Planar RX/PCI, Dome RX/PCI Installation Manual

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Dome® RX/PCI
Display Controller
Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows NT 4.0 Solaris 2.5.1 or later
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FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user will be required at his or her own expense to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.
If the equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment on and off, one or more of the following measures may reduce or eliminate the problem.
• Move the equipment and the receiver to different branches of your AC electrical system.
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• Move the equipment away from the receiver with which it is interfering.
• Reposition the equipment or receiver. Reposition the receiver’s antenna.
• Be sure that the equipment is plugged into a grounded outlet and that the grounding has not been defeated with a cheater plug.
If none of the measures resolves your interference problems, write to the U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 20402, for the booklet
Interference to Home Electronic Entertainment Equipment Handbook
Number 004-000-000498-1. This equipment is a Class A digital apparatus that complies with the
Radio Interference Regulations CRC C.1374. In addition, this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful inter­ference in residential installations.
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EU Declaration of Conformity
The R4/PCI and R5/PCI display controllers (models 55-R4PCI2 and 55-R5PCI2) meet the essential health and safety requirements, are in confor­mity with and the CE marking has been applied according to the relevant EU Directives listed below using the relevant section of the following EU standards and other normative documents;
EU EMC Directive 89/336/EEC EU Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive
EN 60601-1-2 (Draft 1 ­March 18, 1996) Medical Electrical Equipment
EN 55011 (Class B) Limits and methods of measurements
IEC 1000-3-2 Harmonic emissions IEC 1000-3-3 Voltage fluctuations/flicker emissions IEC 1000-4-2 Electrostatic discharge requirements for
IEC 1000-4-3 Radiated electromagnetic field requirements
IEC 1000-4-4 Electrically fast transients for industrial
IEC 1000-4-5 Surge requirements IEC 1000-4-11 Voltage variations/dips/interrupts
Part 1. General requirements for safety Section 1.2. Collateral standard electro­magnetic compatibility requirements
for radio interference characteristics of industrial, scientific, and medical equipment
industrial process measurement and control equipment
for industrial process measurement and control equipment
process measurement and control equipment
IEC 1000-4-6 Conducted immunity IEC 1000-4-8 Magnetic field immunity
Name and Title of Authorized Signatory: Date:
Marlin Cobb Vice President of Product Development DOME imaging systems, inc.
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Contents
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About This Guide
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1 System Requirements 1
Platform Requirements 1
Installation process 2
2 Installing the Board and Display 3
Unpacking the Board 3 Setting DIP Switches on the Board 4
Enabling and disabling VGA mode 4 Supporting VGA for PCs 5 Disabling VGA mode for Sun workstations 7
Installing the Board 8
Installing multiple boards 10
Connecting the Displays 11
3 Windows 2000 Driver 13
Installing the Windows 2000 Driver 13 Configuring Display Settings 19
Determining screen assignments 19 Using the DOME tab to change display properties 20
Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000 23
Uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device 25 Using Calibration TQA on Windows 2000 27
4 Windows NT 4.0 Driver 29
Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Driver 29 Configuring Display Settings 32
Using the DOME tab to change display properties 35 Setting palette options 38 Setting monitor preferences 38 Setting the driver options 38
Additional Display Settings 40
DOME large fonts 40 DOME DlgFix software 43 DOME DPMS Screen Saver for Windows NT 44
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5 Solaris Driver 49
Installing the Solaris Driver 49 Configuring Display Settings 52
Using the default display mode 52 Overriding the default display mode 52
Modifying the OWconfig file 54 Using Visual Classes 56 Configuring the Windowing Environment 60
Using the DPMS Screen Saver with CDE 62 Changing the Console 65
Appendix A: Resolutions and Refresh Rates 67
Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs 67
Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT 68
Customizing sync parameters for Windows 2000 or XP 69 Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations 73
Setting switch S1 on Sun PCI workstations 74
Appendix B: Palette Options for Windows Systems 75 Appendix C: Troubleshooting for Windows 2000 81
Windows 2000 or XP Troubleshooting 81
Uninstalling the sister device 81
Uninstalling a single-headed board 82
Unsigned driver load error 82
Impaired screen resolution 83
Index 85
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About This Guide
Read this section for an overview of how to use this guide before you unpack the DOME® RX/PCI™ display controller (board).
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The term
• R4/PCI™ board
• R5/PCI™ board
Purpose
This guide explains how to install an RX/PCI board in these computers:
•PC
• Sun™ PCI workstation It also describes how to install and use the DOME drivers for
these operating systems:
• Microsoft® Windows® XP
• Microsoft Windows 2000
• Microsoft Windows NT® 4.0
RX/PCI board
stands for one of the following:
• Sun Solaris™ 2.5.1 or later
Audience
This guide serves users who are installing an RX/PCI board and software in a computer. You should be familiar with installing and configuring hardware and software.
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What’s in this guide
This guide is organized into these chapters.
This chapter… Describes…
About This Guide |
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Chapter 1 System Requirements
Chapter 2 Installing the Board and Display
Chapter 3 Windows 2000 Driver
Chapter 4 Windows NT 4.0 Driver
Chapter 5 Solaris Driver
Appendix A Resolutions and Refresh Rates
System requirements and an overview of the installation process
Instructions for installing the RX/PCI board in a PC or a Sun PCI workstation and attaching a display
Instructions for installing and configuring the RX/PCI driver for a Windows XP or 2000 system
Instructions for installing and configuring the RX/PCI driver for a Windows NT 4.0 system
Instructions for installing and configuring the RX/PCI driver for a Solaris 2.5.1 or later system
Resolutions and refresh rates supported by the RX/PCI board in PCs and Sun PCI workstations
Appendix B Palette Options for Windows Systems
Appendix C Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
Explanations of palette options available in Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT systems
Solutions for problems with displays on a Windows 2000 or XP system
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Related documentation
Refer to these books for more information:
• PCI Products Developer’s Guide
• Microsoft documentation
• Sun documentation
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System Requirements
Before you install the RX/PCI board, read this section for system requirements and an overview of the installation process.
Platform Requirements
You can install the RX/PCI board in a PC or a Sun PCI work­station. This table lists the platform-specific requirements for system specifications, operating system, and DOME driver.
Requirement PC Sun PCI Workstation
System specs • PCI slot per board
• 2 MB hard disk space
• 16 MB RAM
• 8 MB RAM per screen
• CD-ROM drive
Operating system
DOME driver • Windows 2000 driver
• Windows XP
• Windows 2000
• Windows NT 4.0
for RX/PCI board (also used by Windows XP)
• Windows NT 4.0 driver for RX/PCI board
• PCI slot per board
• 1.2 MB hard disk space for driver and DDX installation
• CD-ROM drive
Solaris 2.5.1 or later
Solaris driver for RX/PCI board
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Each platform requires a compatible display that supports your desired display resolution.
Multiple displays for PCs must have the same resolution.
Installation process
Follow these steps to install the RX/PCI board and driver on a PC or a Sun PCI workstation:
1
Set DIP switches on the board.
2
Install the board.
3
Connect the display(s) to the board.
4
Install the driver.
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Installing the Board and Display
This chapter explains how to unpack the board, enable or disable VGA mode, install the board, and connect the displays.
Unpacking the Board
Remove the RX/PCI board slowly from its package and static­shielding bag to protect it against electrostatic discharge.
Static electricity can damage the board. When touching the board or parts of the motherboard, be sure to take these precautions:
• Wear an antistatic wrist strap.
• Always keep one hand touching a bare metal surface to provide grounding.
• If you can’t perform a step with just one hand, use both and return one hand occasionally to the metal surface.
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Setting DIP Switches on the Board
Use the DIP switches to enable or disable VGA mode.
Enabling and disabling VGA mode
Set the DIP switches to enable or disable VGA mode. See page 6 for instructions on setting the switches. Here, all switches are in the ON position for illustrative purposes.
DIP switches on the RX/PCI board
This table shows the setting options for switch S2.
Switch S2 DIP Switch On Off
1 VGA enabled 2 EPROM enabled EPROM disabled 3 Reserved Reserved 4 Reserved Reserved
a. Default setting.
a
VGA disabled
a
a
a
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The default settings for switch S1, located below switch S2, are all OFF.
Supporting VGA for PCs
Determine which board will support VGA display:
• The RX/PCI board
• Another VGA board
To install more than one RX/PCI board, see “Installing multiple boards” on page 10.
Disable VGA mode if the RX/PCI board is used with an existing VGA board or with multiple RX/PCI boards. Enable VGA if the RX/PCI board’s VGA port is used.
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To use the RX/PCI board as the VGA console
1
Remove the existing VGA board from your computer.
2
Enable VGA mode on the RX/PCI board by following the instructions under “To enable VGA mode” on page 6.
3
Install the RX/PCI board by following the instructions on page 8.
To support VGA with another board
You must disable VGA mode on the RX/PCI board. See “To disable VGA mode” on page 6.
When you install the RX/PCI board in a computer with an existing VGA board, only one board can support the Windows operating system. You can run Windows on either board, but you cannot run Windows on both boards simultaneously.
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To enable VGA mode
Slide the DIP switches on switch S2 into the positions indicated in this table.
DIP Switch Setting
1ON 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF
To disable VGA mode
Slide the DIP switches on switch S2 into the positions indicated in this table.
DIP Switch Setting
1 OFF 2 OFF 3 OFF 4 OFF
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Disabling VGA mode for Sun workstations
The RX/PCI board cannot operate as a VGA board in a Sun PCI workstation, so you must disable VGA on the RX/PCI boards.
Set switch S2 as follows.
DIP Switch Setting
1 OFF 2ON 3 OFF 4 OFF
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Sun PCI:
If you change the settings for switch S1, the new settings override the default display mode. See “Configuring Display Settings” on page 52 for more information.
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Installing the Board
Install all RX/PCI boards before you install the driver. Follow the safety precautions described on page 3 before you
proceed with board installation. Turn the computer off, but leave it plugged into a grounded
power outlet so that the power cord serves as a ground for the computer. If you leave the computer turned on, you might suffer electric shock or cause damage to both the computer components and the RX/PCI board.
Static electricity can damage the board. Wear an antistatic wrist strap or touch one hand to a bare metal surface on the power supply to discharge static electricity.
To install the board
1
Remove the blank bracket or backplate from the back of any available PCI slot.
2
Insert the RX/PCI board firmly into the slot. Align the board connector pins with the slot. Press down until the board is firmly seated.
3
Secure the mounting bracket with the bracket or backplate screw.
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Removing a blank bracket or backplate
Installing the Board |
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Installing an RX/PCI board
Installed RX/PCI board
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Installing multiple boards
Repeat the installation instructions on page 8 for each board. Remember these tips when you are installing multiple boards:
• You can install as many RX/PCI boards as your system’s power supply and available PCI slots can support (Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Solaris).
• The Windows NT driver supports up to eight boards (16 screens) of the same type. You cannot mix DOME board types, but you can mix single- and dual-headed boards.
• Each board requires less than 5 amps of +5V.
• For PCs, you must disable VGA mode on all but one RX/PCI board if multiple boards are in use. See “To disable VGA mode” on page 6.
• In Sun workstations, you can install different boards in the same system.
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Connecting the Displays
After you install the RX/PCI board, connect the displays to the board with the cable provided.
To connect the displays to the board
1
Attach the D-shell connector to the RX/PCI board. Secure the connection with the screws on the connector.
2
Attach each output cable to the appropriate BNC terminal on your display. (Refer to your display documentation for more information on connector assignments.)
The cable labeling in this illustration applies to the DOME RX cable. With a cable from another source, the labeling may differ.
HSYNC
VIDEO
VSYNC
VIDEO
HSYNC
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VSYNC
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Connecting the cable to two grayscale displays
If you are using only one display, use the VIDEO1, HSYNC1, and VSYNC1 connectors.
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Repeat step 2 for each display that you want to connect to the RX/PCI board.
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To finish the installation
Install the DOME Windows or Solaris driver after you install the RX/PCI board.
To install this driver... See page...
Windows 2000 (also used by Windows XP)
Windows NT 29 Solaris 49
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Windows 2000 Driver
Install
before you install the driver initially.
all DOME boards first, then restart your system
Installing the Windows 2000 Driver
Windows XP: The RX/PCI board also supports the
Windows XP operating system. To install the driver for an XP system, follow the Windows 2000 driver instructions, using your operating system.
To install the driver
1 Highlight Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional at
startup. Press <F8> during the system boot and select Enable VGA Mode on the Windows 2000 Advanced Options menu. Then press <Enter>.
2 Log on with administrator privileges.
The InstallShield Wizard reports that it has found new hardware.
3 Click Cancel. 4 Insert the WINRX CD, and open 63-WINRX-xxx
(where xxx is a version number).
5 Browse the CD to find the Win2k\RXpci directory.
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6 Double-click Setup.exe.
The Setup.exe file is an InstallShield Wizard that guides you through the installation process. Use the DOME setup function for all DOME installations.
The initial display driver installation dialog box appears.
7 Proceed through the installation (license agreement,
readme files, and start copying files).
8 Click Yes on the Digital Signature Not Found dialog
box to continue the installation. This dialog box appears for each display you install on
Windows 2000 or XP systems.
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Windows XP: The RX/PCI driver has not passed
Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with the Windows XP operating system. XP users must click Continue Anyway on the Hardware Installation dialog box (equivalent to the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box) to continue the installation. This dialog box appears once for each display you install. (The message occurs only if you have not set your system to shut off such notices.)
Your display may blink several times during this phase of driver installation.
A dialog box appears upon completion.
9 Click Finish to exit the Wizard.
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To modify an existing configuration
1 Insert the WINRX CD, and browse to find the
Win2k\RXpci
2 Double-click Setup.exe.
The Welcome dialog box appears.
directory.
3 Select Modify, and click Next.
The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears.
4 Click Yes to continue the installation.
The Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears for each display you install, and the End of Driver Installation dialog box appears upon completion.
5 Select Yes, I want to restart my computer now, and
click Finish.
6 Click Finish on the Maintenance Complete dialog box.
The RX/PCI driver loads upon system restart.
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To install the driver for an additional board
1 Turn off the power to your computer.
Leave the computer plugged into a grounded power outlet so that the power cord serves as a ground for the computer. If you leave the computer turned on, you might suffer electric shock or cause damage to both the computer components and the RX/PCI board.
2 Disable VGA on the additional board, and install it
following the precautions and installation steps on pages 8 to 10.
3 Check that all displays are connected and powered on. 4 Log on with administrator privileges.
The Windows Hardware Wizard reports its location of new hardware and displays the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box.
For proper installation, you must quit the Wizard and run the DOME Setup function. This executable installs the correct number of heads for the new board.
5 Click No to exit the Wizard. 6 Run Setup.exe to modify the existing configuration.
(See steps 2 to 6 on page 16.)
7 Enable your display and set the resolution.
(See page 18.)
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To enable a display and set the display resolution
1 Boot your computer in normal mode. 2 Log on with administrator privileges. 3 Right-click the desktop, and select Properties >
Settings.
4 Click the Display list and select Default Monitor on
DOME RX/PCI,
where X = 4 or 5.
5 Select Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor,
and click Apply. This message appears:
Windows will now apply your new desktop settings. The original desktop will be restored if the settings are not applied correctly.
6 Click OK to accept the new settings, or Cancel to revert
to the original settings.
If you have installed two or more displays, enable them as described in steps 3 through 6.
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Configuring Display Settings
After you install the board and driver and set the default monitor and refresh rate, you can change the resolution and refresh rate or any other configuration options.
Use this tab... To set the default monitor and refresh rate for...
DOME tab Displays attached to the Windows 2000 desktop
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Properties > Settings tab
Displays not attached to the Windows 2000 desktop
The Windows 2000 or XP operating system renumbers and reassigns screens as they are added to the configuration. Set resolutions or preferences only after all boards and screens are installed. Then restart your system to make sure the screen assignments are stable.
Determining screen assignments
Click Identify in the Settings tab to match screens to boards.
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Using the DOME tab to change display properties
You can change the display properties, such as resolution, palette options, and brightness, using the DOME tab after the display is attached to the Windows 2000 desktop.
To change display properties
1 Log on with administrator privileges. 2 Right-click the desktop, and select Properties >
Settings tab. The Settings tab appears.
3 Select Default Monitor on DOME RX/PCI from the
Display box.
Make sure the Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor box is checked.
4 Select Advanced > DOME tab to select a resolution and
refresh rate. The DOME tab appears, similar to the one shown here.
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To change the resolution and refresh rate
1 Select a resolution and refresh rate from the DOME tab, and
click Apply.
When you use the DOME tab to set the resolution and refresh rate for one of the displays of a dual-headed DOME display board, the second display will assume the same resolution and refresh rate.
The DOME Display Resolution dialog box appears.
2 Click OK within 15 seconds to accept the new settings.
Ignore the message to revert to the original settings. The resolution changes on both installed screens, and a
message appears prompting you to accept or cancel the new resolution.
3 Click OK to set this resolution, or Cancel to return to the
DOME tab. If you select OK, this message appears.
4 Click OK. You can now use the display.
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To set monitor preferences
To enable Pedestal, select Pedestal on the DOME tab. Refer to your monitor documentation for more information.
To set driver options
To disable DirectDraw, select Disable DirectDraw on the DOME tab.
Setting palette options
See Appendix B, “Palette Options for Windows Systems” on page 75.
To set custom syncs
See “Customizing sync parameters for Windows 2000 or XP” on page 69.
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Uninstalling DOME Devices on Windows 2000
You can uninstall DOME devices in either of two ways:
• Uninstall single-headed DOME devices by using the Microsoft
control panel.
• Uninstall dual-headed DOME devices by clicking Uninstall
DOME Device on the DOME tab, and then by removing the device through the Microsoft control panel. Make sure you remove the sister device first.
Remember these tips when uninstalling DOME devices:
You can uninstall both single- and dual-headed DOME
display boards.
The device that you are uninstalling cannot have system
resources if its sister display is installed.
The device that you are uninstalling must be attached to the
Windows 2000 desktop.
You cannot uninstall the primary display.
To uninstall a single-headed DOME device
1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Administrative Tools icon.
2 Click Computer Management.
The Systems Tools dialog box appears.
3 Click Device Manager.
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4 Click Display Adapters.
A list of currently installed display devices appears.
5 Highlight the adapter you want to remove. Right-click and
choose Uninstall.
6 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box.
The Systems Settings Change dialog box appears.
7 Click Yes to restart your computer.
The device is now removed from Windows 2000.
8 Turn off your computer after it restarts, and remove the
RX/PCI board.
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Uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device
You must uninstall a dual-headed DOME device on a display-by-display basis. Uninstall the sister device first and the primary device second.
The DOME control panel determines if you are uninstalling the devices in the proper order.
To uninstall a device in the proper order
1 Use the Uninstall DOME Device button on the DOME tab to
begin uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device.
2 Use the Windows 2000 device-removal method to finish
uninstalling a dual-headed DOME device.
To uninstall a dual-headed DOME device
1 Right-click on the desktop, select Properties > Advanced for
the sister device.
2 Select DOME tab > Uninstall DOME Device button.
You are prompted to restart the computer.
3 Restart your computer.
Once you restart your computer, the sister device no longer appears in Windows Display Properties.
4 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Administrative Tools icon.
5 Click Computer Management.
The Systems Tools dialog box appears.
6 Click Device Manager.
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7 Click Display Adapters.
A list of currently installed display devices appears.
8 Highlight the adapter that is illustrated with the Display
Warning icon. Right-click and choose Uninstall.
9 Click OK in the Confirm Device Removal dialog box.
The device is now removed from Windows 2000.
10 Restart your computer.
To finish uninstalling the initial device of the dual-headed DOME display board, follow the steps in “To uninstall a single-headed DOME device” on page 23.
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Using Calibration TQA on Windows 2000
DOME Calibration TQA 2.1 or later supports all combinations of bit depths and palette options currently supported by DOME drivers.
You can run Calibration TQA 2.1 or later on a system that includes both DOME and other brands of boards.
Do not change Windows display settings while Calibration TQA is running. Calibration TQA and other mdpcint.dll-reliant applications behave unpredictably if you make changes while the application is active.
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Windows NT 4.0 Driver
Install all DOME boards first, then restart your system before you install the driver initially.
Installing the Windows NT 4.0 Driver
To install the driver
1 Turn on the computer and select Windows NT Workstation
Version 4.00 [VGA mode].
2 Log on as administrator.
You need administrator privileges to change the display settings.
3 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > Settings.
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The Settings tab appears.
4 Click Display Type….
The Display Type dialog box appears.
5 Click Change… in the Adapter Type section of the
dialog box. The Change Display dialog box appears.
6 Click Have Disk….
The Install From Disk dialog box appears, containing this field:
Copy manufacturer’s files from: A:\
7 Insert the WINRX CD and browse to the
WinNT4\RXPCI\r5xci.4.4.x.yyy d
irectory
(where x.yyy denotes version number).
8 Find and select the oemsetup.inf file, and click Open….
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9 The Change Display dialog box appears, with these options:
DOME imaging systems R4/PCI DOME imaging systems R5/PCI
10 Select the desired driver, and click OK.
The Third-party Drivers dialog box appears, prompting you:
Do you wish to proceed?
11 Click Yes.
A progress bar appears. Then the Installing Driver dialog box appears with this message:
The drivers were successfully installed.
12 Click OK, then click Close on the Display Type dialog box
and on the Display Properties dialog box. The System Settings Change dialog box appears,
prompting you:
Do you want to restart your computer now?
13 Click Yes. 14 Select Windows NT Workstation Version 4.00 [VGA mode],
and then configure your display settings as described in the next section.
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Configuring Display Settings
After you install the board and driver in your system, set the display resolution and refresh rate. You can then update any other configuration options.
To set the display resolution and refresh rate
1 Log on as administrator.
The Invalid display settings dialog box displays.
2 Click OK.
The Settings tab appears.
3 Click List All Modes….
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The Detected Adapter dialog box appears.
The dialog box on your screen displays the values that exist in your binary .cfg file, which may be different from the values displayed in this illustration. For information on editing these values, see “Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT” on page 68.
4 Select the resolution and refresh rate, and click OK. 5 Click Test.
Your display(s) must be connected to test the resolution and refresh rate.
The Testing Mode dialog box appears with this message:
The new mode will be tested. Your graphics adapter is set to the new mode temporarily so that you can determine whether it works properly. Click OK and then wait 15 seconds.
6 Click OK.
A test bitmap appears. The Testing Mode dialog box appears, prompting you:
Did you see the test bitmap properly?
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7 Click Yes if the test bitmap displayed correctly or No if it
displayed incorrectly. If No, the Testing Mode dialog box appears, prompting you
to try different settings for your display. Click OK. Repeat steps 3–7 to perform the test with a different resolution.
8 Select Large Fonts in the Font Size field (optional).
Selecting Large Fonts on the Settings tab does not make a significant difference in font size at very high resolutions. The DOME driver installs extra-large font options in your C:\dome\tools directory. To add those fonts to your display properties, follow the instructions for “DOME large fonts” on page 40.
9 Click OK.
The display resolution is now set properly for the RX/PCI board.
This message appears:
Do you want to restart your computer now?
10 Click No.
You can now change your display properties using the DOME tab.
11 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > DOME.
A dialog box prompts you to choose a configuration file (because the system is currently in VGA mode).
12 Click Open to use the default configuration file (mxpci.cfg)
on your system. The DOME tab appears.
You can make several changes to your display settings at one time. See the next section, “Using the DOME tab to change display properties.”
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13 Click OK or Apply when you have selected all the new
settings and want them to take effect. This message appears:
Do you want to restart your computer now?
14 Click Yes.
The system prompts you to select an operating system.
15 Select Windows NT Workstation 4.00 and then change your
display settings as described in the next section.
Using the DOME tab to change display properties
Use the DOME tab to change the display properties listed in the following table.
To complete this task… See page…
Change the resolution and refresh rate 37 Set the screen configuration 37 Select palette options 75 Set monitor preferences 38 Set driver options 38
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To use the DOME tab
1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > DOME. The DOME tab appears.
2 Select the desired display properties, and then click Apply. 3 Restart your computer to display the changes.
To use the DOME tab online help
The Windows NT driver provides online context-sensitive help for the DOME tab. You can access the help in either of two ways:
• Click the question mark (?) button on the title bar and then
click the area of the DOME tab with which you need assistance.
• Move the cursor to the area with which you need assistance
and then press <F1>.
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To change the resolution and refresh rate
1 Highlight the desired resolution and refresh rate in the
Resolution and Refresh Rate fields.
2 Click Apply or OK.
This dialog box appears, indicating that the new settings are being tested.
3 Click OK within 15 seconds to accept the new settings.
Ignore the message to revert to the original settings.
To set the screen configuration
Click the screen number and orientation in the Configuration field, and then click Apply or OK.
The screens are assigned to the boards in the order in which the boards are found on the bus. If the first board is a dual-headed board, it controls screens zero (0) and one (1).
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Setting palette options
See Appendix B, “Palette Options for Windows Systems” on page 75.
Setting monitor preferences
These monitor preferences are available on the DOME tab:
• Sync on Green
• Pedestal
• Composite Sync
Refer to your monitor documentation for more information on monitor preferences.
Setting the driver options
The driver option DirectDraw is available on the DOME tab. Click Disable DirectDraw on the DOME tab to turn off this
feature. Click again to turn on.
DirectDraw and multiheaded support
DirectDrawis an Application Program Interface (API) that allows direct manipulation of the video display. DirectDraw applications expect the screen to be represented as a single element. If you are using multiple RX/PCI screens, more than one screen represents the desktop.
With multiple displays representing the desktop, DirectDraw applications cannot access the entire desktop and may not work properly.
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DirectDraw limited screen size
Under the Windows NT 4.0 operating system, Build 1381, DirectDraw supports screen sizes only up to 2048 x 2048 pixels. DirectDraw applications may not work correctly with bigger screen sizes. Although DOME has tried to provide whatever support possible within this limitation, DOME cannot ensure DirectDraw compatibility with either multiple screens or a screen size greater than 2048 x 2048 pixels.
Microsoft has fixed this problem in Windows 2000 and later operating systems.
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Additional Display Settings
This section describes additional display settings offered on the DOME tab.
DOME large fonts
The Windows NT 4.0 driver uses standard Windows fonts. The DOME driver supplements these fonts with three large fonts that support high-resolution display. The DOME Windows NT 4.0 driver installs those fonts in the C:\dome\tools directory.
Installing DOME large fonts does not automatically increase the size of your cursor. See “To increase the cursor size” on page 41 for instructions.
To install DOME large fonts
1 Double-click My Computer > C: > DOME > Tools.
A list of files appears.
2 Double-click the desired font:
• DOME large
• DOME extra large
• DOME extra extra large
3 Close all applications and windows. 4 Restart your computer. 5 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > Appearance. The Appearance tab appears.
6 Click the Scheme pull-down arrow, and select the font. 7 Click OK.
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To uninstall DOME large fonts
1 Double-click My Computer > C: > DOME > Tools.
A list of files appears.
2 Double-click WinStand.reg. 3 Click OK. 4 Close all applications and windows. 5 Restart your computer. 6 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > Appearance.
7 Click the Scheme pull-down arrow, and select
Windows Standard.
8 Click OK.
To increase the cursor size
1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Mouse > Pointers. The Pointers tab appears.
2 Click the Scheme pull-down arrow, and select
Windows Standard (extra large).
3 Click OK. 4 Close the Control Panel dialog box.
To r eturn to the standard cursor size, follow steps 1–4 of this procedure, and select Windows Standard from the Scheme drop-down box.
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To customize item and font size
Use the Display Properties dialog box to adjust both your system- and application-level font sizes to compensate for high-resolution display. You can also customize font appearance and icon, menu, and title bar size.
This table provides recommended font and icon sizes for high-resolution displays.
This selection…
Controls font and size of this item…
Active Title Bar Active window title
bar
Icon Icons on the
desktop
b
Menu All menus, both
system- and application-level
Message Box All message box
text
Tool Tip All tool tip text, both
system- and application-level
Default settings are…
Item size: 18 Font size: 8
Item size: 32 Font size: 8
Item size: 18 Font size: 8
Item size: n/a Font size: 8
Item size: 18 Font size: 8
Recommended settings are…
a
Item size:
-­Font size: 10 or 12
Item size:48 Font size: 10
Item size:
a
-­Font size: 10 or 12
Item size: n/a Font size: 10 or 12
Item size: -­Font size: 10 or 12
a. The item size adjusts automatically if the font size changes. b. If the item or font size is too large, the icon and text may be cropped. If
this occurs, adjust icon spacing by right-clicking on the desktop and choosing Line Up Icons or Arrange Icons. You can also change icon spacing by choosing Icon Spacing (Horizontal) and Icon Spacing (Vertical), and adjusting the size setting to a larger number. (The default spacing is 43.)
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DOME DlgFix software
DOME DlgFix software automatically relocates all dialog boxes to the upper-left screen, preventing dialog boxes from splitting across screens.
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Dialog box splits across screens when DlgFix is not running
Dialog box displays in upper-left screen when DlgFix is running
DOME
DlgFix software is copied to C:\dome\tools
automatically during Windows NT 4.0 driver installation.
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Limitations of DlgFix
Because of limitations in the Windows NT operating system,
DlgFix
the Startup programs. The logon dialog boxes are still split between screens.
To run DlgFix
Type C:\dome\tools\DlgFix at the DOS prompt. The DOME DlgFix icon appears on your taskbar to indicate that
DlgFix
To add DlgFix to the startup menu
Type C:\dome\tools\DlgSetup at the DOS prompt.
cannot modify dialog box locations until you run
is running.
Once you type this command, DlgFix automatically restarts each time you restart your computer.
To uninstall DlgFix
Type C:\dome\tools\DlgUnins at the DOS prompt. Your system will experience a slight performance degradation
while running DlgFix. If you find system performance unacceptable, uninstall the software as indicated above.
DOME DPMS Screen Saver for Windows NT
Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) provides a stan­dard way to manage the power used by a display. With DPMS, you can shut off the video signal to the display when it is not in use, thereby extending the life of your display’s CRT or backlight and reducing its power consumption.
The DOME DPMS Screen Saver for Windows NT is a powerful and flexible way to increase your display’s life and decrease its power consumption.
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How the screen saver works
Like other Windows screen savers, the DOME DPMS Screen Saver is invoked after the system has received no user input for a specified number of minutes. Unlike other screen savers, how­ever, the DOME DPMS Screen Saver does not display anything on the screen itself. Rather, it launches another screen saver that you select to protect the display. Then, after a predetermined number of minutes, it uses DPMS to shut off the video power to the display.
There are two delay periods before DPMS is invoked.
• The first delay is the standard screen saver delay from the last user input until the screen saver launches.
• The second delay is from the time the screen saver launches until DPMS shuts off the video power to the display. After the second delay, DPMS places the display in power-off mode.
The DOME DPMS Screen Saver allows you to select the other screen saver to use before it invokes power-off mode. It also allows you to specify up to four periods during the day and different settings for when or if power-off mode is invoked during each period.
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To select the DOME DPMS Screen Saver
1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel >
Display > Screen Saver. The Screen Saver tab appears.
2 Select DOME DPMS Screen Saver. 3 Set the Wait: field with the delay time until you want the first
screen saver to appear.
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To set up the DOME DPMS Screen Saver
1 Click Settings….
This dialog box appears.
2 Select a Screen Saver from the list of available screen savers.
The screen saver you select will appear on your display before DPMS power-off mode is invoked. You can select any of the other installed Windows screen savers to protect the display during that time. The Settings and Preview but­tons enable you to adjust the screen saver settings and see a sample of what each looks like.
You can create as many as four distinct periods throughout the day, with different DPMS settings for each period. Continue this procedure to set each time period.
3 Set the start time in the Starting at: field.
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Use a 24-hour time format, such as 16:30 to indicate 4:30 p.m. This determines if or when power-off mode will be invoked for up to four different periods of the day.
One period ends when the next period starts.
Leave the start time for a period blank if you don’t want to use it.
4 Enter the number of minutes of additional inactivity (after
the first screen saver displays) until the display is placed in power-off mode in the Invoke DPMS after: field.
5 If desired, select Wake at start of period to force the display
to wake up if it is in power-off mode at the start of the period.
6 If desired, select Never sleep during this period to prevent a
switch to power-off mode during the period.
7 Click OK to keep your settings.
The Display Properties dialog box appears.
8 Click OK.
Remember these tips when you set the screen saver:
• The two delay periods are cumulative. If it takes 15 minutes of
user inactivity for the DOME DPMS Screen Saver to start, and there is a 30-minute delay until power-of f mode is invoked for the current time period, power-off mode starts only after a total of 45 minutes of user inactivity.
• After the display has been in power-off mode for a long time,
it can take as many as 30 minutes to reach optimal perfor­mance conditions when the video power is turned on again. To ensure that the display is performing optimally when you need it, use the DOME DPMS Screen Saver to force the display to wake up before periods of heavy use begin.
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Solaris Driver
Install all DOME boards before you install the driver initially. Then reboot your system.
Installing the Solaris Driver
Installing the RX/PCI driver for your Sun host requires about 500 KB of free space:
• 200 KB in /kernel/drv
• 100 KB in /usr/openwin/server/modules
• 200 KB in /usr/lib
The installation procedure for Solaris performs these tasks:
• Adds the device driver
• Adds the OpenWindows™ loadable DDX driver
• Modifies the OWconfig file
• Installs the DOMEmdlib shared object library
To install the driver
1 Turn on your workstation. 2 Boot up with the -r option. 3 Log on as root.
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This installation procedure uses the R5/PCI driver as an example. When you install the R4/PCI driver, the package name will be DOMEr4pci instead of
DOMEr5pci
.
If a previous version of the driver software exists on your system, you must remove it before you install the new package. To do so, type pkgrm, and select the
DOMEr5pci and DOMEmdlib packages for removal. If
the DOMEmdlib package already installed on the system is newer than that on the CD, do not remove it.
4 Insert the DOME RX/PCI Solaris driver CD in the
CD drive.
5 Mount the CD device if the system does not automount it.
Then type:
cd /cdrom/dome
6 To transfer the software packages to the system, type:
pkgadd -d r5pciZZZ.pkg
where ZZZ=revision of the software on the CD. Check the file name on the CD to get the software revision. This message appears: The following packages are available:
1 DOMEr5pci DOME R5PCI Display Support
(sparc) 1.2.x
2 DOMEmdlib DOME MD library
(sparc) 1.0.x Select package(s) you wish to process (or 'all' to process all packages). (default:all)[?,??,q]:
7 Press <Return> to install all packages or the number 1 (one)
to install the DOMEr5pci package only.
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Messages appear, followed by this prompt:
Do you want to continue with the installation of the package [y,n,?]
8 Type y.
Messages describe the progress of the installation. When the installation is complete, these messages appear:
Installation of <DOMEmdlib> was successful. Installation of <DOMEr5pci> was successful.
You do not need to reboot your system.
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Configuring Display Settings
Before you configure your system for the Sun Common Desktop Environment (CDE) or OpenWindows, you must set the display mode for your board. DOME provides a default display mode that you can either use or override as described in this section.
Read the following sections before you configure CDE or OpenWindows:
• “Using the default display mode” (page 52)
• “Overriding the default display mode” (page 52)
• “Using Visual Classes” (page 56)
Then read the appropriate section for your windowing environment:
• “To run OpenWindows” (page 60)
• “To configure CDE” (page 61)
Using the default display mode
DOME configures RX/PCI boards with default display modes before shipment. When you use the RX/PCI board as the boot console, you must connect the board to a display capable of using this default mode. See “Changing the Console” on page 65 for information about making the RX/PCI board the console.
This table shows the default display mode for each board.
Board Default Display Mode
R4/PCI 1728 x 2304 pixels @ 69 Hz R5/PCI 2048 x 2560 pixels @ 71 Hz
Overriding the default display mode
To start CDE or OpenWindows using the default display mode, skip this section.
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Edit the OWconfig file to override the default display mode and customize your configuration for both CDE and OpenWindows. This file exists in the /usr/openwin/server/etc and in the
/etc/openwin/server/etc
directory on the workstation. Edit
the one in the /etc/openwin/server/etc directory.
To edit the OWconfig file
When you install a new driver on your system, it overwrites the
OWconfig OWConfig file in the /etc/openwin/server/etc directory
remains unchanged. This ensures that the changes you make are not overwritten when you update to newer versions of the DOME driver. Make sure you edit these lines in the
/etc
directories, your system ignores them.
file in this directory: /usr/openwin/server/etc. The
directory only. If you uncomment these lines in both
1 Find the following lines in the OWconfig file:
#class = "XSCREENCONFIG" name="DOMEr5pci0Config" # device="/dev/r5pci0.0" # res="2048x2560 @ 71Hz" # monitor="domegray.vda" # board="r5pci-2hd.xqa";
#class = "XSCREENCONFIG" name="DOMEr5pci1Config" # device="/dev/r5pci0.1" # res="2048x2560 @ 71Hz" # monitor="domegray.vda" # board="r5pci-2hd.xqa";
For one-headed R5/PCI boards, you need only the first five lines.
This procedure uses the R5/PCI driver as an example. When you install the R4/PCI driver, the name will be
DOMEr4pci
instead of DOMEr5pci.
2 Delete the pound sign (#) at the beginning of each line to
uncomment the lines.
3 Edit the lines to match each device you installed, and save
your changes.
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Modifying the OWconfig file
This section explains the first example from the preceding sample code, line by line, and tells how to modify those lines to match the devices you are installing.
class="XSCREENCONFIG" name="DOMEr5pci0Config"
The name provided here must be unique in the OWconfig file. You can alter it as long as you select a name that is not being used for any other XSCREENCONFIG sections.
device="/dev/r5pci0.0"
This line indicates that the board is an R5/PCI board that was assigned the instance of zero (0) by the system. The second zero (0) indicates that you are using the first head. To modify this line for the device you are installing, replace the first zero (0) with the instance your board was assigned by the system. For the second head, replace the second zero (0) with a one (1).
res="2048x2560 @ 71Hz"
This line indicates that your display’s resolution (preadjusted timing name) is 2048 x 2560 @ 71 Hz.
When you modify this line, be sure to use the exact name for your display from the “Preadjusted Timing Name” column in the Resolutions and Refresh Rates table on page 73.
monitor="domegray.vda"
This line indicates that you are using a grayscale display, and the preadjusted timing name is located in the display file
domegray.vda
Display files are located in the
.
/opt/DOMEr5pci/monitors
directory. Do not modify these files unless DOME Customer Support advises you to do so.
To support a color display, use "domecolr.vda" instead of
"domegray.vda."
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board="r5pci-2hd.xqa"
This line indicates that you are using two heads (-2hd) of an R5/PCI board (r5pci), and that the configuration of the board is located in the board file r5pci-2hd.xqa.
The board file is located in the /opt/DOMEr5pci/boards directory. Do not modify this file.
See the second code sample on page 53 for configuration for the second head.
To enable video pedestal
Set the BlackLevel parameter in the domegray.vda file to 0.054.
To disable video pedestal
Set the BlackLevel parameter to 0.0.
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Using Visual Classes
A visual class (or visual) is the X Window System™ terminology to describe the characteristics of a display. X defines the visual classes listed in this table.
Static Class Dynamic Class
• StaticGray • GrayScale
• StaticColor • PseudoColor
• TrueColor • DirectColor
Static classes do not support the use of a modifiable colormap, but the corresponding dynamic classes do.
The RX/PCI board has a default visual class of GrayScale.
PseudoColor is the most common display type. Some
applications run only on displays with a PseudoColor default visual class. You can configure the RX/PCI board to emulate
PseudoColor
for applications by invoking the X Window
System with PseudoColor as the default visual class.
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To emulate a PseudoColor visual class
Start the X server using PseudoColor as the default visual class by adding defclass PseudoColor to the openwin command and to the Xservers file.
For example, for a one-headed system using the R5/PCI board, type:
openwin -dev /dev/r5pci0.0 defclass PseudoColor
For a two-headed system using the R5/PCI board, type:
openwin -dev /dev/r5pci0.0 defclass PseudoColor \
-dev /dev/r5pci0.1 defclass PseudoColor
When you edit or modify code, type it on one line. A backslash (\) indicates continuation of the line.
To check the default visual
Use the xdpyinfo command to check the default visual of a screen. Look at the correct screen and find the visual with the matching ID to verify that it is PseudoColor.
Look for the lines marked with a right arrow () in this sample output:
name of display: cole:0.0 version number: 11.0 vendor string: Sun Microsystems, Inc. vendor release number: 3300 maximum request size: 262140 bytes motion buffer size: 256 bitmap unit, bit order, padding: 32, MSBFirst, 32 image byte order: MSBFirst number of supported pixmap formats: 2 supported pixmap formats: depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32 depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32 keycode range: minimum 8, maximum 132 focus: window 0x280000d, revert to PointerRoot number of extensions: 12 SUN_ALLPLANES SHAPE
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Look default visual id: 0x22 for visual: these visual id: 0x22 lines class: PseudoColor
MIT-SHM Multi-Buffering XInputExtension XInputDeviceEvents XTEST MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD SUN_DGA Adobe-DPS-Extension DPSExtension X3D-PEX default screen number: 0 number of screens: 1 screen #0: dimensions: 1152x900 pixels
(325x254 millimeters) resolution: 90x90 dots per inch depths (2): 1, 8 root window id: 0x29 depth of root window: 8 planes number of colormaps: minimum 1, maximum 1 default colormap: 0x21 default number of colormap cells: 256 preallocated pixels: black 1, white 0 options: backing-store YES, save-unders YES current input event mask: 0xd0001d KeyPressMask ButtonPressMask ButtonReleaseMask
EnterWindowMask SubstructureRedirectMask
PropertyChangeMask ColormapChangeMask number of visuals: 6
depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x23 class: DirectColor depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 8 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x7, 0x38, 0xc0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual:
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visual id: 0x24 class: GrayScale depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x25 class: StaticColor depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x7, 0x38, 0xc0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x26 class: TrueColor depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 8 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x7, 0x38, 0xc0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits visual: visual id: 0x27 class: StaticGray depth: 8 planes size of colormap: 256 entries red, green, blue masks: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0 significant bits in color specification: 8 bits number of mono multibuffer types: 6 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x22, 0, 8 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x23, 0, 8 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x24, 0, 8 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x25, 0, 8 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x26, 0, 8 visual id, max buffers, depth: 0x27, 0, 8 number of stereo multibuffer types: 0
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Configuring the Windowing Environment
Once you have set the display mode, configure your system to run either the OpenWindows or CDE windowing environment.
To run OpenWindows
For a one-headed system, type:
openwin -dev /dev/r5pci0.0
For a two-headed system, type:
openwin -dev /dev/r5pci0.0 -dev /dev/r5pci0.1
Each screen has a name of the form:
/dev/r5pciy.z
where
y= board instance z= head number (0 for first head, 1 for second head)
Board instances are assigned by the system.
For more information on openwin, refer to your Sun OpenWindows documentation.
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To configure CDE
If you are using CDE as your windowing environment, configure it for your R5/PCI board as described below.
CDE defaults to using a single framebuffer associated with /dev/fb, the boot console. To change the startup configuration, copy the /usr/dt/config/Xservers file to
/etc/dt/config/Xservers, and edit it there.
This file contains mostly comments, but the last line is the command line used to start the X server and bring up CDE. This is the default line:
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun \
:0 -nobanner
When you modify this code, type it on one line. The backslash (\) indicates continuation of the line.
To use one or more DOME devices
Replace the second :0 with the -dev option flag and the appropriate device parameter.
For example, to use both heads of an R5/PCI board, change the line to:
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun \
-dev /dev/r5pci0.0 -dev /dev/r5pci0.1 -nobanner
If you need to use a different default visual class, add the appro­priate defclass option for each -dev option. See “Using Visual Classes” on page 56.
To use a DOME device with a Sun console
Change the line to:
0 Local local_uid@console root/usr/openwin/bin/Xsun \
-dev /dev/fb -dev /dev/r5pci0.0 -nobanner
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Using the DPMS Screen Saver with CDE
When you are running Solaris 2.5.1 or later, CDE allows you to enable a Display Power Management Signaling (DPMS) screen saver. DPMS provides a standard way to manage the power used by your display. DPMS shuts off the video signal to the display when it is not in use, thereby extending the life of your display’s CRT or backlight and conserving energy.
You can enable DPMS through the Style Manager, just as you would invoke any screen saver. You can also turn off DPMS to prevent your screen from powering off during times when you are using the display frequently.
To set the DPMS Screen Saver for your display
1 Click the Style Manager.
The Style Manager dialog box appears.
2 Click Screen.
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The Style Manager Screen dialog box appears.
3 Click On in the Screen Saver field to turn on a screen saver. 4 Select Blank Screen from the list of screen savers at the left.
If you select any screen saver other than or in addition to
Blank Screen, the system does not invoke DPMS. Instead,
it uses the screen saver you selected.
5 Use the slider in the Start Saver field to set the time from
when the system last received input on the mouse or key-
board until the system invokes the screen saver. You can
set this time from 1 (one) to 120 minutes.
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Remember these tips when you set the screen saver:
• During times that you are using the display frequently, make
sure you set the Screen Saver field to Off. This setting ensures that the display does not invoke DPMS, which means that you do not have to wait for the display to stabilize when you begin to use it again.
• Set the Screen Saver field to On when you will be away
from the computer for several hours.
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Changing the Console
The console appears on the first head on the first board in the system’s probe list by default. You can change the console with the pci-probe-list environment variable. If you want to change the console without changing the probe list, change the
output-device
Use the setenv command to change environment variables.
To use the setenv command
1 Power on or halt the system to get to the ok> prompt. 2 Type:
setenv output-device <device node>
environment variable instead.
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The device node portion of the setenv command differs
for different Sun systems and board locations.
These examples describe how to change the console in
Ultra 10 and Ultra 30 systems. For more details, refer to
your Sun documentation.
3 To make the R5/PCI board the console in an Ultra 10
system, type:
setenv output-device /pci/DOME,R5PCI
For an Ultra 30 system, which has two PCI buses, type:
setenv output-device /pci@X/DOME,R5PCI
where X is the location of the board.
For example, if the board is located at location
1f,4000
setenv output-device /pci@1f,4000/DOME,R5PCI
, type:
4 Reboot the system.
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Resolutions and Refresh Rates
This appendix lists the RX/PCI resolutions and refresh rates for PCs and Sun PCI workstations.
Resolutions and Refresh Rates for PCs
The resolutions and refresh rates available for the R5/PCI and R4/PCI boards in PCs are listed in this table.
Resolution (width x height)
a
Vertical
Refresh Rate
Boards Supported
2048 x 2560 portrait 71 Hz R5/PCI 2048 x 2560 portrait 65 Hz R5/PCI 2048 x 2560 portrait
b
71 Hz R5/PCI 2048 x 2560 portrait 76 Hz R5/PCI 2560 x 2048 landscape 69 Hz R5/PCI 1728 x 2304 portrait 69 Hz R4/PCI, R5/PCI 1728 x 2304 portrait 63 Hz R4/PCI, R5/PCI 1536 x 2048 portrait 70 Hz R4/PCI, R5/PCI 2048 x 2048 landscape 60 Hz R4/PCI, R5/PCI
a. In pixels. b. Extended vertical blanking.
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Customizing sync parameters for Windows NT
You can customize sync parameters for the Windows NT operating system.
If your customized file contains errors, the display may appear blank. DOME strongly advises that you always make a backup copy of the original .vid and .cfg files before making any changes to them.
1 Open the text sync (mxpci.vid) file from the C:\dome\tools
directory.
2 Change individual sync parameters in the text sync file or
add new individual syncs at the end of the file to create a new mode.
Make sure there are no empty lines at the end of the
.vid file.
3 Save the text sync file. 4 Open a DOS window. 5 Change the directory to C:\dome\tools. 6 Run the mdconfig program from a DOS window to build
the corresponding .cfg file. The program prompts you to enter the system windows
directory.
7 Type C:\winnt or your corresponding windows directory.
The program prompts about backup of the existing .cfg file.
8 Type y.
The program rebuilds the .cfg file according to the new syncs. It puts the new
It backs up the existing
windows dir\system32\drivers\ windows dir is the directory you specified as your
.cfg file in the appropriate directory.
.cfg file as a .cfg.bak file in the
directory, where
system windows directory.
9 Reboot your computer for the new syncs to take effect.
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Customizing sync parameters for Windows 2000 or XP
You can customize sync parameters for the Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system.
To set custom syncs
Right-click the desktop, and select Properties > Settings tab > Advanced > DOME tab > Custom Mode.
The Custom Mode dialog box appears, similar to the sample shown in this illustration.
The Custom Mode dialog box enables you to do the following:
• Customize modes
• Create modes
• Remove modes
• Restore original modes (configuration file)
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The mode changes you make are stored in a .dom file, and the driver loads the .dom file at boot time. See “Restoring the original modes” on page 72 for more information.
To customize or add modes
1 If necessary, connect a display to your installed
DOME board.
2 Return to the Settings tab and select the test display from
the Display list.
3 Make sure Extend my Windows desktop onto this monitor
is selected, and click Apply. The display extends to the selected test display.
4 Select Advanced > DOME tab > Custom Mode.
Do not test custom modes with the primary display or any sister devices attached to the primary display.
5 Highlight the Resolution of the mode you want to change. 6 Edit the Mode Values section of the dialog box to create the
mode you want.
7 Click Test.
The Display Resolution dialog box appears. The system is about to test the customized resolution.
8 Click OK to test the mode.
You must test a mode before you can save it.
The test pattern displays on the screen you selected in the Settings tab.
A message appears, indicating that the new mode is about to be tested.
9 Click OK.
10 Click Save Mode > OK to save the mode.
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If your edits result in a new mode (that is, the X, Y, BPP, and refresh rate is not already included in the configuration file), the control panel adds the new mode to the .dom file.
If your edits result in a refresh rate that matches the whole­number value of an existing refresh rate for an existing resolution, the mode corresponding to the new refresh rate overwrites the mode corresponding to the existing refresh rate in the .dom file.
For example, assume you are editing a mode of 2048 x 2560 x 8 @ 71.0 Hz. If you make changes that result in a new refresh rate of 71.4 Hz, 2048 x 2560 x 8 @ 71.4 Hz replaces 2048 x 2560 x 8 @ 71.0 Hz when you save the mode.
11 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box, and
Restart your system.
You must restart your system for the new mode to take effect. The device driver cannot recognize changes to the configuration file until you restart.
To remove modes
1 Highlight the resolution for the mode you want to remove,
and click Remove Mode. (You can remove any mode except the current mode.)
A dialog box asks whether you are sure you want to remove the mode.
2 Click Yes to remove the mode. 3 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box and
Restart your system. Settings take effect after you restart the system.
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Restoring the original modes
You can restore your original mode settings after you have modified the configuration. This list provides important informa­tion about restoring the original modes:
• The original configuration is stored in a .cfg file. When you make changes that affect the configuration (such as adding, deleting, or modifying syncs), the system writes the changes to a .dom file. The .cfg file remains unchanged.
• At boot time, the driver uses the .dom file if it exists; otherwise, it uses the .cfg file. If the .dom file exists, the driver does not read the .cfg file.
To restore the original modes
1 Click Restore Original Mode List in the Custom Syncs
dialog box. The control panel restores the original .cfg file by deleting
the .dom file. A dialog box appears, explaining that the original modes have been restored.
2 Click OK to close the Display Properties dialog box. 3 Click Restart.
When the computer restarts, it loads the .cfg file. To load a custom .cfg file created in Windows
NT 4.0, change its suffix to .dom, move it to the
windows dir\system32\drivers
directory,
and then restart the computer.
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Resolutions and Refresh Rates for Sun PCI Workstations
The resolution and refresh rates available for the R4/PCI and R5/PCI boards in Sun PCI workstations are listed in this table.
Preadjusted Timing Name
Grayscale Monitors (monitor="domegray.vda")
"2048x2560 @ 71Hz" 2048 x 2560 pixels 71 Hz "2560x2048 @ 69Hz" 2560 x 2048 pixels 69 Hz "2048x2560 @ 76Hz" 2048 x 2560 pixels 76 Hz "2048x2560 @ 65Hz" 2048 x 2560 pixels 65 Hz "1728x2304 @ 69Hz" 1728 x 2304 pixels 69 Hz "1728x2304 @ 63Hz" 1728 x 2304 pixels 63 Hz "1536x2048 @ 70Hz" 1536 x 2048 pixels 70 Hz "2048x2048 @ 60 Hz" 2048 x 2048 pixels 60 Hz
a. You must use this exact name and the domegray.vda (for grayscale
displays) file to specify the display(s) you are using when you edit the
OWconfig file for OpenWindows or CDE.
a
Resolution (width x height)
Vertical
Refresh Rate
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Setting switch S1 on Sun PCI workstations
The default settings for switch S1, located below switch S2, are all OFF. When you change this default setting, switch S1 overrides the default display mode programmed on the board. See “Using the default display mode” on page 52 for more information.
DOME strongly recommends that you use the pr ocess described in “Overriding the default display mode” on page 52 rather than the S1 process.
Set the DIP switches on switch S1 as shown in this table to set the corresponding resolution.
Set these DIP switches to…
For this default display mode… 1234
2048 x 2560 @71 Hz 2048 x 2560 @ 71 Hz ON OFF OFF OFF 2048 x 2560 @ 65Hz OFF ON OFF OFF 2048 x 2560 @ 71Hz 2048 x 2560 @ 76 Hz ON OFF ON OFF 2560 x 2048 @ 69 Hz ON ON OFF OFF
a. Default setting. b. Extended vertical blanking.
a
b
OFF OFF OFF OFF
OFF OFF ON OFF
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Palette Options for Windows Systems
In Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0 systems, the DOME RX/PCI board supports these palette options in addition to the color palette:
• Dynamic gray
• Nonlinear static gray
• Static gray
In the Palette Options field of the DOME tab, use the pull-down menu to select a palette. Then click Apply or OK.
DOME palette options must coordinate with the primary display. All flat panels must be set to either palette devices or non-palette devices, as shown in this table.
Palette Device Non-Palette Device
• Dynamic gray • Nonlinear static gray
• Static gray
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This illustration shows the assignment of values on the grayscale palettes.
Grayscale palettes
All DOME boards that support multiple displays also support differing palette options on multiple screens attached to the same board.
Palette options with multiple displays
The SelectPalette and RealizePalette functions in the Microsoft Developer’s Network, or MSDN, work across all flat-panel displays if the primary panel is palettized. The palettes of all palette-type devices are synchronized. If, however, the primary panel is not palettized, the
RealizePalette
functions select the palette into the back-
ground, and palettized devices are not synchronized.
SelectPalette and
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Desktop icons
The palette specifications of the primary display determine how desktop icons are drawn. For example, the desktop icons appear gray on a color screen if the primary display is set to a gray palette.
The following table lists the palette options available on primary and secondary displays. A check mark () indicates the palette combination that works.
SECONDARY DISPLAY
PRIMARY DISPLAY
Dynamic gray
Nonlinear static gray
Static gray
True color
Pseudocolor
Dynamic
gray
✔✔
✔✔
Nonlinear
static gray
✔✔
✔✔ ✔✔✔✔
Static
gray
True
color
Pseudo-
color
Dynamic gray palette
The dynamic gray palette reserves the first and last 10 entries in the palette for the Windows NT operating system, but you can manipulate the middle 236 entries. Your application can create a 256-entry gray ramp in any 8-bit driver by calling the Windows API function SetSystemPaletteUse(), but doing so causes all icons to be redrawn in black and white.
The dynamic gray palette accommodates gray-mapped Windows colors for the first and last 10 palette entries.
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Nonlinear static gray palette
The nonlinear static gray palette sets the first and last 10 palette entries to gray-mapped Windows colors. The middle 236 entries are ramped in ascending order, excluding the first and last 10 palette entries. Windows applications that use the first and last 10 palette entries as Windows colors display correctly on the screen.
Although the nonlinear static gray palette provides correct colors for applications using the Windows palette, colors display incorrectly if the application assumes that a static palette is always ramped.
To run DOME calibration software with the nonlinear static gray palette, use Calibration TQA 2.0.3 or later.
Applications cannot set the nonlinear static gray palette. They must read the palette from the operating system and use it when drawing directly to the framebuffer. Application colors display incorrectly if the application assumes all 8-bit framebuffers have palettes that can be set.
Static gray palette
The static gray palette provides 256 shades of gray in a static palette. This palette does not reserve the first and last 10 palette entries for icons and other standard Windows graphics, which frees the entire grayscale ramp for applications.
The static gray palette does not provide gray-mapped Windows colors for the first and last 10 palette entries. Because the framebuffer assumes the Windows palette is in use, applications that draw directly to the framebuffer display incorrectly. For example, icons and button bitmaps may display in black and white.
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To run DOME calibration software with the static gray palette, use Calibration TQA 2.0.3 or later.
Applications cannot set the static gray palette. They must read the palette from the operating system and use it when drawing directly to the framebuffer. Application colors display incorrectly if the application assumes all 8-bit framebuffers have palettes that can be set.
Color palette
The color palette displays 8 bits of color (3 bits of red, 3 bits of green, and 2 bits of blue).
You can change the pixel depth for color display through the Settings tab in the Display Properties dialog box. Click Palette Options and select Color Palette.
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Troubleshooting for Windows 2000
Windows 2000 or XP Troubleshooting
If you have display problems with the RX/PCI board and driver, try these troubleshooting tips.
Uninstalling the sister device
Use the DOME tab to begin uninstalling the sister device for a dual-headed board. If you click Uninstall DOME Device to uninstall the initial display, this dialog box appears:
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Uninstalling a single-headed board
Use Administrative Tools in the Windows control panel to uninstall a single-headed DOME display board. If you do try to uninstall a single-headed board by clicking Uninstall DOME Device on the DOME tab, this dialog box appears:
This message also appears if you try to uninstall the initial display of a dual-headed device through the DOME tab after you have uninstalled its sister device.
Unsigned driver load error
If an Unsigned driver cannot be loaded message appears on the screen, set the HKCU\Software\Policies\Microsoft\
Windows NT\Driver Signing
DOME drivers.
1 Select Start > Settings > Control Panel > System.
The System Properties dialog box appears.
2 Click the Hardware tab, and then click Driver
Signing… in the Device Manager section.
3 Select either Ignore or Warn to allow installation of the
DOME driver and other unsigned drivers.
• If you select Ignore, the installation program ignores the lack of a valid Catalog file with a digital signature.
• If you select Warn, the installation displays the message,
Digital Signature Not Found
continue or cancel.
key to allow installation of
, and prompts you to
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Impaired screen resolution
If one screen of a dual-headed board looks strange after you change another screen’s resolution, make sure the sister displays have the same resolution settings by doing one of the following:
• Boot into VGA mode and change settings on one screen to match the other.
• Use the DOME tab to change resolution. It automatically changes the sister display resolution to match.
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Index
85
B
board
installation resolutions and refresh rates See also multiple boards, installing
boot
, 49
, 310
, 6773
C
Calibration TQA, 27, 78, 79 CDE
, 61
DPMS screen saver changing console for Sun color palette Common Desktop Environment.
See CDE configuring
CDE on Sun
display for Solaris
display for Windows 2000
display for Windows NT
OpenWindows on Sun connecting displays conserving energy console for Sun custom syncs
Windows 2000
Windows NT
, 79
, 61
, 65
, 68
, 6264
, 65
, 5255
, 1922
, 3239
, 60
, 11
, 44, 62
, 6972
D
default display mode on Solaris, 52
overriding default visual class, checking desktop icons dialog boxes, fixing DIP switch
location
setting in PC
setting in Sun DirectDraw, disabling
, 5255
, 57
, 77
, 43
, 4, 5
, 56
, 7
, 38
disabling
DirectDraw VGA for PC VGA for Sun
display
connecting for Windows NT See also screens, resolutions and
refresh rates
display mode
setting for CDE setting for OpenWindows
display settings, configuring
Solaris Windows 2000 Windows NT
display setup for Windows 2000
driver changing display properties desktop icons palette options screen assignments
display setup for Windows NT
driver changing display properties desktop icon
palette options DlgFix software DLL. See dynamic-link library DOME tab
changing display properties with
DPMS screen saver
for Solaris
for Windows NT driver installation
Solaris
Windows 2000
Windows NT driver load error, unsigned
, 18
, 3239
2022, 3539
, 38
, 6
, 7
, 11
, 3239
, 52
, 52
, 5255
, 1922
, 3248
, 20
, 77
, 7579
, 19
, 35
, 77
, 7579 , 43
, 6264
, 4448
, 4951
, 1315
, 2931
, 82
,
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dual-headed board
impaired screen resolution uninstalling
dynamic gray palette
, 2526
, 77
, 83
E
electrostatic discharge, minimizing, 3 emulating pseudocolor enabling
VGA for PC video pedestal
errors, troubleshooting in Windows
2000
, 8183
extending life of display
, 46
, 55
, 57
, 44, 62
F
fixing dialog boxes split between
screens
fonts
large setting for high-resolution display
, 43
, 4041
G
grayscale display on Sun, 56
H
help, online, 36
I
impaired screen resolution with dual-
headed board
installing
board platform requirements process of Solaris driver Windows 2000 driver Windows NT driver See also multiple boards, installing
, 310
, 83
, 1
, 2
, 4951
, 1315
, 2931
L
large fonts, 4041
, 42
M
managing display power, 44, 62 modifying OWconfig file multiple boards, installing
PC
, 10
Sun
, 10
, 5255
, 10, 17
N
nonlinear static gray palette, 78
O
online help, 36 OpenWindows
modifying OWconfig file
running overriding default display mode OWconfig file
, 60
, 5255
, 54
, 5255
P
palette
combinations
options for Windows systems
options, multiple displays PC
installation requirements
installing board
installing driver for Windows
2000
, 1315
installing driver for Windows
NT
, 2931
pedestal, video pseudocolor display
, 77
, 7579
, 76
, 1
, 310
, 55
, 56
R
refresh rates. See resolutions and refresh
rates requirements, system resolutions and refresh rates
changing for Sun
changing for Windows 2000
customizing for Windows NT
for PC
for Sun
, 67
, 73
, 1
, 5255
, 21
, 68
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running OpenWindows, 60
S
screen
determining assignments See also display
screen resolution, impaired with
dual-headed board
screen saver
Solaris
Windows NT setenv command setting
custom syncs for
custom syncs for Windows NT
DIP switches in PC
DIP switches in Sun
fonts for high-resolution display
large fonts
resolutions and refresh rates setup
display for Solaris
display for Windows 2000
display for Windows NT
for CDE single-headed board,
uninstalling software. See driver installation Solaris driver
configuring CDE
configuring display
configuring windowing
default display mode
DPMS screen saver
emulating pseudocolor
installing
modifying OWconfig file
overriding default display mode
running OpenWindows
using visual class
, 6264
, 4448
Windows 2000
, 4041
, 61
, 2324
environment
, 4951
5255
, 83
, 65
, 6972
, 56
, 5255
, 5255
, 6064
, 6264
, 5659
, 19, 37
, 7
, 6773
, 1922
, 3239
, 52
, 57
, 54
, 60
, 68
, 42
,
video pedestal static electricity, minimizing static gray palette Sun
installation requirements
installing board
installing driver syncs
custom for Windows 2000
custom for Windows NT
, 55
, 3
, 78
, 1
, 310
, 4951
, 6972
, 68
T
troubleshooting for Windows 2000,
8183
U
uninstalling
DlgFix software
DOME board in Windows 2000
2326
dual-headed board
single-headed board unpacking board unsigned driver load error
, 44
, 2526
, 2324
, 3
, 82
V
VGA
disabling for PC
disabling for Sun
enabling for PC
port
, 5
video pedestal visual class
checking default
, 5659
, 6
, 7
, 46
, 55
, 57
,
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W
Windows 2000 driver
additional boards calibration with changing resolution and refresh
rate
, 21
configuring display settings custom syncs desktop icons determining screen assignments installing palette options setting display resolution troubleshooting uninstalling DOME board updating
, 1315
, 16
, 17
, 27
, 6972
, 77
, 7579
, 18
, 8183
, 1922
, 19
, 2326
Windows NT driver
additional boards
changing resolution and
refresh rate configuring display settings custom syncs determining screen assignments DlgFix software high-resolution display installing large fonts multiheaded support palette options screen saver
Windows XP. See Windows 2000 driver
, 2931
, 4041
, 10
, 37
, 3248
, 68
, 37
, 43
, 42
, 37
, 7579
, 4448
X
X Window System, 56 xdpyinfo command
, 57
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