Sun Fire V880z Server and Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation and User's Guide

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Contents

Preface

List Of Figures

List Of Tables

1. Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Installation Overview

Installation Process Overview

Software Patches

2. Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview

Installation Kit

Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Overview

Screen Resolutions

Accessing Field Replaceable Unit Information

Technical Support

3. Installing the Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Software

Software Requirements

Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Software Packages

Installing the Software

4. Installing the Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Hardware

Before Installation

Installing the Hardware in the Sun Fire V880z Server

Removing the Hardware From the Sun Fire V880z Server

Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Cables

Changing the Monitor Screen Resolution

5. Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers

Configuring Multiple Frame Buffers Through the Xservers File

Xinerama

6. Using Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Features

Man Pages

-outputs Port Mapping

Streaming Methods

Setting Up Streaming Methods

Multicard Setup

Multisample Antialiasing

Controlling Jitter and Filtering

Checking Device Configuration

7. Framelocking Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerators

Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Framelock System

Buffer Swap Synchronization

Creating a Multiscreen Application

Connecting the Framelock Cable

Enabling Framelocking on Graphics Accelerators

Disabling Framelock

Framelock Cable

8. Genlocking Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerators

Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator Genlock

Connecting the Genlock Cable

Enabling Genlocking for Graphics Accelerators

Disabling Genlock

A. Setting the Default Console Display

B. Setting Up S-Video

C. Installing the OpenBoot PROM Upgrade

D. Sun Fire V880z Server Upgrade

E. Installing Solaris 8 2/02 Software on the Sun Fire V880z Server

F. Sun XVR-4000 Graphics Accelerator I/O Port Specifications

Index