Preface

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(TM) Frame Buffer
S24(TM) Frame Buffer
SX Frame Buffer
Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators
PGX Graphics Accelerator
Elite3D 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, TurboGXplus Frame Buffer describes how to configure a system using a TurboGXplus card to suit different screen resolutions and to support multiple monitors.

Chapter 2, S24 Frame Buffer describes the S24 Frame Buffer hardware options.

Chapter 3, SX Frame Buffer describes how to change the display resolution on the SX Frame Buffer (cgfourteen).

Chapter 4, Creator Graphics Accelerator 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 5, The Creator Window System describes how the Solaris X11 window system works on the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Chapter 6, XIL Acceleration on the Creator Graphics Accelerator describes the XIL functions that are specific to the Creator and Creator 3D Graphics Accelerators.

Chapter 7, PGX Graphics Accelerator describes the use of the m64config utility to change the display resolution on the PGX Graphics Accelerator.

Chapter 8, Elite3D Graphics Accelerator 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, Multiple Monitors on a System describes how to use multiple monitors on a SPARCstation system.

Typographic Conventions

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

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions


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 the User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this.

Shell Prompts

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

Table P-2 Shell Prompts


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

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