Preface

Platform Notes: SMCC Frame Buffers contains important information on configuration options for the various frame buffers. The frame buffer devices described in this document are:

TurboGXplus^(TM) Frame Buffer
S24^(TM) Frame Buffer
ZX and TurboZX^(TM) Graphics Accelerator
SX Frame Buffer
Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators

Who Should Use This Book

This book is intended for use by 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

Section 1, "TurboGXplus Frame Buffer," describes how to configure a system using a TurboGXplus card to suit different screen resolutions and to support multiple monitors.

Section 2, "S24 Frame Buffer," describes the S24 Frame Buffer hardware options.

Section 3, "ZX and TurboZX Graphics Accelerator," describes how to change ZX and TurboZX Graphics Accelerator screen resolution to work properly with different monitors.

Section 4, "SX Frame Buffer," describes how to change the display resolution on the SX Frame Buffer (cgfourteen).

Section 5, "Creator Graphics Accelerator," describes a UNIX^(R) shell-based utility that can be used to select configuration options for the Creator or Creator 3D Graphics Accelerator, the attached monitor, and the associated X11 screen.

Chapter 6, "Creator Window System," describes the behavior of the Solaris X11 window system on the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Chapter 7, "XIL Acceleration on Ultra/Creator," describes the XIL functions that are specific to the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Section 8, "Multiple Monitors on a System," describes how to use multiple monitors on a SPARCstation system.

What Typographic Changes Mean

The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.

Table P-1

Typeface or Symbol

Meaning

Example

AaBbCc123

The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output

Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% You have mail.

AaBbCc123

What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output


 machine_name%su  
 Password:

AaBbCc123

Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value

To delete a file, type rm filename.

AaBbCc123

Book titles, new words or terms, or words to be emphasized

Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.

Table P-2

Shell	Prompt
C shell prompt	`machine_name%`
C shell superuser prompt	`machine_name#`
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt	`$`
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt	`#`

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