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graphics administration guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF version) Document Part Number: 5969-3151 June 2003 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 2
other countries. UNIX® is a registered trademark of The Open Group. Intel® Itanium™ Processor Family is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries or loss of information. graphics administration guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF version) First Edition (June 2003) Document Part Number: 5969 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 3
and later system 3-3 loading a graphics DLKM on HP-UX 11.22 3-3 loading a graphics DLKM on HP-UX 11.23 and later 3-4 configuring an X Server on HP-UX using SAM to configure X Server 4-1 global management signaling (DPMS 4-16 dynamic library loading 4-18 Graphics Administration Guide iii - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 4
Glx visual suppression 4-20 technical print service (TPS 4-21 virtual frame buffer (Xvfb 4-22 security 4-24 mapping options from the previous hp X Server to the current XFree86 X 5-2 miscellaneous topics thread-safing 6-1 reference documentation 6-1 iv Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 5
preface Documentation for each graphical application is provided by two manuals: one specific to the application and this manual which provides information common to all of the applications. For example, the primary user interface of the workstation is X Windows which is required whether or not you - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 6
preface 1-2 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 7
all files that contain a specified substring in their names. find has many other options for refining a search; see the man page for details. Graphics Administration Guide 2-1 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 8
found in the OpenGL Utility Toolkit as mentioned in the OpenGL Programming for the X Window System manual Motif widget library and source code Utility to print display and visual information for OpenGL with the 64-bit run-time shared libraries needed to run OpenGL 2-2 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 9
-lXext -lX11 -lm -ldld prog32: prog.c cc -Ae $(INCDIR) $(LIBDIR32) -o prog32 prog.c $(LIBS) prog64: prog.c cc -Ae +DD64 $(INCDIR) $(LIBDIR64) -o prog64 prog.c $(LIBS) Graphics Administration Guide 3-1 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 10
DLKMs are functioning properly. correctly configured 11.22 system To determine if the DLKMs are loaded correctly on HP-UX 11.22 systems, run the command /usr/sbin/kmadmin -s (as root). This displays the currently listed, you may have to reload the modules. 3-2 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 11
gvid device files (for example, /dev/gvid0, /dev/gvid1, and so forth). loading a graphics DLKM on HP-UX 11.22 All graphics DLKMs are loaded using the same commands. You must change into the directory where the DLKM system: The system file for configuring the DLKM Graphics Administration Guide 3-3 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 12
used, the command will fail. Xf86 loads these modules when it first starts. loading a graphics DLKM on HP-UX 11.23 and later All graphics DLKM s are loaded using the same commands. First change into the /opt/graphics/common/kernel/gvid_hw_init/radeon/hpux64 3-4 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 13
HP's implementation of the X Server, provides information on how to configure the X Server and includes a list of supported X configurations. For each supported configurations. While it is still possible to modify this file manually (see the XF86Config file on page 4-2), using the SAM Guide 4-1 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 14
Server on HP-UX screen resolution, and frame buffer memory configuration (for example, Stereo, Double Buffer), when the device supports multiple options. To be root to create or edit this file. The XF86Config manual page provides additional information regarding the configuration file. For any - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 15
on HP-UX XF86Config file format Most of the content in this section has been copied from the XF86Config(5) manual page listed on "The XFree86 Project, Inc." web site (www.xfree86.org). The manual pages option values to avoid any errors in determining the value. Graphics Administration Guide 4-3 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 16
configuring an X Server on HP-UX ServerLayout section The ServerLayout section identifies which Screen sections are to be used MainLayout" Screen 0 "Screen 1" Absolute Screen 1 "Screen 2" Absolute 1024 0 Screen "Screen 3" Absolute 2048 0 . . . EndSection 4-4 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 17
configuring an X Server on HP-UX When the Relative keyword is be set in the ServerLayout section. This information is from the XF86Config manual page. Xserver Options for ServerLayout Section Option Value Default Description DontZap verbosity on page 4-19. Graphics Administration Guide 4-5 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 18
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Xserver Options for ServerLayout Section (Continued) Option Value Default Description LogVerbose Integer -1 See logging and verbosity on is the port number that the font server is listening on (usually 7000). 4-6 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 19
configuring an X Server on HP-UX The default FontPath is: tcp/:7000/, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/hp_roman8/75dpi/, /usr/lib/X11/fonts/iso_8859.1/100dpi/, be only one Files section in the configuration file. This section does not recognize Option as a keyword. Graphics Administration Guide 4-7 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 20
HP EndSubSection] . . . EndSection Load instructs the server to load the module automatically. SubSection also instructs the server to HP-UX subdirectories of each directory in the ModulePath. If ModulePath is not specified in the Files section, the default ModulePath is searched. Noload instructs - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 21
HP the individual input driver manual pages for a selected as the core pointer. Source: XF86Config manual page. CoreKeyboard NA When this is set, the the core keyboard. Source: XF86Config manual page. AlwaysCoreSendCoreEvents boolean Both of manual page. HistorySize integer Sets the motion - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 22
configuring an X Server on HP-UX The following two examples show an InputDevice Device" "NULL" The same specification can be added to the keyboard section to instruct the X Server to ignore a keyboard attached to the system. Screen section The each head. 4-10 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 23
Server on HP-UX This information is from the XF86Config manual page. Options for Screen Section Entry not accelerated (whether due to lack of support in the hardware or in the driver). stored in system memory (using a memory-mapped aperture). system memory to video memory (using a memory-mapped - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 24
stored in offscreen video memory. XaaNoPixmapCache NA Disables caching of patterns in offscreen video memory. Source: XF86Config manual page. XaaNoScanlineCPUToScreen NA ColorExpandFill . The Display subsection format is described in the section below. 4-12 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 25
HP-UX Display subsection The Screen sections include one or more Display subsections. One Display subsection may be provided for each depth that the server supports drivers use nondisplayed memory for caching. It is not desirable to use all available memory for the virtual display Guide 4-13 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 26
an X Server on HP-UX Monitor section The configuration of 28-33 kHz is used. VertRefresh gives the range(s) of vertical refresh frequencies supported by the monitor. vertrefresh-range may be a comma separated list of either discrete values this information. 4-14 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 27
an X Server on HP-UX Device section The loadable server, the driver module "driver" is loaded for each active Device section. Supported drivers are: firegl23, radeon The keyword BusID specifies the bus location of the graphics sections of this document. Graphics Administration Guide 4-15 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 28
HP-UX extensions double buffer extension (DBE) DBE is an extension to the X Server that provides a double-buffering API. For more information about DBE and the API, consult the DBE manual large percentage of the power used by a workstation even when not actively in use (i.e. during Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 29
X Server on HP-UX Level State be found online, via the manual pages. The extension entry set in the ServerLayout section that may be used to support this functionality. The options are: blank time, standby time OffTime" . . . EndSection "10" "20" "30" "60" Graphics Administration Guide 4-17 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 30
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Options for ServerLayout Section Option Value Default Description BlankTime time 10 Sets the inactivity timeout for the removing files under /usr/lib/hpux32/X11/Xserver/modules/xf86 prevents the X Server from running. 4-18 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 31
on HP-UX features cursor scaling At times the standard X11 cursors are difficult to see on the screen. The effect is compounded on large displays. Two options are available in the X Server that instruct the . The NoLogging option overrides this option. Graphics Administration Guide 4-19 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 32
configuring an X Server on HP-UX The following is an example of setting the various logging options. The Verbose and LogVerbose options are set can be white space, ampersand (&), or comma (,) delimited, and must be enclosed with a single pair of double quotes. 4-20 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 33
an X Server on HP-UX The following is "SuppressVisuals" "PseudoColor" EndSection technical print service (TPS) The Technical Print Service, tps(5), is a network transparent printing X Print Service. Please refer to the tps(5) manual page for details on configuring and using TPS - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 34
is based on the Xvfb(1) manual page provided by XFree86. configuring the supported screens. The option is a space delimited list of integers ranging in value from 1 to 32. -fbdir FrameBufferDirectory Specifies the directory in which the memory mapped file containing the frame buffer memory - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 35
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Command Line Switches (Continued) Switch Value Description -blackpixel server display 100, has the default screen configuration (one screen, 1280x1024x8), supports pixmap depths of 3 and 27, and uses memory mapped files in /var/tmp for the frame buffer. Xvfb :100 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 36
configuring an X Server on HP-UX security This entire section was copied from the XFree86 Xserver(1) manual page. A security file must be placed somewhere on the system and loaded from match the above syntax are ignored. These lines are ignored. 4-24 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 37
Syntax configuring an X Server on HP-UX Security Section Syntax (Continued) Description These lines are currently ignored. They are intended to , and the actions that the server should take in response to those operations. Graphics Administration Guide 4-25 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 38
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Syntax Security Section Syntax (Continued) Description Can be r (read), w (write), or d (delete). The following table allow both read and write, an error is returned without changing any property values. 4-26 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 39
configuring an X Server on HP-UX security example version-1 # Allow reading of application resources, but not writing. property RESOURCE_MANAGER property root ar property RGB_BEST_MAP root ar property RGB_RED_MAP root ar property RGB_GREEN_MAP root ar Graphics Administration Guide 4-27 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 40
Server on HP-UX OhBoy = "*son"ad connecting to the network The X Server supports client connections via a platform-dependent subset of the following transport in the connection setup information is allowed access. See the Xau manual page for a description of the binary format of this file Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 41
to do so. The documentation provided here is based on the Xf86(1) manual page. Itanium systems support two distinct X Servers. The display server is based on XFree86 and is in /usr/bin/X11/Xf86. The Technical Print Server (TPS) is based on HP's X Server and is in /usr/bin/X11/Xhp. The desktop wants - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 42
configuring an X Server on HP-UX /usr/bin/X11/Xf86 [options ...] The command line options are specified session. bc NA Enables bug compatibility. +bs NA Enables any backing store support. -bs NA Disables backing store support on all screens. -c NA Turns off key-click. c # Volume Sets - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 43
configuring an X Server on HP-UX X Server Command Line the default color depth. Legal values are 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, and 24. Not all drivers support all values. -f # Volume Sets feep (bell) volume (allowable range: 0-100). -fbbpp Value Set connect from. Graphics Administration Guide 4-31 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 44
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Switch -fp -gamma -bgmma -ggamma -rgamma -help -l -ignoreABI -indirect -kb +kb -keyboard -ld -lf -ls -nolock -logo nologo -layout - log file is /var/X11/Xserver/logs/Xf86.n.log, where n is the display number of the X Server. 4-32 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 45
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Switch -logverbose -modulepath -noloadxkb -nolisten -norest -nosilk -once -p -pixmap24 -pixmap32 -pn -nopn -pointer -port probeonly -query - Suppresses most informational messages at startup. The verbosity level is set to zero. Graphics Administration Guide 4-33 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 46
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Switch -r r -s -scanpci -screen - when there aren't any Layout sections. NA Disables save under support on all screens. FileName Causes the server to attempt to includes module loader support. Weight Sets RGB weighting at 16 bpp. The default is - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 47
X Server on HP-UX Switch -wm NA XKB keyboard description. mapping options from the previous hp X Server to the current XFree86 X Server The purpose provide the user, who is familiar with the X* screens files for the HP X Server, a method of setting the equivalent options in the XF86Config file, - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 48
configuring an X Server on HP-UX defaultVisual option Class The default class visual can be set in a Display subsection of "Display" . . . Visual "TrueColor" . . . EndSubSection . . . EndSection The default visual can be set to either PseudoColor or TrueColor. 4-36 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 49
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Depth The default depth of the visual can be set in the Screen section of the XF86Config file using the "PseudoColor" visual and then setting the RGB values of each color entry identical, in order to create a gray scale colormap. Graphics Administration Guide 4-37 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 50
is: mouse supported pointer options The following is a list of pointer options supported by HP. Options Printer Options Supported by HP Value Description Protocol String Values may only be "PS/2" Device String The value may only be "/dev/hid/mouse_000" 4-38 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 51
configuring an X Server on HP-UX output devices ATI Fire GL4™ device-dependent supported device options on page 4-39 for instructions on changing the default visual and/or disabling overlay visuals. supported device options Options Supported of PseudoColor. Graphics Administration Guide 4-39 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 52
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Options Supported Device Options Value Default Description Overlay Boolean True Enable the Overlay visuals. FSAA Drop down False monitor 1920x1080 85 24" monitor 1920x1200 75 24" monitor 1920x1200 85 24" monitor 4-40 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 53
Server on HP-UX ATI "1" (TransparentPixel). If you need an overlay colormap that supports transparency, create the colormap using the visual that has Loop through the pOverlayVisuals array. */ ... nOVisuals = numLongs/sizeof(OverlayVisualPropertyRec); Graphics Administration Guide 4-41 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 54
configuring an X Server on HP-UX pOVis = pOverlayVisuals; while (--nOVisuals >= 0) {if ( pOVis->transparentType == TransparentPixel ) this pixel unless transparency is desired. This may cause problems with some applications. Setting "CountTransInOvlyVis" causes the server Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 55
configuring an X Server on HP-UX ATI FireGL X1and Z1 device-dependent supported device options on page 4-39 for instructions on changing the default visual and/or disabling overlay visuals. supported device options Options Supported quotation marks. Graphics Administration Guide 4-43 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 56
HP-UX supported monitor configurations The following table documents supported display resolution and refresh rate for the ATI FireGL X1 and ATI FireGL Z1. Check your monitor specification to determine if the monitor supports any or all of these resolutions. Supported Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 57
. The frame buffer depth is configurable through HP's System Administration Manager (SAM). Visuals Supported by ATI Radeon7000 Class Depth Layer PseudoColor 8 Overlay TrueColor 24 Image supported device options Supported Device Options Options Value Default Description NoAccel - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 58
any color flashing problems. The depth Supported Systems Required Operating System ATI Fire GL4 zx2000, zx6000 HP-UX 11.22 ATI Radeon7000 zx2000, zx6000 HP-UX 11.22 Manager Processor zx6000 HP-UX 11.22 rx5670 Graphics Solution rx5670 HP-UX 11.22 ATI FireGL X1 and Z1 zx2000, zx6000 HP - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 59
. ■ If the selected monitor resolution and frequency worked with any HP Visualize graphics card (fxe, fx5 or fx10), then the graphics method Register write Register write Register write Register write Copy swap Stereo support No Yes (external sync Yes (glasses) and glasses) Yes ( Guide 4-47 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 60
configuring an X Server on HP-UX Compatibility Matrix Feature Visualize Visualize fxe fx5/fx10 ATI ATI FireGL ATI Fire GL4 Radeon7000 X1/Z1 1280x1024 @ X11/fonts/iso_8859.8/75dpi/ /usr/lib/X11/fonts/iso_8859.9/75dpi/ /usr/lib/X11/fonts/iso_8859.15/75dpi/ 4-48 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 61
configuring an X Server on HP-UX files The X Server makes use of various files on the system during normal operation. The section lists the default access control list for display n. /var/X11/XServer/logs/Xf86.n.log The log file, where n is the display number. Graphics Administration Guide 4-49 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 62
configuring an X Server on HP-UX 4-50 Graphics Administration Guide - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 63
in the local system's /etc/hosts file. ■ The user must have a valid login (username and password) and home directory on the remote host. Graphics Administration Guide 5-1 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 64
. If this occurs, it means that you have probably reached the limit of colors for your graphics card/display combination. Executing xinitcolormap may solve the problem. For more information about xinitcolormap, refer to its reference page. 5-2 Graphics Administration - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 65
do not support the DCE user threads package (libcma). reference documentation You may find the following documentation helpful when using HP graphics products: For installing products: ■ HP-UX Reference ■ System Administration Tasks ■ Installing and Updating HP-UX Graphics Administration Guide 6-1 - HP Workstation zx2000 | HP Graphics Administration Guide for HP-UX 11.X (IPF ver - Page 66
miscellaneous topics 6-2 Graphics Administration Guide
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for HP-UX 11.X (IPF version)
Document Part Number: 5969-3151
June 2003