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2-1 Chapter 2 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 2.1 Hardware Configurations Supported The software has been tested on and currently supports the following PCI

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 2-2 NOTE: Remember which cables go to which connectors. You may want to la

Chapter 2 – Hardware Installation 2-3 2.3 Raptor 2100/2500 FPS Installation Figure 2-1 – Raptor 2100 Digital Flat Panel Subsystem Tech Sourc

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3-1 Chapter 3 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 3.1 Installation The software is installed using the standard Tru64 UNIX utility setld. You must be logged in

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 3-2 It is only necessary to install the package for the card you wish to use.

Chapter 3 – Software Installation 3-3 c. To install the software for Raptor 2100T, Raptor 1100T and Raptor 2500T-DL, type: prompt# cd /cdrom/RAPF

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 3-4 3. Mount the CD-ROM on /cdrom. For example, if the CD- ROM device is l

Chapter 3 – Software Installation 3-5 6. To list the installed graphics cards, type: prompt# sizer –gt 7. When setld is done, unmount the CD-ROM:

Addendum Information Date Released April 29, 2005 Changes made to: REVISION NUMBER CHANGES DATE A B C D E F G H J K Initial Release

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4-1 Chapter 4 INVOKING X WINDOWS 4.1 Overview There are several ways to start up X Windows on your HP Alpha system. • Invoking X from Command

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-2 To disable X Windows on a selected card, use the -disabl

Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows 4-3 4.3.1 Resolution Options for the Raptor 1000 and Raptor 1100T The X Windows resolution of the Raptor 1000 and

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-4 To start X Windows on the Raptor GFX-8PD in 24-bit only mode, on Tru64 5.0 a

Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows 4-5 The X Windows resolution of the Raptor GFX-8PD can be set through the -screen and -vsync command line options.

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-6 To start X Windows in 8-bit only mode, set the STARSMODE environment variab

Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows 4-7 4.3.4 Depth Options for I-Class Cards I-Class Cards can be started up in 8-bit and MOX modes. On these cards

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-8 To specify a screen number you may modify the configuration file /var/X11/Xs

Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows 4-9 MOX16 MOX, 8-bit Normal, 13-bit Group, 5-bit Absolute MOX24 MOX, 8-bit Normal, 21-bit Group,13-bit Absolute

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Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-10 4.6 Configuring Raptor with Radeon Cards Raptor cards can be used with th

Chapter 4 – Invoking X Windows 4-11 screen is desired. A typical Xservers file is shown below: :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X This will start up X Windo

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 4-12 :0 Local local@console /usr/bin/X11/X :0 This will start up X Windows on

5-1 Chapter 5 ADVANCED FEATURES 5.1 Overview The Raptor cards have several advanced features available through the X Server. They are discussed i

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 5-2 In normal X Servers, when planes are allocated, the available colors are sig

Chapter 5 – Advanced Features 5-3 ideal for use with double buffering to clear the entire back buffer or to clear select planes from the back buffer.

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6-1 Chapter 6 UNINSTALLING RAPTOR SOFTWARE 6.1 Uninstalling Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX The Tru64 UNIX utility, setld, must be used for uninst

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7-1 Chapter 7 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 7.1 Who to Call for Help If you need help, please call our Technical Support Team at (800) 330-8301, or directl

The installation of any Tech Source, Inc. hardware/software product is the sole responsibility of the customer. Tech Source, Inc. offers a continuing

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 7-2 7.3 Website Detailed product information, Frequently Asked Questions (

A-1 Appendix A LIST OF RESOLUTIONS A.1 Raptor 1000 and Raptor 1100T The following is a list of resolutions supported by the Raptor 1000 and Raptor 1

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual A-2 1600x1200x80 1600x1200x85 1600x1000x66 1600x1000x76 1440x900x76 1280x800x76

Appendix A – List of Resolutions A-3 1280x1024x60 1280x1024x67 1280x1024x75 1280x1024x76 1280x1024x85* 1600x1000x66* 1600x1000x76*

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B-1 Appendix B CARD SPECIFICATIONS B.1 Raptor 2100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual B-2 B.2 Raptor 1100T Specifications Frame Buffer: 32MB SGRAM MOX Hardware:

Appendix B – Card Specifications B-3 B.3 Raptor 2500T-DL Specifications Frame Buffer: 64MB SGRAM MOX Hardware: Tech Source MOX ASIC; 32 layer

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual B-4 B.4 Raptor 2000 Specifications B.4.1 Raptor 2000-24M Specifications

Appendix B – Card Specifications B-5 B.4.2 Raptor 2000-12M Specifications Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buffered; 12 Megabytes VRA

i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION...1-1 1.1 Overview...

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual B-6 B.5 Raptor 1000 Specifications Frame Buffer: 8-bit single or double buf

Appendix B – Card Specifications B-7 B.6 Raptor GFX-8PD Specifications . Frame Buffer: 8 Megabytes SGRAM Hardware Cursor: 3 color,

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C-1 Appendix C X Windows System Screen Dump Utility C.1 Overview C.1.1 TSI Screen Capture Utility tsiwd is a utility that dumps the contents of

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual C-2 colormap is used for the image display window. If this option is not provide

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ii TABLE OF CONTENTS CONT’D 5.5 Flash Erase...5-2 5.6 The 8+24 Simultaneous Visuals.

1-1 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Thank you for purchasing a Tech Source, Inc. Raptor graphics card for use with your HP/Compaq Alpha based

Raptor X Servers for Tru64 UNIX Installation & Reference Manual 1-2 Raptor 2500T-DL Supports 2048x2048 resolutions (digital) and drives the R

Chapter 1 - Introduction 1-3 1.2 Conventions This manual will follow certain conventions throughout. Whenever a variable name, command name, d