Preface

The Solaris Handbook for Sun Frame Buffers contains important information on configuration options for the various frame buffers. The frame buffer devices described in this document are:

TurboGXplus Frame Buffer

Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators

PGX Graphics Accelerator

PGX32 Graphics Accelerator

PGX64 Graphics Accelerator

Elite3D Graphics Accelerator

Expert3D and Expert3D-Lite Graphics Accelerators

Sun XVR-500 Graphics Accelerator

Sun XVR-1000 Graphics Accelerator

This book is intended for anyone who needs to configure one of the described frame buffers or graphics accelerators to meet specific video or graphics requirements.

How This Book Is Organized

This book consists of the following chapters:

Chapter 1 describes how to configure a system using a TurboGXplus card to suit different screen resolutions and to support multiple monitors.

Chapter 2 describes the use of the ffbconfig utility, which can be used to select configuration options for the Creator or Creator 3D Graphics Accelerator, the attached monitor, and the associated X11 screen.

Chapter 3 describes how the Solaris X11 window system works on the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Chapter 4 describes the XIL functions that are specific to the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Chapter 5 describes the use of the m64config utility to change the display resolution on the PGX Graphics Accelerator.

Chapter 6 describes the use of the GFXconfig command to change the display resolution on the PGX32 Graphics Accelerator.

Chapter 7 describes the use of the GFXconfig command to change the display resolution on the PGX64 Graphics Accelerator.

Chapter 8 describes the use of the afbconfig utility, which can be used to select configuration options on the Elite3D Graphics Accelerator, the attached monitor, and the associated X11 screen.

Chapter 9 describes the use of the ifbconfig utility, which can be used to select configuration options for the Expert3D and Expert3D-Lite graphics accelerators, the attached monitor, and associated X11 screen.

Chapter 10 lists the screen resolutions and video formats for the Sun XVR-500 graphics accelerator, in addition to man page information for configuring graphics boards.

Chapter 11 lists the screen resolutions and video formats for the Sun XVR-1000 graphics accelerator, in addition to man page information for configuring graphics boards.

Chapter 12 describes how to use multiple monitors on a Sun system.

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