdrom0 3 Go to the OpenBoot PROM OBP directory and initialize the upgrade cd OBP upgrade_obp sh Note OpenBoot PROM version 4 7 0 or later is required The following is displayed Flash Update 2 4 Program and system initialization in progress Current System Flash PROM Revision OBP 4 7 0 2002 02 13 13 09 Available System Flash PROM Revision OBP 4 7 0 2002 07 30 04 35 NOTE The system will be rebooted reset after the firmware has been updated However if an error occurs then the system will NOT be rebooted Do you wish to update the firmware in the system Flash PROM yes no yes 85 4 If the Current System Flash PROM Revision is 4 7 0 or later simply type no Otherwise type yes to update the firmware
6. systems administrators engineers and persons trained to perform installations 93 About the Installation DVD That Shipped With Your System a The Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD for use with Solaris 8 2 02 Operating Environment accompanies this document This Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD is hereafter referred to as DVDO n Caution Do not use this DVDO to install Solaris releases on any other platforms Note The Solaris 8 2 02 Media Kit must be used with this DVDO Other Solaris versions either earlier or later will not work Note The Solaris 2 of 2 CD is not required for every type of installation For more specific details about installing Solaris software over the network refer to the Advanced Installation Guide that shipped in your Solaris media kit When To Use The DVD This DVDO must be used to initiate installation of Sun Fire V880z servers which require support for Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators This procedure only applies to systems running Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment it is not required for systems running Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment or later Do not use the Solaris 8 Installation CD that shipped with the Solaris 8 2 02 release Also do not attempt to install directly from a Solaris 8 Software 1 of 2 CD or the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD By initiating installation with this DVDO the Solaris Operating Environment is installed al
7. Before Installation Refer to the Sun Fire V880 Server Service Manual for proper procedures on how to shut down the system safely before installing or removing any internal boards and how to reboot the system after installation A complete set of documentation is located at http www sun com documentation Refer to the following hardware documentation for detailed service information for the Sun Fire V880z server m Sun Fire V880 Server Service Manual 806 6597 m Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Manual 806 6592 20 Installing the Hardware in the Sun Fire V880z Server The Sun Fire V880z server supports up to two Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators With two Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators installed the system supports up to four video display devices The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators are installed in the Sun Fire V880z CPU slots B and C A Sun Fire V880z server with one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator may have up to six CPUs A Sun Fire V880z with two Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators may have up to four CPUs A Caution The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is not hot swappable 1 Turn off the power to your system 2 Disconnect the monitor cabling on the system back panel ground Leave at least one power cord connected Caution The chassis AC power cord must remain connected to ensure a proper 3 Remove the system back panel covers for the slots to be used for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerato
8. Benefits Support for two monitors The resolutions and sample densities need not be identical Each stream has 64 dedicated window IDs WIDs and four color maps a Drawbacks Cannot move windows between displays no Xinerama mode Slowest mode of operation Frame buffer Frame buffer Stream A Stream B Selected outputs Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 41 Setting Up Streaming Methods Setting Up Single Video Output Default This procedure enables a single video stream to come out of the selected outputs To set up single video output do the following 1 If enabled disable doublewide mode and re enable maximizing sample density by using samples max or defaults host fbconfig dev zulu0 defaults 2 Set the desired screen resolution host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 To find all possible Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator resolutions type host fbconfig res Setting Up Two Video Streams Over One Large Frame Buffer This procedure enables two monitor support without the use of Xinerama software This means that the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator creates one wide or tall frame buffer displayed across two screens 1 Enable both streams sharing a single frame buffer and set the sample density host fbconfig dev zulu0 doublewide enable samples max Use the doublehigh option for displays that are set one above th
9. Bourne shell and Korn shell Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser Prompt machine name machine name Preface xiii Related Documentation Application Title Part Number Service Sun Fire V880 Server Service Manual 806 6597 System Options Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Manual 806 6592 Accessing Sun Documentation You can view print or purchase a broad selection of Sun documentation including localized versions at http www sun com documentation Contacting Sun Technical Support If you have technical questions about this product that are not answered in this document go to http www sun com service contacting xiv Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Sun Welcomes Your Comments Sun is interested in improving its documentation and welcomes your comments and suggestions You can submit your comments by going to http www sun com hwdocs feedback Please include the title and part number of your document with your feedback Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide part number 817 2400 10 Preface xv xvi Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation Overview This chapter provides the installation process for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator For an
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11. Connector 106 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel BNC Connector 107 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 TABLE 2 1 TABLE 3 1 TABLE 3 2 TABLE 3 3 TABLE 3 4 TABLE 3 5 TABLE 6 1 TABLE 6 2 TABLE 6 3 TABLE 6 4 TABLE 7 1 TABLE 8 1 TABLE F 1 TABLE F 2 TABLE F 3 TABLE F 4 Tables Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions 10 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD Directories 16 Location of Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages 16 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Package Names 17 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Patch Directories 17 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Patches 17 Multisample Option Descriptions 46 Representative Multisampling Support 46 jitter Options 49 filter Options 50 Framelock Cable Connections 62 Screen Resolution Synchronization Attributes 70 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 13W3 Connector Pinout 104 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Framelock Connector Pinout 105 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator S Video Connector Pinout 106 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator BNC Connector Pinout 107 x Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Preface This guide describes how to install the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and associated software in a Sun Fire V880z server It also includes the
12. Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators This chapter describes genlocking multiple Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock on page 63 Connecting the Genlock Cable on page 64 Enabling Genlocking for Graphics Accelerators on page 67 a m a a Disabling Genlock on page 72s Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock Genlock and framelock are different methods of accomplishing synchronization of video timing between two computer graphics systems Framelock synchronizes two video streams by asynchronously resetting the slave device is vertical timing and does not guarantee that pixels are aligned in the two streams This situation could result in dropped video lines Genlock on the other hand generates its pixel clock from the master video timing signals using phase locked loop PLL techniques so they each produce pixels at precisely the same rate even if the master timing changes over time Genlock currently requires the video formats to be identical in resolution and frame rate When using genlock with framelock Chapter 7 the vertical reset is always received on the same video line The slave cannot gain or drop a line of video with respect to the master display device when genlocked Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators in different systems may be genlocked Be sure to issue the appropriate commands video formats and so on
13. ROM drive Chapter 3 and type ed cedrom cdrom0 install 5 Install the second Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware if required Chapter 4 Sun Fire V880z already contains one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 6 Configure the software through the Xservers file Chapter 5 if necessary and through fbconfig Chapter 6 Upgrading From One to Two Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 1 Edit the Xservers configuration file for two Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators Chapter 5 2 Install the second Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware Chapter 4 Upgrading a Sun Fire V880 Server to a Sun Fire V880z Server This upgrade includes installation of hardware software front doors and front bezel 1 OpenBoot PROM version 4 7 0 or later is required If the OpenBoot PROM version is less than version 4 7 0 install the OpenBoot PROM upgrade Appendix C 2 Perform the Sun Fire V880z server upgrade Appendix D 3 Configure the software through the Xservers file Chapter 5 if necessary and through fbconfig Chapter 6 2 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Software Patches Be sure that you have the proper patches for your installation Chapter 3 lists the product software packages and patches Always check however for the latest software patches at http sunsolve sun com Chapter 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installati
14. SUNW m64BG 13 b pci 1lf 0 pci 5 SUNW XVR 4000 1 q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit b pci 1f 0 pci 5 SUNW XVR 4000 1 has been selected Type Y Control Y to insert it in the command line e g ok nvalias mydev Y for creating devalias mydev for pci lf 0 pci 5 SUNW XVR 4000 1 ok nvalias mydev pci lf 0 pci 5 SUNW XVR 4000 1 ok setenv output device mydev output device mydev Select the graphics board you want to be the default console display In the above example you type b for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Create an alias name for the Sun XVR 4000 device This step is optional for all other systems Creating the alias however simplifies future OpenBoot PROM commands a Select the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device from the show displays menu 73 b Name the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device i Use nvalias to name the device This example shows mydev as the device ok nvalias mydev ii Press Control Y on your keyboard and then Enter c Verify the alias ok devalias The selected alias is then displayed You can now refer to mydev for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device For example ok setenv output device mydev 4 Reset the output device environment ok reset all 5 Connect your monitor cable to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator on your system back panel 74 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR
15. an 8 UltraSPARC III CPU Sun Fire V880 server because there is no available CPU slot to plug in the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator If you have a Sun Fire V880 server with 750 MHz UltraSPARC III CPUs you need to upgrade it to 900 MHz UltraSPARC III CPUs before ordering this upgrade kit Use the existing Sun Fire V880 part numbers to upgrade to a 2 x 900 Mhz Sun Fire V880 server A USB keyboard and mouse are required for the Sun Fire V880z server Upgrade Process 1 Install the OpenBoot PROM upgrade software if the OpenBoot PROM installed is an earlier version than 4 7 0 Appendix C Appendix C describes how to check the OpenBoot PROM version 2 Perform one of the following for the required Solaris operating environments a The system is already running the Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment or later Go to step 3 b Upgrade the system to Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment or later Go to step 3 c The system is already running the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment Install the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Tools on page 102 Go to step 3 d Upgrade the system to the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment Chapter 3 Then install the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Tools on page 102 Go to step 3 3 Install the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware Chapter 4 4 Install the Sun
16. between even and odd pixels repeating every 2 pixels in X and Y random Samples are pseudo randomly spaced within the pixel The sample locations repeat every 2 pixels in X and Y permuted Samples are pseudo randomly spaced within the pixel and also permuted stirred in hardware so that the sample locations repeat every 128 pixels in X and Y At moderate to high sample density this choice can improve visual quality At low sample densities straight lines or edges might appear jagged auto Automatically selects the best jitter option for the current sample density This is the default Because the subpixel locations of samples within pixels varies from pixel to pixel windows containing multisampled graphics should be redrawn after they are moved Until the application redraws the window the window displays a crude approximation of the original contents straight lines or edges may appear jagged 3D applications started after changing the jitter option parameters will look correct Any 3D applications running when jitter is changed should be restarted You do not need to restart the window system Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 49 Filtering Filtering accesses samples from a buffer segment A or B of a sample buffer and generates video pixels for display You may select from the predefined fbconfig filter options listed in TABLE 6 4 filter cylinder gaussian mitchell catmull filter_fil f
17. cd 11 Eject the Solaris 8 2 02 Software 2 of 2 CD 12 Insert the DVDO that came with these instructions 13 Type this command ed cdrom cdrom0 s0 Appendix E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 101 14 Patch the install image by running this script modify_install_server xvr4000 d image_directory 15 Continue to perform the standard network installation procedure for this release For more information see the Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network chapter in the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide that is in your media kit Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Tools To assure that all Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software tools are installed you need to install the tools from the Operating Environment Installation DVDO 1 Become superuser 2 Go to the cdrom subdirectory and run the install script Type ed cdrom cdrom0 install 3 Reboot your system 4 Set auto boot to TRUE To do this at the ok prompt type ok setenv auto boot TRUE Press Return 5 Boot your system at the ok prompt Type ok boot Press Return 102 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX F Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator I O Port Specifications This appendix provides I O port pinout specifications for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerato
18. console display setting 73 device configuration Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator fbconfig prconf command 52 X window system fbconfig propt command 51 DIN connectors DIN4 S video 78 106 DIN7 stereo framelock 56 105 disabling framelock 61 disabling genlock 68 disabling multisampling 48 doublehigh 42 doublewide 42 DVD software 16 DVD0O installing 93 E EMI adapter installation 25 enabling framelock 59 enabling genlock 67 F flbconfig command doublehigh 42 doublewide 42 filter 50 109 FRU ID 13 genlock 68 jitter 49 list 10 man pages 37 multisample 46 outputs 39 40 44 46 49 50 68 prconf 52 propt 51 res 42 samples 44 46 slave 54 60 64 68 features 8 filtering controlling 50 options 50 Flash PROM 85 framelock buffer swap synchronization 54 cable connectors 61 cabling illustration 58 connecting cable 56 disabling 61 enabling 59 ordering cable 54 stereo framelock DIN7 connector 56 framelock and genlock 63 framelock synchronization 53 FRU ID information 13 G genlock 63 cabling illustration 66 connecting cable 64 enabling 67 LED indicator 72 limitations 69 options 68 genlock and framelock 63 genlock BNC connector 107 glasses stereo 57 58 H hardware installation 19 22 EMI adapter 25 illustration 24 removing chassis air baffles 23 Sun Fire V880 documentation 5 19 Sun Fire V880z server 20 Sun Fire V880z
19. dev zulu0 multisample forceon samples max This option enables multisampling for all OpenGL applications This is also the default you can select by typing host fbconfig dev zulu0 defaults Log out then log back in to restart the X Window system for the changes to take effect Enabling Multisampling for a Specific OpenGL Application This section describes interfaces to control multisampling when fbconfig multisampling is set to available see TABLE 6 1 While multisampling is set to forceon or disable these interfaces will be ignored To enable multisampling in an OpenGL program when fbconfig multisampling is set to available use g1XChooseVisual to select a multisampled visual Then the application can use GL_ARB_multisamp le to switch its use of multisampling on and off See http www opengl org for information on OpenGL programming For applications that do not perform these calls multisampling can be controlled using environment variables Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 47 1 Use foconfig to enable multisampling host fbconfig dev zulu0 multisample available samples max 2 Log out then log back in to restart the X Window system for the changes to take effect 3 Start your application The Sun OpenGL for Solaris displays a message such as the following ogl_zfb Auto multisample buffer mode If multisampling is not needed at this time it is more ef
20. for the applicable frame buffers being used Enter the Xservers file content in one long line See the following examples This example shows the Xservers configuration file modified for one Sun XVR 500 graphics accelerator and one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs ifb0 dev dev fbs zulu0 This example shows how to remove two Sun XVR 500 graphics accelerators and add one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in the Xservers configuration file m Old Xservers configuration file with two Sun XVR 500 graphics accelerators 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs ifb0 defdepth 24 dev dev fbs ifbl defdepth 24 m New Xservers configuration file with one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs zulu0 Note that the defdepth 24 was removed from the Xservers file so that the X Window system server does not take performance away from applications 3 Reboot your system a If you have not completed the reconfiguration reboot boot r since installing the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware do so now Also refer to the section How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot in Chapter 2 Setting Up the System of the Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Guide a If you edited the Xservers file after completing all the installation steps outlined in Chapte
21. host fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave enable genlock Genlock Options fbconfig genlock hphase and vphase suboptions enable relative or absolute setting of horizontal and vertical phase respectively The horizontal phase allows a pixel offset between the external video format and the stream output The vertical phase allows a scanline offset between the external video format and the stream output 68 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Refer to Man Pages on page 37 to access detailed descriptions of the genlock suboptions through the SUNWzulu_config man page This section also describes how to invoke fbconfig dev zulu0 help You can use other genlock suboptions to adapt genlocking to special non Sun video formats whose timing exactly matches that of a Sun video format Genlock Limitations Using only genlock rather than bothlock enables vertical synchronization with the genlock master source only for composite synchronization video formats with serrations for pixel clocks less than 150 Mhz All Sun video formats with composite synchronization include serrations For other video formats genlock alone synchronizes the pixel frequency and horizontal phase but not the vertical phase Using bothlock instead of genlock achieves both horizontal and vertical types of alignment Bothlock Use bothlock to enable both genlock and framelock Bothlock
22. in the system flash PROM Various programming and verifying messages are displayed ending with The system s Flash PROM firmware has been updated Note System power off and power on is required for the OpenBoot PROM upgrade to take effect Rebooting alone is not sufficient 86 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX D Sun Fire V880z Server Upgrade This chapter provides information for upgrading your Sun Fire V880 server to a Sun Fire V880z server configured with the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Upgrade Kit on page 87 Upgrade Process on page 88 Upgrade Configuration Requirements on page 88 Installing the Sun Fire V880z Server Panel Doors and RME Bezel on page 89 Upgrade Technical Support on page 91 Upgrade Kit The Sun Fire V880z server upgrade kit includes Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator EMI adapter Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator CD Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD Sun Fire V880z server front panel doors Removable Media RME console bezel Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation label Framelock cable 87 Upgrade Configuration Requirements This upgrade is supported on 2 x 900 MHz one CPU Memory board with two CPUs at 900 Mhz 4 x 900 MHz and 6 x 900 MHz Sun Fire V880 servers This upgrade kit is not supported on
23. install the Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD accompanying this Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation kit See Appendix E for this procedure m The Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment or a subsequent compatible version of the operating environment If you are installing the Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment it already has the software needed for the Sun Fire V880z server including the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator After installing that Solaris release or a subsequent release install OpenGL 1 3 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator patches and extra value software from the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD See TABLE 3 5 for the list of patches Always check for the latest software patches at http sunsolve sun com Updated versions of Sun OpenGL for Solaris are available at http www sun com software graphics OpenGL Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages TABLE 3 1 lists the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator CD directories The packages are located in the directory path cdrom cdrom0 TABLE 3 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD Directories Directory name Description License Binary Code License XVR 4000 Solaris_8 Packages Solaris 8 graphics accelerator software packages XVR 4000 Solaris_9 Packages Solaris 9 graphics accelerator software packages Docs Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator documentation Copyright U S version of copyright FR_Copyright French version
24. left side captive screw FIGURE 4 9 Hand loosen the two captive screws on the graphics board Pull the graphics board ejector levers until they are rotated out to 90 degrees FIGURE 4 9 Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 29 7 Holding the two ends of the graphics board carefully pull the board straight out of the connector slot Guide rail a Phillips captive screw Ejector lever FIGURE 4 9 Removing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 8 Remove the air baffle from under the metal storage slot located on the enclosure interior ceiling Caution Whenever the system is turned on each CPU Memory slot must contain either a CPU memory board a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator or an air baffle After removing a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator you must install a replacement board or an air baffle immediately to avoid an automatic thermal shutdown For more information see Environmental Monitoring and Control in the Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Guide 30 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 9 Replace the air baffles on the chassis slots and replace the bus slot covers on the motherboard bus connectors Air baffle FIGURE 4 10 Replacing the Sun Fire V880z Motherboard Bus Slot Cover 10 Close the Sun Fire V880z serv
25. of copyright install Product installation script remove Product removal script OpenGL 1 3 Packages OpenGL 1 3 packages OBP OpenBoot PROM update utility README File of important installation information Software Package Locations The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software packages are located in the directories listed in TABLE 3 2 TABLE 3 2 Location of Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages Software packages Directory location Solaris 8 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 4000 Solaris_8 Packages Solaris 9 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 4000 Solaris_9 Packages 16 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Software Packages TABLE 3 3 lists the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software package names and descriptions TABLE 3 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Package Names Package name Description SUNWzuluc Configuration utility for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator SUNWzulur Boot time device initialization support for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator SUNWzuluw X Windows system loadable module for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator SUNWzulux u Device driver for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 64 bit SUNWzulum Manual pages for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator SUNWvid Generic video timing information SUNWgldp Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris device pipelines SUNWgldpx Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris device pi
26. root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs zulu0a dev dev fbs zulu0b Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 43 If both devices are configured to use maximum sample density the default the first stream will use many more samples than the second stream These may be made equal by limiting the first stream or both using the fobconfig samples option Multicard Setup To use three or four video streams monitors you need to use two graphics boards You may link those boards with Xinerama With three streams one would be doublewide or doublehigh and one would be normal For four streams both would be doublewide For example here are the steps to create the following monitor setup zulu0 left 13W3A to monitor 1 zuluO right 13W3B to monitor 2 zulul left 13W3A to monitor 3 zulul right 13W3B to monitor 4 1 Configure each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator as follows host fbconfig dev zulu0 doublewide enable host fbconfig dev zulul doublewide enable 2 Put both devices in the Xservers file As superuser type cd etc dt config vi Xservers 3 Modify the Xservers file Enter the Xservers file content in one long line You may link the two graphics boards together with Xinerama by adding the xinerama option as shown 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun xinerama dev dev fbs zulu0 dev dev fbs zulul top In this example
27. server to a Sun Fire V880z server configured with the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Appendix E provides information about use of the Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD Appendix F provides I O port specifications for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator xii Using UNIX Commands This document might 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 m Solaris Handbook for Sun Peripherals m AnswerBook2 online documentation for the Solaris software environment m Other software documentation that you received with your system Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Typographic Conventions Typeface or Symbol Meaning Examples AaBbCc123 The names of commands files and directories on screen computer output AaBbCc123 What you type when contrasted with on screen computer output AaBbCc123 Book titles new words or terms words to be emphasized Replace command line variables with real names or values Edit your login file Use 1s a to list all files o You have mail o S su Password Read Chapter 6 in the User s Guide These are called class options To delete a file type rm filename Shell Prompts Shell C shell C shell superuser
28. service documentation 91 hardware removal 29 30 l I O port pinout specifications 103 13W3 connector 104 genlock BNC connector 107 stereo framelock DIN7 connector 105 S video DIN4 connector 106 imaging 6 installation overview 1 installing software process 18 installing Sun XVR 4000 hardware 19 installing Sun XVR 4000 software 15 J Java3D 6 jitter controlling 49 options 49 L LED indicator genlock 72 locating Sun Fire V880z slots B and C 22 M man pages 37 38 maximum sample density 46 47 48 multicard setup 44 multiple frame buffers configuring 33 configuring Xinerama 35 multisample antialiasing 46 multisampling 45 46 110 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 sample sizes 46 multisampling 46 disabling 48 enabling for OpenGL applications 47 enabling for specific OpenGL applications 47 options 46 N NTSC and PAL video formats 77 O OpenBoot PROM 4 7 0 85 OpenGL 6 outputs port mapping 13W3 video ports 38 options 38 P packages software 16 17 PAL and NTSC video formats 77 patches software 17 permuted jitter 49 prconf 52 PROM update 85 propt 51 R reboot reconfiguration 91 removing Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 29 30 resolutions screen 10 RME bezel installation 89 90 S sample sizes multisampling 46 sample density 46 samples per pixel 46 sampl
29. the board is not completed seated push the board fully into place Then you may recheck the right hand and left hand captive screw torques with the torque driver to ensure the screws are tightened to 8 in lbs 0 90 meter newtons Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 27 Note Only do this with Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators where the green LED fails to illuminate 20 Close the Sun Fire V880z server enclosure door a If you removed the side door remount it to the chassis Position the side door mounting pins over the corresponding holes in the chassis rear panel and lower the side door into place b Close the side door Make sure that the door is firmly seated in its frame c Lock the side door with the system key 21 Boot the system to the ok prompt and see if the Sun Fire V880z server detects the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator For example to list your system graphics type ok show displays a SUNW zulu 4 0 b SUNW zulu l1 0 c pci 9 600000 TSI gfxp l q NO SELECTION Enter Selection q to quit q If the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is not detected power down the system and apply thumb pressure to the center of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator board and note if any additional board travel is experienced Note Never attempt to re seat a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator with power applied to the system If the board is not c
30. to each system graphics accelerator to be genlocked 63 You may obtain a standard 13W3 BNC cable BNC BNC cables BNC T connectors and 76 ohm terminators at your local computer or video supply store Connecting the Genlock Cable Cable the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators to be genlocked before configuring your system for genlock described in Enabling Genlocking for Graphics Accelerators on page 67 It is best to have the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators cabled for both framelock Chapter 7 and genlock for circumstances where both may be required If framelock is not in use it does no harm to keep the framelock cables installed To genlock your master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator to a slave graphics accelerator you need a 13W3 BNC cable BNC T connector BNC BNC cables for genlocking more than one slave device and a BNC 75 ohm terminator The 75 ohm terminator is required even when genlocking a single slave device 1 Locate the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator I O back panel on the rear of your Sun Fire V880z server and the 13W3 connector you will use as genlock master FIGURE 8 1 You may use either the 13W3A or 13W3B connector for genlocking slave graphics boards Use one for the master display device for example projector or monitor and the other for genlocking slave display devices Genlock LED indicator Stereo framelock DIN7 13W3 B 13W3 A OO e COORD o Noy Genl
31. uses both genlock and framelock techniques and requires cabling for both see Chapter 7 for framelocking Bothlock Advantages Bothlock is the only way to achieve both vertical and horizontal synchronization for a high speed video format pixel clock at or above 150 Mhz or for a video format with separate synchronization see TABLE 8 1 Bothlock is also recommended for other video formats whenever a framelock signal is available that is when the source is a Sun graphics accelerator with a Sun framelock stereo connector Chapter 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 69 Setting Up Bothlock To use bothlock type fbconfig dev zulu0 master a stream a slave disable outputs streamA fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave enable external bothlock On the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator system you do not need to run these last two commands that is setting each master and slave graphics board each time you log into your X Window system Screen Resolution Synchronization Attributes TABLE 8 1 lists the proper synchronization attribute for each screen resolution The table also lists the speed of the pixel clock for each resolution For pixel clocks under 150 Mhz indicated by Slow in the Pixel Clock Speed column of TABLE 8 1 genlock is sufficient for composite synchronization For pixel clocks over 150 Mhz indicated by Fast in TABLE 8 1 bothlock is recommended see Bothlock on page 69 All Su
32. you need to include top to indicate that zulul is above zuluo as shown in FIGURE 6 3 on the left Without top included the X Window system arranges the monitors linearly left to right as shown below on the right 44 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Monitors arranged above each other Monitors arranged linearly zulu zuluo zulu1 left zulu1 right zulu0 left zulu0 right zulu1 left Zulu1 right zuluo left zulu0 right zuluo zulu1 FIGURE 6 3 Multicard Setup Example Multisample Antialiasing Multisampling full scene multisample antialiasing removes the jagged edges on 3D data An image is sampled at a higher resolution than the screen s resolution typically four to 16 samples per pixel This method yields improved images but at the price of possible increased render time The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator has 144 Mbytes of memory for the frame buffer so that the image can be multisampled at up to 16 samples per pixel in a single pass depending on the resolution The higher number of samples per pixel the better the image quality but the longer the rendering time and the more memory is consumed Depending on the screen resolution TABLE 6 2 the number of samples per pixel can be increased to improve image quality To invoke multisampling use the foconfig command multisample and samples options and if necessary envir
33. 0 x 480 60i Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_INT_640x480x60 NTSC RGB 640 x 480 60i NTSC 4 3 S video SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 Composite 640 x 480 50i PAL 4 3 S video SUNW_PAL_640x480x50 Composite Chapter 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 11 12 Note Video formats with refresh rates marked d are only suitable for LCDs and other digital devices These refresh rates have reduced blanking times that are unsuitable for CRTs and other analog devices en 1 Video formats with refresh rates marked are interlaced Video formats with refresh rates marked fsc are only used for special field sequential color displays NTSC and PAL composite video formats use the S video output port only While the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator supports both tethered and wireless stereo glasses wireless stereo glasses without an external power supply are not supported See Connecting the Framelock Cable on page 56 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information You can obtain Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator subcomponent version numbers and other data using fbconfig To obtain FRU ID field replaceable unit identifier information type host fbconfig dev zulu0 prconf Hardware Configuration for dev fbs zulu0 Type XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Part 501 5588 Memory MAJC 128MB Texture 1
34. 0z server The first slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is in Slot C The second and third slaves are on two additional Sun Fire V880z servers no un XVR 4000 graphics ais tigate N accelerator enloc slot B port BNC BNC cable 75 ohm sia LSS 4 terminator ___ BNC T connector a Slave 2 Slave 3 BNC BNC cable Genlock cable see Step 4 To master display device projector or monitor FIGURE 8 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock Cabling 66 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Enabling Genlocking for Graphics Accelerators This example uses the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and the device names zulu0 and zulul When genlocking with other graphics accelerators use the appropriated device names Designate a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator as the master You may use the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator that serves as the boot console head for that system You may select any device that is zulu0 zulu1 and so on to be the master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device If both framelock and genlock are enabled you must cable the same device to be master for both Make sure that each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installed is running a video format with frame refresh rate iden
35. 24 85 Fast Separate No VESA_STD_1280x1024x85 1280 x 1024 60 75 Slow Separate No VESA_STD_1280x1024x60 VESA_STD_1280x1024x75 1280 x 1024 67 76 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1280x1024x67 SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 1280 x 800 112 Fast Separate No SUNW_STEREO_1280x800x112 1280 x 800 76 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1280x800x76 1280 x 768 56 Slow Separate No SUNW_STD_1280x768x56 1152 x 900 120 Fast Separate No SUNW_STEREO_1152x900x120 1152 x 900 66 76 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1152x900x66 SUNW_STD_1152x900x76 1024 x 692 100 Slow Separate No SUNW_STEREO_1024x692x100 1024 x 800 84 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1024x800x84 1024 x 768 96 Slow Separate No SUNW_STEREO_1024x768x96 1024 x 768 77 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1024x768x77 1024 x 768 60 70 75 Slow Separate No VESA_STD_1024x768x60 VESA_STD_1024x768x70 VESA_STD_1024x768x75 960 x 680 108 112 Slow Composite No t SUNW_STEREO_960x680x108 SUNW_STEREO_960x680x112 800 x 600 75 Slow Separate No VESA_STD_800x600x75 768 x 575 50i Slow Composite Yes SUNW_INT_768x575x50 640 x 480 60fsc Slow Composite No SUNW_FSC_640x480x60 640 x 480 60 72 75 Slow Separate No VESA_STD_640x480x60 VESA_STD_640x480x72 VESA_STD_640x480x75 640 x 480 60i Slow Composite Yes SUNW_INT_640x480x60 640 x 480 50i Slow Separate No SUNW_PAL_640x480x50 Chapter 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 71 t Master and slave devices may not display to the same eye simultaneously using genlock alone becau
36. 32 DVD software 16 features 8 framelock 53 FRU ID information 13 genlock 63 I O ports 103 installation kit 5 installation overview 1 installing hardware 19 man pages 37 38 multicard setup 44 overview 1 5 6 removal 29 removal illustration 30 screen resolutions 10 setting default console display 73 software installation 15 software tools 102 SUNWzulu_config 37 technical support 14 video formats 10 video operations overview 9 SUNWzulu_config command changing screen resolution 32 man page 37 S video NTSC and PAL video formats capabilities 9 output port overrides 80 S video output connector 78 S video output only 77 S video with normal video 79 using two graphics accelerators 81 S video DIN4 connector 106 S video setup 77 svideotool 77 synchronization See also framelock and genlock bothlock 69 buffer swap synchronization 54 creating multiscreen application 55 framelock 53 framelock and genlock 63 genlock 63 112 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 T technical support 14 U upgrade configuration requirements 88 upgrade kit 87 upgrade process 88 upgrading panel doors 89 90 V video formats 10 video streaming methods 40 X Xinerama configuring multiple frame buffers 35 restrictions 36 Xservers configuring multiple frame buffers 33 Xsun 34 35
37. 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 6 To set a resolution for example 1600 x 1000 x 76 type ok setenv output device mydev r1600x1000x76 output device mydev r1600x1000x76 Reset the system ok reset all You can get a list of available resolutions for your display device by typing the following ok ed SUNW zulu 1 0 ok screen resolutions The following lists the supported resolutions 1r640x480x60 1r640x480x60i 1r640x480x72 1r640x480x75 1768x575x50i r800x600x75 1r960x680x108s r960x680x112s r1024x768x60 r1024x768x70 1r1024x768x75 11024x768x77 r1024x800x84 r1152x900x66 r1152x900x76 r1152x900x120s 1r1280x768x56 r1280x800x76 r1280x800x112s r1280x1024x60 r1280x1024x67 r1280x1024x75 r1280x1024x76 r1280x1024x85 r1280x1024x112s r1440x900x76 r1600x1000x66 r1600x1000x76 r1600x1200x60 r1600x1200x60d r1600x1200x75 r1600x1280x76 r1792x1344x60 11856x1392x60 6r1856x1392x75 r1920x1080x60d r1920x1080x72 r1920x1200x60d 11920x1200x70 11920x1200x75 Note The S video port cannot be used as the console Appendix A Setting the Default Console Display 75 76 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX B Setting Up S Video This appendix provides information for setting up S video NTSC and PAL video formats on the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator S Video Graphical User In
38. C of the Sun Fire V880z Server 22 Removing the Sun Fire V880z Motherboard Bus Slot Cover From Slot B 23 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Into Slot B Connectors 24 Installing the Back Panel EMI Adapter on the Server Back Panel I O SlotB 25 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Power and Temperature LEDs 26 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Power LED Indicator 27 Removing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 30 Replacing the Sun Fire V880z Motherboard Bus Slot Cover 31 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel 38 Output Port Mapping outputs 39 Multicard Setup Example 45 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Framelock Connectors 56 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator and Framelock Cable 58 Framelock Cable 61 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 13W3 and Genlock Connectors 64 vii viii GURE 8 2 GURE 8 3 GURE B 1 GURE D 1 GURE D 2 GURE F 1 GURE F 2 GURE F 3 GURE F 4 GURE F 5 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock Cabling 66 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock LED 72 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator S Video DIN4 Connector 78 Removing the Sun Fire V880 Server Front Bezel 89 Installing the Sun Fire V880z Server Front Bezel 90 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel I O Ports 103 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel 13W3 Connector 104 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel Stereo Framelock DIN7 Connector 105 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel S Video
39. Fire V880z front panel doors and RME bezel page 89 5 Repower the system and reboot boot r for reconfiguration page 91 88 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Installing the Sun Fire V880z Server Panel Doors and RME Bezel After installing the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware according to Chapter 4 install the Sun Fire V880z server panel doors and RME bezel 1 Remove the Sun Fire V880 server Removable Media RME console bezel FIGURE D 1 Remove the two Phillips screws that secures the RME bezel to the chassis one on each side of the system chassis and slide the console insertion tabs out of the chassis slots 2 Open the Sun Fire V880 server left front panel door FIGURE D 1 3 Locate the five Phillips screws on the center post that secures the front panel door assembly to the system chassis Remove and retain the five screws FIGURE D 1 RME bezel Front panel door FIGURE D 1 Removing the Sun Fire V880 Server Front Bezel 4 Slide the Sun Fire V880 server front panel door out of the system chassis and set aside Appendix D Sun Fire V880z Server Upgrade 89 5 Position and slide the new Sun Fire V880z server front panel door into the chassis FIGURE D 2 6 Secure the panel door to the chassis center post by replacing the five Phillips screws FIGURE D 2 7 Replace the system RME console bezel FI
40. Fire V880z server FIGURE 2 1 Application Program interfaces include Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris and Java3D Imaging is supported through the Java Advanced Imaging API The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator produces visual realism by providing extremely high performance rendering and providing full scene antialiasing on the fly such that high quality antialiased rendering becomes expected 4 4 LA IBABABA LILIA i FIGURE 2 1 Sun Fire V880z Server Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 FIGURE 2 2 and FIGURE 2 3 shows the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator with and without the air guide cover respectively Appendix F describes the back panel I O ports FIGURE 2 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Without Air Guide Cover Chapter 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 7 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features Quality a Industry leading antialiasing quality through video rate 5 x 5 pixel processing array Supports 30 bit color precision for a wider more precise color gamut m 12 bit effective linear light pre gamma color precision m 26 bit floating point Z buffer for more effective depth resolution than with a 32 bit integer Z buffer Performance Geometry processing rate up to 65 Mbytes hardware textured triangles per second m 256 Mbytes of texture memory at full geometry rate or 1 Gigabyte of texture memory using tar
41. GB total 3DRAM64 10 0M samples Versions Fcode 1 18 MCode 1 4 MAJC 2 1 FBC3 3 0 Master 1 0 Convolve 0 0 Sched 1 0 I O 0 0 FPGA 1 0 Power Level Monitor Power On Board Power On Video Streams Stream A Current resolution setting Flags Default Primary Monitor EDID data 13W3 onitor Manufacturer SUN EDID Version 1 Revision 3 Stream B Current resolution setting Flags one Monitor EDID data 13W3 EDID Data Not Available Chapter 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 13 Technical Support For assistance and other information not found in this document concerning the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator see Support Services at http www sun com service online For the most up to date version of the installation and user s guide go to http www sun com documentation 14 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 3 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software This chapter provides Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software installation information a Software Requirements on page 15 m Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages on page 16 a Installing the Software on page 18 Software Requirements m The Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment or a subsequent compatible version of the operating environment For the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment you must first
42. GURE D 2 Secure the RME bezel with the two Phillips screws one on each side of system chassis Replace any filler panels for the RME console bezel if necessary Sun XVR 4000 installation instruction label Step 8 RME bezel Sun V880z panel door FIGURE D 2 Installing the Sun Fire V880z Server Front Bezel 8 Place the Sun XVR 4000 installation label provided with the upgrade kit on the lower portion of the interior of the right enclosure door FIGURE D 2 Place the label to the right of the CPU Memory Board Configuration label 90 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 9 10 11 12 Close the Sun Fire V880z server enclosure door a If you removed the side door remount it to the chassis Position the side door mounting pins over the corresponding holes in the chassis rear panel and lower the side door into place b Close the side door Make sure that the door is firmly seated in its frame c Lock the side door with the system key Attach the appropriate monitor cables to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator backplate on the Sun Fire V880z back panel Power on the Sun Fire V880z server Perform a reconfiguration reboot Halt Stop A your system for the ok prompt ok boot r Refer to the section How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot in the Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Guide Note V
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44. OMPRIS NOTAMMENT TOUTE GARANTIE IMPLICITE RELATIVE A LA QUALITE MARCHANDE A L APTITUDE A UNE UTILISATION PARTICULIERE OU A L ABSENCE DE CONTREFA ON Sb mon Ca Adobe PostScript Contents Preface xi Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation Overview 1 Installation Process Overview 1 Software Patches 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 5 Installation Kit 5 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview 6 Screen Resolutions 10 Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information 13 Technical Support 14 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software 15 Software Requirements 15 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages 16 Installing the Software 18 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 19 Before Installation 19 Installing the Hardware in the Sun Fire V880z Server 20 Removing the Hardware From the Sun Fire V880z Server 29 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Cables 32 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution 32 5 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers 33 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File 33 Xinerama 35 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 37 Man Pages 37 outputs Port Mapping 38 Streaming Methods 40 Setting Up Streaming Methods 42 Multicard Setup 44 Multisample Antialiasing 45 Controlling Jitter and Filtering 49 Checking Device Configuration 51 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 53 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Acceler
45. R 4000 graphics accelerator and power on the system confirm that the board is properly installed by verifying that the power LED indicator is lit that is the green power LED indicator on each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and the chassis centerplane CPU slot indicator 26 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Icons indicate slot D is topmost slot CPU power LED The CPU indicator LEDs are located on the centerplane bar between slots B and C of the system FIGURE 4 8 On the centerplane bar you will see icons to the left of the LEDs that indicate that slot D is the topmost slot FIGURE 4 8 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Power LED Indicator If there is a CPU module Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in any slot ensure that the corresponding green LED is lit The green power LEDs of both the CPU and Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator should always be in agreement but the one on the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is the most positive indicator that the board is in fact powered up If any of the green power indicator LEDs on installed Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators are not illuminated after attempting to power up the system power off the system and apply thumb pressure to the center of any Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator whose green LED failed to light Note if any additional board travel is experienced If
46. RO COORD o _ FIGURE 6 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel FIGURE 6 2 shows the four outputs options direct swapped Stream A and Stream B 38 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 outputs direct default outputs swapped Direct Swapped Stream B if any i J Stream A Stream A i Stream B if any 13W3B 13W3A 13W3B 13W3A outputs streamA outputs streamB Stream A Stream B a A Stream a 13W3B 13W3A 13W3B 13W3A FIGURE 6 2 Output Port Mapping outputs The X Window system screen locations determine the side of the monitor the cursor must be moved to in order to cause it to appear on a second monitor The X Window system screen locations do not change when fbconfig sets outputs outputs determines the output display devices while the X Window system states the graphics accelerator frame buffer managed areas X Window screens When you set or change fbconfig outputs the graphics accelerator frame buffer X Window screens remain the same for the new devices Note The outputs option is overridden when one stream is an S video stream See Appendix B for S video information The SUNWzulu_config 1M man page contains information regarding the outputs options Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 39 Streaming Methods There ar
47. The questions may cover the following areas m Upgrade or initial installation Default or custom installation a Language and locale of the software to be installed this can be different from the language choice you might have made earlier in Step 5 Choose to install additional CDs from the media kit Select Products panel Choose to install additional software from another product CD or DVD a Kiosk download or over the net Additional Products panel m 64 bit selection Only the Solaris 64 bit kernel is supported on Sun Fire V800z servers that is you may not choose to only install the 32 bit kernel m Solaris cluster configuration information m Disk selection m Preserve data Note The procedures described in this document should only be used with the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment Do not use any other release of the Solaris operating environment 11 Verify that the information listed in the Ready to Install panel is correct and select Install Now 98 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 12 Wait for the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD or Solaris 8 2 02 Software 1 of 2 CD to complete the installation This could take an hour or more depending on the software you chose to install and the speed of your system When complete select Next in the Installation Summary panel The system reboots The DVD or CD is ejected Web Start comes up 13 Load addi
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49. able samples max m For PAL type host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_PAL_640x480x50 doublewide disable samples ma 2 Log out to restart the X Window system and verify the configuration data 78 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 S Video Along With Normal Video This option allows S video on one video data stream and a normal screen on the other stream There can only be two active video outputs at any given time Either two 13W3 outputs or one 13W3A output and one S video output with 13W3B unused This setup shares the memory and video resources between the two streams Multisample depth could be reduced Set the resolution and sample density for the first normal stream For example type host fbconfig dev zulu0b res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 samples 1 Note Notice the 0b above This is not the same resolution that is used for the default subdevice zulu0 This resolution needs to be set up independently of zulud Note Any valid resolution can be used for zulu0b The larger the resolution is and higher its sample density however the less memory is available for multisampling in the S video channel Set the resolution and sample density for the second stream a For NTSC type host fbconfig dev zulu0a res SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 samples max a For PAL type host fbconfig dev zulu0a res SUNW_PAL_640
50. and User s Guide May 2003 TABLE 2 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions Continued Refresh Display rate Aspect Output resolution Hz Standard format port Video format 1280 x 1024 108d Sun stereo 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STEREO DIG_1280x1024x108 1280 x 1024 60 VESA 5 4 13W3 VESA_STD_1280x1024x60 75 VESA_STD_1280x1024x75 85 VESA_STD_1280x1024x85 1280 x 1024 67 Sun 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STD_1280x1024x67 76 SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 1280 x 800 112 Sun stereo 16 10 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_1280x800x112 1280 x 800 76 Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_STD_1280x800x76 1280 x 768 56 Sun 5 3 13W3 SUNW_STD_1280x768x56 1152 x 900 120 Sun stereo 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_1152x900x120 1152 x 900 66 Sun 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STD_1152x900x66 76 SUNW_STD_1152x900x76 1024 x 692 100 Sun stereo 4 3 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_1024x692x100 1024 x 800 84 Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_STD_1024x800x84 1024 x 768 96 Sun stereo 4 3 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_1024x768x96 1024 x 768 77 Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_STD_1024x768x77 1024 x 768 60 VESA 4 3 13W3 VESA_STD_1024x768x60 70 VESA_STD_1024x768x70 75 VESA_STD_1024x768x75 960 x 680 108 Sun stereo 14 10 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_960x680x108 112 SUNW_STEREO_960x680x112 800 x 600 75 VESA 4 3 13W3 VESA_STD_800x600x75 768 x 575 50i PAL RGB 4 3 13W3 SUNW_PAL_768x575x50 768 x 575 50i Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_INT_768x575x50 640 x 480 60fsc Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_FSC_640x480x60 640 x 480 60 VESA 4 3 13W3 VESA_STD_640x480x60 72 VESA_STD_640x480x72 75 VESA_STD_640x480x75 64
51. ator Framelock System 53 Buffer Swap Synchronization 54 Creating a Multiscreen Application 55 Connecting the Framelock Cable 56 Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators 59 Disabling Framelock 61 Framelock Cable 61 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 63 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock 63 Connecting the Genlock Cable 64 iv Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Enabling Genlocking for Graphics Accelerators 67 Disabling Genlock 72 Setting the Default Console Display 73 Setting Up S Video 77 Installing the OpenBoot PROM Upgrade 85 Sun Fire V880z Server Upgrade 87 Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 93 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator I O Port Specifications 103 Index 109 Contents v vi Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 GURE 2 1 GURE 2 2 GURE 2 3 GURE 4 1 GURE 4 2 GURE 4 3 GURE 4 4 GURE 4 5 GURE 4 6 GURE 4 7 GURE 4 8 GURE 4 9 GURE 4 10 GURE 6 1 GURE 6 2 GURE 6 3 GURE 7 1 GURE 7 2 GURE 7 3 GURE 8 1 Figures Sun Fire V880z Server 6 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator With Air Guide Cover 7 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Without Air Guide Cover 7 Sun Fire V880z Server Back Panel Covers for Slots BandC 20 Opening the Sun Fire V880z Server Enclosure Door 21 Locating Slots B and
52. bes framelocking multiple Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators and buffer swap synchronization Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Framelock System on page 53 Buffer Swap Synchronization on page 54 Creating a Multiscreen Application on page 55 Connecting the Framelock Cable on page 56 Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators on page 59 Disabling Framelock on page 61 Framelock Cable on page 61 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Framelock System The framelock synchronization feature enables vertical retracing to occur simultaneously on each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator subsystem The framelock cable is used to daisy chain two or more Sun graphics accelerator subsystems such as Sun XVR 500 Sun XVR 1000 and Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators Vertical retrace synchronization eliminates flicker between multiscreen displays You can framelock two or more Sun XVR 500 Sun XVR 1000 and Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator subsystems across one or more computer systems Framelocking is often necessary when running multiple stereo displays for the same observer All the displays must be synchronized so that the left and right views can be seen correctly through one set of LCD stereo glasses 53 When using framelock with genlock Chapter 7 the vertical reset is always received on the same video line The slave cannot gain or drop a line of video with respect to the master display device when g
53. connector FIGURE 7 2 b Connect the new slave cable connector to the next graphics board to be framelocked Stereo glasses may be attached to the final daisy chain stereo connector Note While the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator supports both tethered and wireless stereo glasses wireless stereo glasses without an external power supply are not supported Connect the transmitter DIN7 connector to the framelock cable daisy chain stereo connector FIGURE 7 2 FIGURE 7 2 shows the master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in slot B of the Sun Fire V880z server The first slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is in slot C The second slave is in Slot B of another Sun Fire V880z server Chapter 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 57 Designated ma graphics accelerator Master connector top cable to master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator l aa M Ma Sun Fire Slave 1 To stereo framelock Slot C connectors el Slave 2 Slot B Master on second Slot B system eoevce Cabling for first slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator S1 ster Sun XVR 4000 Gabe eeeeeeeeceece O sse jee of framelock Slave cables Daisy chain stereo connector amp ster connector Cabling for second slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator S2 Y J ma Li
54. e other high resolution non S video stream to both 13W3 connectors In this case the S video DIN4 port is turned off The video that comes out of the 13W3B during S video mode is a non standard resolution that has an odd aspect ratio This format is required by the S video encoder Unfortunately this cannot be disabled Any display device attached to 13W3B could be turned off 80 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Using Two Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators In this example the first board zulu0 is used for S video exclusively and the second board zulu1 is used normally 1 As superuser create the etc dt config Xservers file cd etc dt config vi Xservers 2 Modify the Xservers file Enter the Xservers file content in one long line 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs zulul dev dev fbs zulu0 Note By default the first board in Xservers is the monitor on the left and then they are laid out left to right Xsun options can be added to the Xserver file s Xsun invocation to override this default 3 Specify resolutions for each board host fbconfig dev zulul res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 host fbconfig dev zulu0 doublewide disable samples max Appendix B Setting Up S Video 81 4 Check the configuration status of the zu
55. e other rather than side by side as for the doublewide option 42 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 2 Set the desired screen resolution host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 Setting Up Two Independent Video Streams This procedure enables independent resolution and sample density for each stream Note This streaming method is not supported in Xinerama X Window system and Sun OpenGL for Solaris performance might be noticeably degraded in this mode Many resources for example color LUTs and WID entries are managed independently and the two streams compete with each other Set up two video streams over one large frame buffer whenever possible for a dual stream configuration See page 42 1 Select an independent screen resolution and sample density if desired for each frame buffer host fbconfig dev zulu0a res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 host fbconfig dev zulu0b res SUNW_STD_1152x900x66 You can mix any resolutions TABLE 2 1 on page 10 at appropriate sample densities see Multisample Antialiasing on page 45 2 To enable both streams both devices dev fbs zulu0a and dev fbs zulu0b must appear in the etc dt config Xservers file As superuser type cd etc dt config vi Xservers 3 Modify the Xservers file Enter the Xservers file content in one long line 0 Local local_uid console
56. e three methods described in this section for streaming video from which to choose with the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator All are subject to outputs port mapping see outputs Port Mapping on page 38 The following section Setting Up Streaming Methods on page 42 describes how to set up these streaming methods Single Video Output Stream a Benefits Maximum resolution 1920 x 1200 and or sample density m Drawbacks None Frame buffer Stream A Selected outputs Use the fbconfig outputs option to choose the 13W3 output port for receiving the video stream or to enable the same video stream to flow out of both 13W3 output ports Two Video Streams Sharing a Large Frame Buffer Two outputs are active where one large frame buffer is displayed across both display devices a Benefits Two monitor support without the use of Xinerama software Can move windows between screens or span a window across screens m Drawbacks Fewer samples per pixel are available when the frame buffer memory is used to support twice as many pixels Both resolutions and sample densities must be identical 40 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Note See Xinerama on page 35 for more information Frame buffer Stream A Stream B Selected outputs Two Independent Video Streams Two outputs are active and independent m
57. eceptacle Green Green 75 Q coax receptacle Red Red 75 Q coax receptacle 104 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Pinout for Stereo Framelock DIN7 Connector FIGURE F 3 and TABLE F 2 show the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator stereo framelock DIN7 connector and pinout signals FIGURE F 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel Stereo Framelock DIN7 Connector TABLE F 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Framelock Connector Pinout Pin Number Signal 1 Ground Ground STEREO_PWR see Note STEREO_SYNC FIELD_IN DRAWING_L N FD FO A W N FRAME OUT Note Several wireless stereo glasses transmitters require external power to work properly See Connecting the Framelock Cable on page 56 Appendix F Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator I O Port Specifications 105 Pinout for S Video Connector FIGURE F 4 and TABLE F 3 show the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator S video connector and pinout signals 30 O4 10 O2 FIGURE F 4 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel S Video Connector TABLE F 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator S Video Connector Pinout Pin Number Signal Description 1 Y_GROUND Twisted pair return for Y signal pin 3 2 C_GROUND Twisted pair return for C signal pin 4 3 Luminance Y signal Twisted pair 4 Chrominance C signal Twisted pair Shell Chassis ground 106 Sun Fire V880z Ser
58. ed to the graphics board configured as a slave See the previous section Connecting the Framelock Cable on page 56 Make sure to first connect the framelock cable master mode connector to the master graphics accelerator 4 Configure the master and slave devices for framelocking In this example zulu0 is the framelock master device and zulu1 is the slave device host fbconfig dev zulu0 master a stream a slave disable host fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave enable external framelock On the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator system you do not need to run these last two commands setting each master and slave graphics board each time you log into your X Window system The video output from zulu1 might glitch when framelock is enabled zulu1 output will then be framelocked It will start frames when the framelock master does 60 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Disabling Framelock Note Disable framelock on all slave devices before removing the framelock cables To disable framelock type host fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave disable Framelock Cable The framelock cable FIGURE 7 3 is a Y shaped cable with three connectors Use this cable to daisy chain multiple Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators within a computer system Slave mode connector 0 og gt n a of o FE o r e o o0 IS foo nia
59. enlocked Use framelock and genlock together for optimal synchronization performance When frame buffers are framelocked make sure they are all running at the exact same vertical retrace rate This is normally achieved by selecting the same video format resolution and refresh rate see fbconfig help for details See Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators on page 59 To use the framelock features the framelock cable is required See Framelock Cable on page 61 To order the framelock cable call Sun telesales at 1 800 786 0404 and request spare part number 530 2754 You can also order the framelock cable through the Sun store http store sun com by ordering this part number under spare parts By default two video streams from separate Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators are not framelocked The only exception is two streams from doublewide or doublehigh mode on a single Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator these are inherently framelocked Buffer Swap Synchronization Buffer swap synchronization enables a simultaneous swap of buffer memory contents on all Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator subsystems no matter which of the accelerators finishes rendering its scene content last This maintains continuity between scenes on all displays linked together by the framelock cable The display can be a monitor or a large wall screen image displayed by a projector See Creating a Multiscreen Application on page 55 in t
60. er enclosure door 11 Replace the system back panel covers for the slots used for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator FIGURE 4 1 The back panel filler slot covers are secured by four Phillips screws 12 Reconnect the remaining power cords and turn the power on 13 Boot your system at the ok prompt Refer to the section How to Initiate a Reconfiguration Boot in the Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Guide Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 31 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Cables The following lists cables available for use with the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator a 13W3 to HD15 cable adaptor Sun part number 130 3034 for connecting Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator to a monitor or projector which accepts PC style HD15 input This cable is included in the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation kit m Framelock cable Sun part number 530 2754 see Chapter 7 m 13W3 BNC cable BNC T connector BNC BNC cables and a BNC 75 ohm terminator for genlock cabling see Chapter 8 a 9 pin standard micro DIN cable used to extend the framelock cable a S video cable for connecting the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator S video output for example VCR You can order these cables through the Sun store http store sun com Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device automatically configures itself to a single video stream of 1280
61. erify the OpenBoot PROM version level OpenBoot PROM version 4 7 0 or later is required If the OpenBoot PROM version is less than version 4 7 0 install the OpenBoot PROM upgrade Appendix C Upgrade Technical Support You may have Sun service technicians perform your server upgrade For assistance and other information see Sun Support Services at http www sun com service online Refer to the following hardware documentation for detailed service information for the Sun Fire V880z server m Sun Fire V880 Server Service Manual 806 6597 m Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Manual 806 6592 Appendix D Sun Fire V880z Server Upgrade 91 92 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server This appendix provides information about using the DVD titled Operating Environment Installation DVD This DVD is only required for the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment for a Sun Fire V880z server with a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Who Should Use This Software on page 93 About the Installation DVD That Shipped With Your System on page 94 When To Use The DVD on page 94 How to Use This DVD on page 95 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Tools on page 102 Who Should Use This Software This DVD for Solaris 8 2 02 installation should only be performed by highly skilled
62. es per pixel multisampling support 46 screen resolutions changing 32 table listing 10 setting default console display 73 show displays 28 73 software installation process 18 software packages 16 17 DVD directory names 16 software patches 17 software requirements 15 Solaris 8 2 02 DVD software 93 patched network installation image 99 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software tools 102 Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment 15 installing with DVDO 96 Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment 15 stereo glasses 57 58 stereo framelock DIN7 connector 56 105 streaming video methods 42 43 single video output 40 two independent video streams 41 two video streams one frame buffer 40 Sun Fire V880 documentation 19 Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD 1 5 18 87 94 Sun Fire V880z server 6 DVDO installing 93 EMI adapter 25 installing software 18 removing chassis air baffles 23 removing Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 29 RME bezel installation 89 90 slots Band C 22 Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment 15 93 96 Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment 15 18 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 20 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation 20 24 upgrade 87 89 90 upgrade configuration requirements 88 upgrade kit 87 upgrade process 88 upgrade technical support 91 Index 111 upgrading panel doors 89 90 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator backpanel 103 bothlock 69 cables
63. ew 9 Screen Resolutions Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator supports full 30 bit 3D double z buffered graphics at all supported resolutions TABLE 2 1 lists the supported screen resolutions for the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator To get a list of all graphics devices type host fbconfig list To get a list of available resolutions for your display device type host fbconfig dev zulu0 res TABLE 2 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Screen Resolutions Refresh Display rate Aspect Output resolution Hz Standard format port Video format 1920 x 1200 60d Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_DIG_1920x1200x60 1920 x 1200 70 Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_STD_1920x1200x70 75 SUNW_STD_1920x1200x75 1920 x 1080 60d Sun 16 9 13W3 SUNW_DIG_1920x1080x60 1920 x 1080 72 Sun 16 9 13W3 SUNW_STD_1920x1080x72 1792 x 1344 60 VESA 4 3 13W3 VESA_STD_1792x1344x60 1600 x 1280 76 Sun 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STD_1600x1280x76 1600 x 1200 60d Sun 4 3 13W3 SUNW_DIG_1600x1200x60 1600 x 1200 60 VESA 4 3 13W3 VESA_STD_1600x1200x60 75 VESA_STD_1600x1200x75 1600 x 1024 60 Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_DIG_1600x1024x60 or SUNW_STD_1600x1024x60 1600 x 1000 66 Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_STD_1600x1000x66 76 SUNW_STD_1600x1000x76 1440 x 900 76 Sun 16 10 13W3 SUNW_STD_1440x900x76 1280 x 1024 96 Sun stereo 5 4 13W3 SUNW_STEREO_1280x1024x96 112 SUNW_STEREO_1280x1024x112 10 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation
64. fers from samples 1 option Sample Sizes samples specifies the number of samples per pixel to allocate when multisample is not set to disable The maximum sample size is 16 samples per pixel Using fbconfig samples max sample size is automatically allocated based on the frame buffer memory and video resources available to the stream as the window system starts up Allowable choices are 1 to 16 or max but a very high sample density can be allocated only at low resolution Setting sample density to 1 is not equivalent to disabling multisampling samples will still be subject to filtering and jitter See Disabling Multisampling on page 48 TABLE 6 2 lists how many samples per pixel are supported at various resolutions TABLE 6 2 Representative Multisampling Support Resolution Single Display Dual Display Stereo Stereo Dual 1920 x 1200 4 2 1600 x 1200 5 2 and 3 2 at 75 hz 1600 x 1000 6 3 1280 x 1024 8 4 4 2 7 at 85 hz 3 at 85 Hz 46 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 TABLE 6 2 Representative Multisampling Support Continued Resolution Single Display Dual Display Stereo Stereo Dual 1152 x 900 9 5 and 4 4 2 1024 x 768 11 5 6 3 960 x 680 7 4 and 3 800 x 600 15 7 640 x 480 16 9 Enabling Multisampling for All OpenGL Applications Use fbconfig to enable all OpenGL application windows for multisampling host fbconfig
65. ficient to select a single sampled non multisampling visual than to disable multisampling using GL_ARB_multisample Disabling Multisampling When you disable multisampling no multisample rendering is possible Only one sample per pixel is allocated despite any samples option value Display filtering and jitter is also disabled as discussed in the next section 1 To disable multisampling type host bconfig dev zulu0 multisample disable Note Setting sample density to 1 is not equivalent to disabling multisampling setting sample density to 1 is still subject to filtering and jitter where disabling multisampling is not 2 Log out then log back in to restart the X Window system for the changes to take effect 48 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Controlling Jitter and Filtering The following briefly describes jitter and filtering which are set through fbconfig See the SUNWzulu_config 1M man page for more details Jitter Jitter indirectly determines the subpixel X Y locations of the samples stored in the sample buffer The sample density also affects the sample locations TABLE 6 3 describes the fobconfig jitter options jitter regular random permuted auto TABLE 6 3 jitter Options Option Description regular Samples are regularly spaced both vertically and horizontally However the sample locations may differ
66. geted texture OpenGL extension at reduced geometry rate a High performance DMA over the Sun Fireplane interconnect bus Flexibility m Supports two asynchronous video streams with two 10 bit video DACs and 13W3 output ports capable of running different resolutions simultaneously m 144 Mbytes high resolution sample buffer holds up to 10 M image sample values not pixel values optimized for supersampling allows users to trade off screen resolution versus samples per pixel implemented by 32 3DRAM64 frame buffer memory chips m Continuously programmable resolution within frame buffer capacity and Convolve bandwidth limits Support for nonfiltered X windows pixels on the same screen with filtered antialiased pixels Scalability a Hardware geometry acceleration using four parallel graphics processing engines four Cafe processors and four FBC3 ASICs 8 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Standards X Windows OpenGL m Viewport clipping a Window ID WID clipping Auxiliary clipping hardware for over eight overlapping windows m 64 primary X Windows window IDs 15 overlay window IDs m Four 3 x 256 10 bit color maps pseudo or direct color in each video stream m One 3 x 4096 10 bit adjustable gamma correction table for true color for each video stream Separate red green and blue gamma Video Operations The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator supports the follo
67. han black The clamping leads to visual artifacts When using filters with negative lobes the background color components should be greater than the filter s negative lobes The Mitchell filter has negative lobes less than 3 7 Catmull less than 7 5 For the Catmull example if the maximum color component used in the scene is 1 0 no significant area should have a color component less than 075 50 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Checking Device Configuration Use fbconfig to check the X Window system propt and the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator prconf device configuration values The foconfig propt option displays the values of all options for the specified device saved in the OWconfig file These are the values the X Window system uses the next time it starts on that device host fbconfig dev zulu0 propt OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs zulu0 OWconfig File machine Card Double wide high Stream to Port Mapping Clearpixel Valu Managed Area Resolution Samples Per Pixel Multisample Mode Jitter Table Video Streams Stream A Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Stream B Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Framelock Framelock Stereo Port Stream A Sync Stream B Sync disable direct 255 Stream A to Port A B to B SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 ma
68. hat came with these instructions 8 Type this command ed cdrom cdrom0 s0 9 Patch the install image by running this script modify_install_server xvr4000 d image_directory 10 Continue to perform the standard network installation procedure for this release For more information see the Preparing to Install Solaris Software Over the Network chapter in the Solaris Advanced Installation Guide that is in your Solaris media kit v Creating a Patched Network Installation Image Using the Solaris 8 2 02 CD 1 of 2 1 Become super user 2 Insert the Solaris 8 2 02 Software 1 of 2 CD in a CD ROM drive used by the installation server 3 Type this command ed cdrom cdrom0 s0 Solaris_8 Tools 100 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 nN Create the install image by running this script setup_install_server image_directory 5 Return to the home directory by entering this command cd Eject the Solaris 8 2 02 Software 1 of 2 CD o gt eject 7 Insert the Solaris 8 Software 2 of 2 CD in a DVD ROM drive used by the installation server 8 Enter this command ed cdrom cdrom0 Solaris_8 Tools 9 Continue to build the install image on the server by running this script add_to_install_server image_directory 10 Return to the home directory by entering this command
69. his section for an outline for creating a multiscreen application The software Buffer Swap Synchronization algorithm shown on page 55 is implemented by Sun s Xinerama support Applications opening a window ona Xinerama virtual frame buffer need not be concerned with this synchronization 54 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 A WO N me A WO N me Creating a Multiscreen Application The following is a programming example of how to create a Buffer Swap Synchronization multiscreen application Creating the Main Program Create n full screen windows one per screen Create n rendering threads and associate one thread per screen Create a master thread to synchronize rendering threads Execute the main window system event loop Using the Master Thread Run Method Do the following in a loop Notify all rendering threads to render a frame possibly in response to an event Wait for all rendering threads to finish rendering Notify all rendering threads to swap buffers Wait for all rendering threads to finish swapping Using the Render Thread s Run Method Create OpenGL context for this thread s window Make context current to this thread Initialize OpenGL context state Do the following in a loop a Wait for master thread notification b Render image to back buffer for this screen c Notify master thread that this t
70. hread is done rendering d Wait for master thread notification e Swap buffers f Notify master thread that this thread is done swapping Chapter 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 55 Connecting the Framelock Cable Cable the Sun graphics accelerators to be framelocked before configuring your system for framelock described in Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators on page 59 1 Locate the master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator I O back panel on the rear of your Sun Fire V880z server and its stereo framelock DIN7 connector FIGURE 7 1 13W3B 13W3A Stereo framelock DIN7 is OND COREE o Oy FIGURE 7 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Stereo Framelock Connectors 2 Connect the framelock cable master connector to the stereo framelock DIN7 connector FIGURE 7 2 3 Connect the slave cable connector to a slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator stereo framelock DIN7 connector If the framelock cable is not long enough you can use a standard 7 pin DIN extender cable between the slave connector of the framelock cable and the DIN7 connector on the slave system 56 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 4 Optional If you are synchronizing additional Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators a Connect an additional framelock cable master connector to the framelock cable daisy chain stereo
71. ilter_filenam TABLE 6 4 filter Options Option Description cylindrical Poorest visual quality most like a box filter gaussian Blurriest Suitable for users who wish to forego detail to avoid all visible sampling artifacts mitchell The best photo realistic compromise between sharp detail and noticeable blurriness This filter is the default catmull The Catmull Rom filter produces images a little sharper than Mitchell but the images are more likely to have visible sampling artifacts widely known as jaggies The f ilter_file option enables users to provide their own filter by producing a filter file and copying or linking it into directory etc openwin server etc filters or usr openwin server etc filters Both directories are writable only by superuser by default The filter_filename must not start with or nor contain the substring but may contain subdirectory components Filters with negative weights often called negative lobes cause a video pixel to be the result of subtracting a portion of nearby samples Negative lobe filters provide antialiasing while still preserving details such as edges However they can produce artifacts near the edges of light and very dark colors for example light objects on a black background Negatively weighting a color component can lead to a video pixel component less than 0 which must be clamped to black there is no color blacker t
72. ized see Step 4 In this example zu1u0 is the genlock master device and zulu1 is the slave device fbconfig dev zulu0 master a stream a slave disable outputs streamA fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave enable genlock The outputs streamA option directs the same video stream through both 13W3 device ports sending the same stream simultaneously to a display device and to a slave graphics accelerator for genlocking See Chapter 6 outputs Port Mapping on page 38 for more information r 4 Verify that the master device is initialized before the slave device is initialized If both devices are in the same system the master device should appear before the slave device in the Xservers file Where zulu0 is the master device in this example you can verify that zulu0 is the first entry in the Xservers file Xsun command line entry 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun dev dev fbs zulu0 dev dev fbs zulul If the master device is not initialized prior to the slave device in the Xservers file then when the X Window system restarts on the slave device the slave device genlock input connector will not recognize the master device Therefore the slave device attempt to genlock with the master device will fail If the slave device is initialized first the slave device will start up but without enabling genlock You can then enable genlock for the slave device through the flbconfig command
73. lu1 device host fbconfig dev zulul propt OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs zulul OWconfig File machine Card Double wide high Stream to Port Mapping Clearpixel Valu Managed Area Resolution Samples Per Pixel Multisample Mode Jitter Table Video Streams Stream A Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Stream B Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Framelock Framelock Stereo Port Stream A Sync Stream B Sync disable direct 255 Stream A to Port A B to B SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 max forceon auto 0 0 2522 mitchell 0 0 VERE mitchell Output from Stream A Free Run no frame sync Free Run no frame sync 82 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 5 Check the configuration status of the zulu0 device host fbconfig dev zulu0 propt OpenWindows Configuration for dev fbs zulu0 OWconfig File machine Card Double wide high Stream to Port Mapping Clearpixel Valu Managed Area Resolution Samples Per Pixel Multisample Mode Jitter Table Video Streams Stream A Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Stream B Offset x y Gamma Correction Value Filter Type Framelock Framelock Stereo Port Stream A Sync Stream B Sync disable direct 255 Stream A to Port A B to B
74. n master mode a Check the resolution of a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator by using the fbconfig command host fbconfig dev zulu0 prconf You must repeat this command for each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in the system or systems Chapter 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 59 b Change the resolution of a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator using the flbconfig command If the resolution on each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is not the same you must change it to match the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in master mode You must configure each board separately that is for zulu0 zulul and so on The resolution shown below is an example only you can use different video formats such as SUNW_STD_1600x1000x66 TABLE 2 1 host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 host fbconfig dev zulul res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 Log out of the X Window system and then log back in for the resolutions to take effect If you do not wish the framelock synchronization to be repeated when the X Window system restarts simply exit the window desktop session instead of logging out or disable framelock see Disabling Framelock on page 61 3 Connect the framelock cables to each Sun graphics accelerator to be framelocked if you have not already done so Note Do not enable any stream to be a slave without the framelock cable connected Be sure the framelock cable slave connector is attach
75. n video formats with composite synchronization include serrations TABLE 8 1 Screen Resolution Synchronization Attributes Display Refresh Pixel Clock Synchronization Acceptable for resolution rate Hz Speed Attribute Genlock Alone Video Format 1920 x 1200 60d Fast Separate No SUNW_DIG_1920x1200x60 1920 x 1200 70 75 Fast Composite No SUNW_STD_1920x1200x70 SUNW_STD_1920x1200x75 1920 x 1080 60d Slow Separate No SUNW_DIG_1920x1080x60 1920 x 1080 72 Fast Composite No SUNW_STD_1920x1080x72 1792 x 1344 60 Fast Separate No VESA_STD_1792x1344x60 1600 x 1280 76 Fast Composite No SUNW_STD_1600x1280x76 1600 x 1200 60d Slow Separate No SUNW_DIG_1600x1200x60 1600 x 1200 60 75 Fast Separate No VESA_STD_1600x1200x60 VESA_STD_1600x1200x75 1600 x 1024 60 Slow Separate No SUNW_DIG_1600x1024x60 SUNW_DIG_1600x1024x60 1600 x 1000 76 Fast Composite No SUNW_STD_1600x1000x76 1600 x 1000 66 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1600x1000x66f 70 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 TABLE 8 1 Screen Resolution Synchronization Attributes Continued Display Refresh Pixel Clock Synchronization Acceptable for resolution rate Hz Speed Attribute Genlock Alone Video Format 1440 x 900 76 Slow Composite Yes SUNW_STD_1440x900x76 1280 x 1024 96 108d Fast Separate No SUNW_STEREO_1280x1024x96 112 SUNW_STEREO DIG_1280x1024x108 SUNW_STEREO_1280x1024x112 1280 x 10
76. nable to contact the metal card guide frame do not try and force the board into place Damage to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator or motherboard may occur Guide rail M12 _____ Phillips captive screw Step 12 Ejector lever FIGURE 4 5 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Into Slot B Connectors 24 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 12 Grasp both ejector levers and rotate them inward simultaneously Avoid rocking the board in the card guides The board has a tendency to pull to the left front side of the chassis as viewed from the CPU module Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator side Installation should be smooth and uniform 13 Once the ejector levers are fully rotated in hand tighten both captive screws Note It is important to try to hand tighten prior to using a torque driver 14 Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver or torque driver tighten the right side captive screw and then the left side captive screw If using a torque driver fully seat the right side captive screw first to 8 in lbs 0 90 meter newtons then repeat for the left side captive screw 15 Secure the back panel I O slot EMI adapter to the slot now containing the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator FIGURE 4 6 Secure the EMI adapter with the four Phillips screws used for the back panel filler cover
77. ni oo O j Wt 00000 gt Ge Master mode connector Daisy chain and stereo glasses connector Ww Ww FIGURE 7 3 Framelock Cable Chapter 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 61 TABLE 7 1 Framelock Cable Connections Framelock Connector Description Master connector Connects into the stereo connector located on the Sun XVR 4000 shortest male cable graphics accelerator that is designated as the master display device Also plugs into the daisy chain connector for slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators Slave connector Connects into the stereo connector located on the Sun XVR 4000 longest male cable graphics accelerator that is designated as a slave device Daisy chain stereo Can connect a pair of stereo glasses directly into this connector Or glasses connector the connector can be used to daisy chain to other framelock cables female connector for additional slave Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator devices Note There can only be one master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device You must configure all other Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator devices as slaves See the section Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators on page 59 62 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s
78. nstallation process 1 Insert the Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD into the DVD ROM drive and boot your system off of it as described in Appendix E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 2 Install the Solaris DVD when prompted After installing Solaris the system reboots 3 Insert the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator CD into the DVD ROM drive become superuser and go to the following directory cd cdrom cdrom0 4 Start the install script Type install Respond to the installation prompts 5 Install the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware if not already present 6 Configure the software through the Xservers file Chapter 5 if necessary and through fbconfig Chapter 6 To remove the software use the remove command and respond to the remove prompts 18 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware This chapter provides Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware installation information for the Sun Fire V880z server Before Installation on page 19 Installing the Hardware in the Sun Fire V880z Server on page 20 Removing the Hardware From the Sun Fire V880z Server on page 29 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Cables on page 32 Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution on page 32
79. ock input BNC S video DIN4 FIGURE 8 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 13W3 and Genlock Connectors 64 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Connect the 13W3 connector end of the genlock cable to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 13W3 monitor connector selected for genlocking FIGURE 8 2 Attach a BNC T connector to the slave back panel genlock BNC connector of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator FIGURE 8 2 Repeat for each additional slave device to be genlocked Connect the proper BNC connector end of the genlock cable to one end of the BNC T connector FIGURE 8 2 The composite or horizontal synchronization signal is normally used for genlock and is typically the BNC connector on the black wire If the synchronization signal of the master video format uses the sync on green option use the BNC connector on the green wire The genlock 13W3 BNC cable also has red green blue or white BNC wires See TABLE 8 1 on page 70 For multiple slave devices connect a BNC BNC cable from the open end of the BNC T connector on one graphics accelerator to the BNC T connector of the next slave device Attach the 75 ohm terminator to the open BNC T connector of the last slave device Chapter 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 65 FIGURE 8 2 shows the master Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in Slot B of the Sun Fire V88
80. ompleted seated push the board fully into place Note Only do this with Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators that are not detected at the ok prompt If errors note the serial number and revision level of the Sun Fire V880 enclosure and that of the motherboard Report information to Sun Support Services at http www sun com service online 28 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Removing the Hardware From the Sun Fire V880z Server Caution The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is not hot swappable Turn off the power to your system and disconnect the system back panel monitor cabling Leave one power cord connected Remove the back panel I O slot EMI adapter from the selected slot containing the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator FIGURE 4 6 Four Phillips screws secure the EMI adapter Caution If the EMI adapter is not removed the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator video connectors could be damaged when you attempt to slide the graphics board out of the card guide rails Open the Sun Fire V880z server enclosure door FIGURE 4 2 a Unlock the side door using the system key b Swing the side door open c To remove the door from the chassis open the door 90 degrees and pull it up until its mounting pins clear the brackets on the rear panel Using a No 2 Phillips screwdriver loosen the right side captive screw and then the
81. on Overview 3 4 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview This chapter provides an overview of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator for the Sun Fire V880z server Installation Kit on page 5 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview on page 6 Screen Resolutions on page 10 Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information on page 13 Technical Support on page 14 Refer to the Sun Fire V880 server documentation for detailed information for the Sun Fire V880z server Go to http www sun com documentation m Sun Fire V880 Server Service Manual 806 6597 m Sun Fire V880 Server Owner s Manual 806 6592 Installation Kit The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation kit includes Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software CD Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD 13W3 to HD15 monitor cable adapter Antistatic wrist strap Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide this document See Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Cables on page 32 for additional cable information Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is a high performance photorealistic 3D graphics accelerator that runs over the Sun Fireplane interconnect bus on the Sun
82. ong with the packages and patches to enable Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator support 94 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Note OpenBoot PROM version 4 7 0 or later is required before installing Solaris 8 2 02 using the DVD0 Files to update the firmware are provided on the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD How to Use This DVD There are two ways to install the Solaris software m Install the software directly on the system starting from the DVDO a Install an image from the Media Kit of the Solaris release on an installation server patch the image using the binary images from the DVD0 and then use the patched image to install Solaris on the systems This Solaris release can be installed by either of the above methods on systems that do not have a frame buffer and monitor This installation DVDO also provides a direct installation method by means of a command line interface that can operate through a tip 1 line connected to the headless system Note To set up a tip connection see the detailed instructions in the owner s guide or service manual for your system General information about t ip operations is in the OpenBoot command reference manuals The tip connection must be established before you use the DVDO Note OpenBoot PROM version 4 7 0 is required on the Sun Fire V880z server before installing Solaris 8 2 02 using the DVDO If yo
83. onment variables You can enable multisample mode for a particular OpenGL application or for all OpenGL applications fbconfig controls frame buffer memory consumption at the time the X Window system starts Environment variables can control whether an OpenGL application renders to all samples or only to pixels When multisampling is enabled and sample density is 1 OpenGL filtering and jitter can be applied although jitter is not recommended at low sample densities see Controlling Jitter and Filtering on page 49 When multisampling is disabled filtering and jitter are disabled For non OpenGL windows multisampling is always disabled Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 45 Multisampling Multisample allocation occurs at startup configuration load time The configuration samples per pixel parameter specifies the depth that is pre allocated TABLE 6 1 describes the fbconfig multisample options multisample forceon available disable TABLE 6 1 Multisample Option Descriptions Option Description forceon All Sun OpenGL for Solaris applications are rendered using multisampling forceon is the default force is an acceptable abbreviation for this option auto is an alias for forceon available Multisample is possible but is selected on a per application basis enable is an alias for available disable No multisample is possible Filter and jitter are also disabled This option therefore dif
84. onnectivity standalone DHCP m Host name m IP address m Net mask 255 255 255 0 is the default a IPv6 m Default router m Kerberos m Time zone m Name service NIS NIS DNS LDAP or None m Domain name m Name server m Date and time a Root password m Proxy server configuration Note Refer to the Solaris 8 2 02 installation documentation for more information about making these System Identification choices Review the Confirm Information panel to make sure that all the installation information is correct Appendix E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 97 a If you are using the GUI to install the Solaris operating environment use the Back and Next buttons to correct information Once all the information is correct select Confirm a If you are making changes through the dumb terminal interface use the arrow buttons to select your choice Press the Return button to place a mark in your chosen field Pressing the F2 key confirms your choices The Solaris Web Start installation interface begins 8 In the Solaris Web Start Welcome panel select Next The Operating Environment Installation DVD0 is ejected from the DVD ROM drive 9 When prompted insert the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD or Solaris 8 2 02 Software 1 of 2 CD into your drive and select OK These discs comes from the standard Solaris 8 2 02 media kit 10 Respond to questions presented by the Solaris installation process
85. overview of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Sun Fire V880z server and installation kit contents see Chapter 2 Note The Sun Fire XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and Sun Fire V880z server should be administered and serviced by qualified service personnel a Installation Process Overview on page 1 a Software Patches on page 3 Installation Process Overview There are three alternative installation situations Follow the one installation process that is applicable Installing Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software on a Sun Fire V880z Server For the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment only you must first install the Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD and Solaris CDs 1 Insert the Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVD and boot your system from it Chapter 3 2 Install the Solaris 8 2 02 software Chapter 3 3 Insert the Solaris CD s when prompted After installing Solaris the system reboots Continue to Step 4 If you are installing the Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment it already has the software needed for the Sun Fire V880z server including the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator After installing that Solaris release or a subsequent release continue to Step 4 to install OpenGL 1 3 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator patches and extra value software from the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD 4 Insert the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD into the DVD
86. pelines 64 bit Software Patches TABLE 3 4 lists the directories containing patches applicable for the Solaris operating environment TABLE 3 4 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Patch Directories Solaris Release Location Solaris 8 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 4000 Solaris_8 Patches Solaris 9 software cdrom cdrom0 XVR 4000 Solaris_9 Patches TABLE 3 5 lists the patches required for software installation TABLE 3 5 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Patches Patch Number Description 114469 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software in Solaris 8 114470 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software in Solaris 9 113886 OpenGL 1 3 32 bit libraries any Solaris 113887 OpenGL 1 3 64 bit libraries any Solaris Chapter 3 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Software 17 Installing the Software Note For the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment you must first install the DVD titled Operating Environment Installation DVD See Appendix E for this procedure If you are installing the Solaris 9 4 03 operating environment it already has the software needed for the Sun Fire V880z server including the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator After installing that Solaris release or a subsequent release install OpenGL 1 3 Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator patches and extra value software from the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD For the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment here is an overview of the software i
87. procedure for upgrading a Sun Fire V880 server to a Sun Fire V880z server Note The Sun Fire XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and Sun Fire V880z server must be administered and serviced by qualified service personnel How This Book Is Organized Chapter 1 provides an overview of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator installation processes Chapter 2 provides an overview of the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator and includes product features and supported video formats Chapter 3 describes how to install Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software Chapter 4 describes how to install Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator hardware Chapter 5 describes how to modify the Xservers configuration file for running more than one frame buffer Chapter 6 provides information on using Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator features including configuration through fbconfig multistreaming and multisample antialiasing Chapter 7 describes how to framelock multiple Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators Chapter 8 describes how to genlock multiple Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerators xi Appendix A describes how to set the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator as the default monitor console display Appendix B provides information for setting up S video NTSC and PAL video formats on the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Appendix C describes how to install the OpenBoot PROM 4 7 0 upgrade Appendix D provides information for upgrading your Sun Fire V880
88. r Pinout for the 13W3 Connector on page 104 Pinout for Stereo Framelock DIN7 Connector on page 105 Pinout for S Video Connector on page 106 Pinout for Genlock BNC Connector on page 107 The connectors on the I O back panel include 13W3 analog video connector marked B 13W3 analog video connector marked A Stereo framelock connector 7 pin micro DIN S video connector 4 pin micro DIN Genlock In BNC connector FIGURE F 1 shows the connector locations on the board back panel 13W3 B 13W3 A Stereo framelock DIN7 TD Views o OO eo GOED o S video DIN4 FIGURE F 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel I O Ports 103 Pinout for the 13W3 Connector FIGURE F 2 and TABLE F 2 shows the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator 13W3 connector and lists the pinout signals Blue Green Red TOO sO OOOO FIGURE F 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel 13W3 Connector TABLE F 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator 13W3 Connector Pinout Pin Number Signal Description 1 I2C_SCL Clock input for DDC1 2B 2 DDC_ 5V 5V from DDC frame buffer 3 Unused 4 Ground Ground return for serial data pins 1 and 5 not ground on monitor 5 H CSYNC Combined H V sync TTL twisted pair see pin 10 terminated by 75 Q resister 6 I2C_SDA Bi directional DDC serial data line 7 VSYNC Vsync 8 Unused 9 Unused 10 Ground H Csync return return for pin 5 Blue Blue 75 Q coax r
89. r FIGURE 4 1 The back panel filler slot covers are secured by four Phillips screws Remove them and retain them for later use Slot C cover Power cord Slot B cover FIGURE 4 1 Sun Fire V880z Server Back Panel Covers for Slots B and C Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 4 Open the Sun Fire V880z server enclosure door FIGURE 4 2 a Unlock the side door using the system key b Swing the side door open c To remove the door from the chassis open the door 90 degrees and pull it up until its mounting pins clear the brackets on the rear panel FIGURE 4 2 Opening the Sun Fire V880z Server Enclosure Door Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 21 5 Locate slots B and C FIGURE 4 4 If you are installing a single Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator you can use either slot B or C The Sun Fire V880z server motherboard slots are identified from A to D from bottom to top Slot C Slot B FIGURE 4 3 Locating Slots B and C of the Sun Fire V880z Server 22 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 6 Remove the air baffle from the CPU bracket and remove the dust cover from the motherboard VHDM connector slot B for one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator slots B and C for
90. r 1 including the reconfiguration reboot boot r simply reboot your system Type host reboot See the reboot 1 and shutdown 1M man pages for more information Note Refer to the proper Xservers 1 man page for more Xservers information 34 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Xinerama Xinerama is an X Window system feature available in Solaris 8 system software and subsequent compatible releases for Sun graphics boards including the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator Using Xinerama When the window system is started in Xinerama mode all windows can be seamlessly moved across screen boundaries thus creating one large super high resolution virtual display With Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris or subsequent compatible releases this functionality is extended to OpenGL applications No recompilation is necessary for a legacy application to work with Xinerama mode across multiple screens even if the application was compiled with an older version of Sun OpenGL for Solaris To enable Xinerama mode single logical screen on multiscreen displays add xinerama to the Xsun command line in the usr dt config Xservers file As superuser type cd etc dt config vi Xservers Modify the Xservers file Enter the Xservers file content in one long line 0 Local local_uid console root usr openwin bin Xsun xinerama dev de
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92. se the 960 x 680 video formats do not use a feature called vertical sync elongation to enable the fields to be distinguished Using framelock as well as genlock solves this limitation Genlock LED Indicator The genlock LED indicator is located between the 13W3A and stereo connectors The LED illuminates when the genlock input is present and matches the expected horizontal rate 13W3 A Genlock LED indicator 00o R Ove FIGURE 8 3 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock LED Disabling Genlock Note You must disable genlock on all slave devices before doing any of the following e Removing the genlock cables e Ceasing video on the master device for example rebooting or halting the master device system if the master device is in a different system than the slave device e Changing the video format for either the master or slave devices To disable genlock and framelock if using bothlock from a device type host fbconfig dev zulul stream a slave disable 72 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 APPENDIX A Setting the Default Console Display These instructions describe how to set the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator as the default monitor console display At the ok prompt type ok show displays Information similar to the text below is displayed a pci lf 0
93. terface on page 77 S Video Output Only on page 78 S Video Along With Normal Video on page 79 S Video Overrides Output Port Mapping on page 80 Using Two Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators on page 81 S Video Graphical User Interface This option allows the S video port to capture any subregion of the normal video Stream A after the window system is already running Use the svideotool GUI application to set up and select this subregion host opt SUNWvidtools bin svideotool Note Ensure that Stream B is not in use when you activate svideotool 77 S Video Output Only This option produces S video only and no display video on either 13W3 output port FIGURE B 1 shows the location of the S video DIN4 port 13W3B 13W3A Q CORED COEED0 Oy g S video DIN4 FIGURE B 1 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator S Video DIN4 Connector This setup dedicates all memory and video resources of the graphics board to the S video port This approach is required to reach the maximum multisampling depth of 16 samples per pixel Another board may be used if a large workspace is required for other purposes beyond the one 640 x 480 window Note This procedure assumes that you are setting up the first board named zulu 1 Set the resolution on the second stream a For NTSC type host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_NTSC_640x480x60 doublewide dis
94. tical to the video format running on the Sun XVR 4000 accelerator in master mode a Check the resolution of a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator by using the fbconfig command host fbconfig dev zulu0 prconf You must repeat this command for each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in the system or systems to be genlocked b Change the resolution of a Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator using the fbconfig command If the resolution on each Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator is not the same you must change it to match the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator in master mode You must configure each board separately that is for zulu0 zulu1 and so on The resolution shown below is an example only you can use different video formats such as SUNW_STD_1600x1000x66 TABLE 8 1 host fbconfig dev zulu0 res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 host fbconfig dev zulul res SUNW_STD_1280x1024x76 Log out of the X Window system and then log back in for the resolutions to take effect If you do not wish the genlock or bothlock synchronization to be repeated when the X Window system restarts simply exit the window desktop session instead of logging out or disable genlock see Disabling Genlock on page 72 Chapter 8 Genlocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators 67 3 Set the master and slave graphics boards You can enable genlock while the X Window system is running however you should first verify that the master device is initial
95. tional Solaris software from CDs as required Refer to the installation manuals for the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment for further information on optional software 14 When the last CD is finished select Reboot Now The system boots using the Solaris release that you installed How to Patch a Network Installation Image for the Solaris 8 2 02 Release The patched network installation image can be set up using either the Solaris DVD or the Solaris Software CDs contained in the media kit The procedures are different depending on the media you plan to use If the server already has an installation image available and you plan to patch it now use the first procedure no matter which type of media DVD or CD was used to create the unpatched image v Creating a Patched Network Installation Image Using the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD Note If the installation server is already set up with an image of the Solaris 8 2 02 operating environment release skip to Step 7 1 Become superuser 2 Insert the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD in a DVD ROM drive used by the installation server 3 Type this command cd cdrom cdrom0 s0 Solaris_8 Tools Appendix E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 99 4 Create the install image by running this script setup_install_server image_directory 5 Return to the home directory by entering this command cd 6 Eject the Solaris 8 2 02 DVD 7 Insert the DVDO t
96. two graphics accelerators FIGURE 4 4 Air baffle ___ FIGURE 4 4 Removing the Sun Fire V880z Motherboard Bus Slot Cover From Slot B 7 Store the air baffle by sliding it under the metal storage slot located on the enclosure interior ceiling When the air baffle is properly aligned in the storage slot the air baffle black pin will easily insert into the metal slot hole to lock it in place If you are replacing the air baffle for the chassis board slot properly align the air baffle in the slot and the black pin will easily insert into the hole to lock the air baffle in place 8 Be sure to attach the antistatic wriststrap provided with the Installation Kit Refer to section How to Avoid Electrostatic Discharge in the Sun Fire 880 Server Owner s Guide 9 Position the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator into the chassis guide rails for the selected slot B or C Chapter 4 Installing the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware 23 10 Make sure that the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator ejector levers are rotated out to 90 degrees FIGURE 4 5 11 Holding the two ends of the graphics board slide the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator into the card guide frame Use slot B for one Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator slots B and C for two graphics accelerators Stop once the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator ejector levers begin to contact the frame Note If the ejectors are u
97. u need to perform an upgrade appropriate firmware is provided on the Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator CD How to Install Solaris 8 2 02 With the DVDO Ensure that you have the following before you start this procedure m The Solaris Media kit for Solaris 8 2 02 m Answers to the installation questions for which you are prompted m This Sun Fire V880z Operating Environment Installation DVDO Appendix E Installing Solaris 8 2 02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server 95 Caution This procedure overwrites existing contents on the hard drive s Before beginning Solaris installation back up all vital data and software v Installing Solaris 8 2 02 With the DVDO 1 Place the Operating Environment Installation DVDO0 in the DVD ROM drive of the system 2 Halt the system in one of the following ways For new installs Power on and wait for OpenBoot PROM to start At the ok prompt skip to Step 3 m For systems running Solaris If you are upgrading Solaris halt the system gracefully in order to leave existing file systems in a consistent state An orderly shutdown may be performed by becoming the superuser also known as root and executing the halt init 0 or shutdown command See halt 1M init 1M and shutdown 1M for details a Ona USB keyboard press Stop A or Control Break Ona tip connection press followed by a Ina terminal server using the telnet command press the break key or type send brk
98. v fbs zulu0 dev dev fbs zulul Note Do not use zulu0a or zulu0b in Xservers while using Xinerama Xinerama is only supported on the master display device zulu0 doublewide or doublehigh on zulu0 is the preferred method for enabling both screens on one graphics accelerator You can run Xinerama on zulu0 and zulu1 and have both in doublewide or doublehigh mode to display on four screens Chapter 5 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers 35 Sun OpenGL 1 3 for Solaris is part of the installation script when the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator software is installed There is some performance degradation when using Xinerama Two Video Streams Sharing a Large Frame Buffer on page 40 in Chapter 6 describes an alternative to Xinerama useful in some cases that does not incur this performance penalty Restrictions When Using Xinerama a Sample density is irrelevant to Xinerama Therefore screens of different sample density can be combined using Xinerama m Two screens must have the same visuals to be combined using Xinerama In practice this means they must be the same device family m Two screens that the X Window system thinks are side by side must have the same height to be combined using Xinerama m Two screens that the X Window system thinks are above and below must have the same width to be combined using Xinerama 36 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide
99. ver and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Pinout for Genlock BNC Connector FIGURE F 5 and TABLE F 4 show the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator BNC connector and pinout signals GENLOCK_IN GENLOCK_RETURN FIGURE F 5 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Back Panel BNC Connector TABLE F 4 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator BNC Connector Pinout Pin Number Signal Description Center pin GENLOCK_IN 75 Q genlock input video RS 170 sync source or 4V TTL level Shell GENLOCK_RETURN Nominally ground The ground is not directly connected to the Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator chassis or logic ground You may ground at external equipment Appendix F Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator I O Port Specifications 107 108 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 Index NUMERICS 13W3 connector 104 13W3 to HD15 monitor cable adapter 5 32 A air baffle 23 30 31 air guide cover 7 antialiasing multisample 45 antistatic wriststrap 23 application program interfaces 6 B backpanel I 0 ports 103 BNC connector genlock 64 107 bothlock synchronization 69 buffer swap synchronization 54 creating multiscreen application 55 C cables 32 53 64 framelock 54 56 58 genlock 64 66 cabling for framelock 56 58 cabling for genlock 64 66 configuring multiple frame buffers Xinerama 35 D default
100. wing video outputs and capabilities The default video port can be either the 13W3A or 13W3B video port as selected through foconfig see Chapter 6 Video Output The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator supports two simultaneous video streams These may be used for a variety of purposes for example two sides of a shared frame buffer region on two high resolution monitors or projectors two independent high resolution X window system screens displayed on two display devices or display of a high resolution image on a monitor and simultaneous NTSC resolution display of the contents of the high resolution monitor Note If the scene content is shared between the two video streams that is it comes from a shared frame and not from independent frame buffers the vertical rates must be identical to get correct display on both video outputs S Video Capabilities For S video output NTSC or PAL any subregion of the primary display up to the full display may be resized to NTSC or PAL for video taping m Provide a secondary video output stream for NTSC video format at 640 x 480 at 60 Hz or PAL video format at 640 x 480 at 50 Hz from a portion of the primary video desktop to a TV VCR video output port a TV VCR video output is S video with the appropriate mechanical connections m If the S video output is not in use the second 13W3 output is available for a high resolution display Chapter 2 Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Overvi
101. x forceon auto 0 0 2622 mitchell 0 0 VFO RED mitchell Output from Stream A Free Run no frame sync Free Run no frame sync Chapter 6 Using Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Features 51 The foconfig prconf option displays the current Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device configuration including version numbers of each class of chip and the actual sample density When the sample density is max prconf output tells what density was achieved 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 zulu0 prconf Hardware Configuration for dev fbs zulu0 Type XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Part 501 5588 Memory MAJC 128MB Texture 1GB total 3DRAM64 10 0M samples Versions Fcode 1 18 MCode 1 4 MAJC 2 1 FBC3 3 0 Master 1 0 Convolve 0 0 Sched 1 0 TO 0 0 FPGA 1 0 Power Level Monitor Power On Board Power On Video Streams Stream A Current resolution setting Flags Default Primary Monitor EDID data 13W3 onitor Manufacturer SUN EDID Version 1 Revision 3 Stream B Current resolution setting Flags one Monitor EDID data 13W3 EDID Data Not Available 52 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 7 Framelocking Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerators This chapter descri
102. x 1024 at 76Hz using the maximum sample density support 8 at that resolution To change the screen resolution use the fobconfig utility which is used for configuring all Sun graphics accelerators SUNWzulu_config 1M contains Sun XVR 4000 device specific configuration information To access the SUNWzulu_config man page type man SUNWzulu_config 32 Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR 4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User s Guide May 2003 CHAPTER 5 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers This chapter describes procedures for setting up multiple frame buffers a Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File on page 33 m Xinerama on page 35 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File To run more than one frame buffer you must modify your etc dt config Xservers file The Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator device name is zulu for example zulu0 and zulul for two Sun XVR 4000 graphics accelerator devices To do this 1 Become superuser and open the etc dt config Xservers file cd etc dt config vi Xservers If the etc dt config Xservers file does not exist create the etc dt config directory and copy the Xservers file from usr dt config Xservers to etc dt config mkdir p etc dt config cp usr dt config Xservers etc dt config cd etc dt config vi Xservers 33 2 Modify the file by adding the device locations
103. x480x50 samples max In the preceding command lines more memory is allocated for the S video stream Appendix B Setting Up S Video 79 You can also control the sample density in the following ways m Use samples max for the normal stream and samples 1 for S video or a Achieve a more balanced allocation of samples Because the resolution of the S video format is smaller the same number of samples per pixel consumes less video memory for an S video format than a normal larger format 3 Add or change the Xservers file to include these devices You need to add device entries for dev fbs zulu0a and dev fbs zuluOb to the etc dt config Xservers file If an entry for dev fbs zul1u0 exists already delete it and add a dev option for each of the two described devices zulu0a and zulu0b Any other devices should remain the same Note Refer to Chapter 5 Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers for further information 4 Log out to restart the X Window system and verify the configuration data S Video Overrides Output Port Mapping When an S video mode is selected it temporarily changes the routing set up by outputs for as long as that video mode is selected The S video resolution both NTSC and PAL is always routed to both the 13W3 port B 13W3B and the S video DIN4 connector If another video stream is active it is routed to the 13W3A connector The only outputs routing that is not altered by S video is sending th

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