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    Compaq PowerStorm 300/350 Gr aphics Controller s Installation Guide EK − CPSGC − IG. B01 / 134692-002 July 1999 This guide descr ibes t he instal lati on of the Compaq PowerStor m 300 AGP and 300/350 PCI graphics cont roll ers in Compaq Pr ofessional Workstat ions. Compaq Com put e r Cor por at i on Houston, Texas[...]

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    Jul y 1999 The i nf or mati on i n thi s publi cati on is s ubj ect t o change wit hout not ice. COMPAQ COM P UTER CORP ORAT ION S HAL L NOT BE L I ABL E F OR T E C HNICAL OR E DITORIAL ERRORS OR OM IS S IONS CONTAINE D HE RE IN, NOR F OR INCIDENTAL OR CONS E QUE NT IAL DAMAGES RE S UL T I NG F R OM T HE F URNISHING, P E RF ORMANCE, OR US E OF THIS[...]

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    iii Table of Contents PowerS torm 300 AGP Graphics Controller Overview ........................... 1–1 1.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 1–1 1.2 D es cri ption ....................................................................................[...]

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    iv 4.3.1 Micr os oft Win dows NT So ftw are I ns tallation ......................................................... 4–4 4.3.2 PowerStorm 300/ 350 Software Compone nt s ............................................................ 4–4 4.3.3 Be fore You Begin ........................................................................................[...]

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    v 6.3.1 .2 Prer equis ite So ftw are ..................................................................................... 6–3 6.3.1. 3 Alternate Console .......................................................................................... 6–4 6.3.1. 4 Boot i ng Compa q T ru64 UNIX ..........................................................[...]

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    vi Tabl e 1-3 Powe rSt orm 300 AGP Gra phi c s Contro ller S pecification s ..................................... 1–5 Table 2-1 Pow erStorm 300 PCI Gr aphics Controller Part Numbers ......................................... 2 –1 Table 2-2 Com paq PowerStorm 300 PCI Software Support ................................................... 2–2 Table[...]

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    vii Preface Pur pose of This Guide This gui de de sc ri be s t he Compa q Powe rSt orm 300 AGP a nd 300/350 PCI gra phi c s cont ro llers, and how to install the graphics controller hardware and software in your works tation. It includes installation and operation information for the Po werStorm disp lay drivers for Windows NT version 4.0 a nd Comp[...]

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    viii • Chap ter 5, Oper ati on (Windows NT) - d escrib es p ost- installatio n task s and use o f the Op enGL d river s us ing the Wind ows NT oper ating s ys tem. • Chapter 6, Insta l l a t i o n (Co m paq T r u6 4 UNIX) - describe s ho w to in stall the Comp aq Pow erStorm 300/350 PCI graphics controllers in your Compaq Professional Workstati[...]

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    ix Com paq Technical Suppor t You are entitled to free hardware technical telephone s upport for your product for as long you own the product. A technical s upport specialis t will help you diagnose the problem or guide you to the ne xt step i n t he warra nt y proce ss. In North America, call the Compaq Technical P hone Support Center at 1-800-OK-[...]

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    x Compaq Author ized Reseller For the name of your nearest Compaq A uthorized Reseller • In the United S tates, call 1-800-345-1518. • In Canada, call 1-800-263-5868. Elsewhere, s ee the Compaq website for locations and telephone numbers.[...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 1–1 1 PowerSto rm 300 AGP Graphics Controller Overview 1.1 Intr oduction This c ha pt er provide s a bri e f ove rvi ew of t he Powe rStorm 300 AGP gra phi c s cont ro ller hardware . T he Powe rSt orm 300 AGP graphi c s cont ro ller is available for Intel platforms only. 1.2 Descr iption[...]

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    Power Storm 300 AGP Graphi cs C ontrol ler Overv iew 1–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 1-2 provides softw a re support information for the PowerStorm 300 AGP gra p h i c s contro ller. Tab l e 1-2 Co mpaq Po w erSt o rm 300 AGP S o ftw are S upport Workstat ion M i ni m um System ROM O/S V ersio n Compaq Profes[...]

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    Power Storm 300 AGP Graphi cs C ontrol ler Overv iew PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 1–3 Figure 1- 2 Powe rStorm 300 AG P G ra phics C ontroller (NLX) ML014616 1 3 4 2 ➊ St and ar d 15 -p in VGA c onnector ③ S hows t he j um pe r s et f or VGA ena bl ed (default ) ➋ VGA ena bl e/ di s abl e j u mp er ④ Sho w s t[...]

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    Power Storm 300 AGP Graphi cs C ontrol ler Overv iew 1–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 1.3 Connector Pi nout Figure 1-3 contains a lis ting of the pins and signals found on the standard 15-pin VG A connect or. Figure 1- 3 VGA Connect or P inouts 1 10 ML013579 5 6 11 15 Pin No. Signal 1 RED VIDEO 2 GREEN VIDEO o r COM[...]

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    Power Storm 300 AGP Graphi cs C ontrol ler Overv iew PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 1–5 1.4 Specifications Table 1-3 lists the s pecifications for the PowerS torm 300 AGP gr a p h i c s c on t r o ller. Tab l e 1-3 P o werS t o rm 300 AGP G ra phics Contr oller Spe cifica tions Resoluti on 1280 x 1024 (maxi mum) @ 85 H[...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 2–1 2 PowerSto rm 300 PCI Graphics Controller Overview 2.1 Intr oduction This chapter provides a brief overview of the PowerStorm 300 P CI graphics controller hardware. The Pow erStorm 300 PCI graphics controller is supported on Alpha platforms only. 2.2 Descr iption The Pow erStorm 300 P[...]

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    Power Storm 300 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view 2–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 2-2 provides softw a re support information for the PowerStorm 300 P CI graphics contro ller. Tab l e 2-2 Co mpaq Po w erSt o rm 300 PCI S o ftw are S upport Workstat ion M i ni m um System ROM O/S V ersio n Compaq Profess io[...]

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    Power Storm 300 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 2–3 2.3 Connector Pi nout Figure 2-2 l i sts th e pi ns a nd si gna l s found on the st a ndard 15-pi n VGA c onn ector. Figure 2- 2 VGA Connect or P inouts 1 10 ML013579 5 6 11 15 Pin No. Signal 1 RED VIDEO 2 GREEN VIDEO o r COM POSI T[...]

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    Power Storm 300 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view 2–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 2.4 Specifications Table 2-3 lists the s pecifications for the PowerS torm 300 PCI graphics controller. Tab l e 2-3 P o werS t o rm 300 PCI G ra phics Contr oller Spe cifica tions Resoluti on 1280 x 1024 (maxi mum) @ 85 Hz Color pl[...]

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    PowerStorm 300/ AG P and 300-350/ PCI G r aphics O pt ions Inst allation Guide 3–1 3 PowerSto rm 350 PCI Graphics Controller Overview 3.1 Intr oduction This chapter provides a brief overview of the PowerStorm 350 P CI graphics controller hardware. The Pow erStorm 350 PCI graphics controller is available on Alpha platforms only. 3.2 Descr iption T[...]

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    Power Storm 350 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view 3–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 3-2 provides softw a re support information for the PowerStorm 350 P CI graphics contro ller. Tab l e 3-2 Co mpaq Po w erSt o rm 350 PCI S o ftw are S upport Workstat ion M i ni m um System ROM R evisio n O/S V ersion Compaq [...]

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    Power Storm 350 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 3–3 3.3 Connector Pi nouts Figure 3-2 shows t he pi ns a nd signa l s found on th e st a nda rd 15-pi n VGA c onn ector. Figure 3-3 show s the pins and s ignals on the stereo connector. Figure 3- 2 VGA Connect or P inouts 1 10 ML013579 [...]

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    Power Storm 350 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view 3–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Figure 3- 3 St ereo C onnector Pinouts 5 3 1 2 4 ML013578 Pin No. Signal 1 GROU ND 2 GROU ND 3 +12 Vdc 4 STEREO O UTPU T 5 GROU ND[...]

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    Power Storm 350 PCI Gr aphics Contr oll er Over view PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 3–5 3.4 Specifications Table 3-3 lists the s pecifications for the PowerS torm 350 PCI graphics controller. Tab l e 3-3 P o werS t o rm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller Spe cifica tions Resoluti on 1920 x 1200 (maxi mum) @ 75 Hz Color pla[...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 4–1 4 Installation (Windows NT) 4.1 Intr oduction __________________________ Note _____________________________ Chapter 4 pertains to the Windows NT operating system only; if you are running Compaq Tru64 UNIX, see c hapt e r 6. ____________________________________________________________ [...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) 4–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 4.2 Hardware Installation __________________________ Caut io n _________________________ If you will be installing P owerStorm softw are during a new installation or upgrade of the entire Windows N T operating system, install the P owerStorm 300 AGP or 3[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 4–3 1. Put on an anti-s tatic wrists trap. 2. Use a 3/16-inch nut driver to remove the two nuts , located on either side of the VGA connect or, t hat sec ure t he ATX bulkhea d bra cke t to t he PowerStorm 300 AGP graph ics co ntroller . 3. Remove the A TX bu[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) 4–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 7. Gras p the top edge of the grap hics co ntro ller and car efully inser t it into the slot, then firmly s eat it. 8. Secure th e retaining bracket. 9. Replace the workstation cover. 10. Ensure that the monitor cable is connected to the video output con[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 4–5 Tab l e 4-2 P o werS t o rm 300/350 S o ft w are Com ponents on the C D (cont.) Component Descri pti on File Nam e Release Notes, w hich can be read using the Note pad applicat ion in Windows NT. Y ou access this applicat ion by selec ting Start , Program[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) 4–6 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Keyboard: XT, AT, or Enhanced Keyboard (83-104 keys) Keyboard Layout : US Poin ting D evice: Mouse Port Mouse No Changes: The ab ove list m atches m y comp uter When you have completed the Windows N T installation, go to Section 4.3.5. __________________[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 4–7 10. Enter the path of the appropriate PowerS torm display driver and choose OK to download the dri ve r from t he CD. 11. In the Change Displa y dia l og box, the di splay dri ve r whose path you j ust de fine d i s displayed. Confirm this choice by choos[...]

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    Instal lation ( Window s NT ) 4–8 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 4.3.7 Stereo Capability (PowerS torm 350 P CI Only) __________________________ Note ____________________________ Only the P owerStorm 350 P CI graphics controller supports stereo capability. ___________________________________________________________ In [...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–1 5 Operation (Windows NT) 5.1 Intr oduction This chapter provides information about pos t-installation tasks and us e of the OpenGL displa y dri ve rs wi th a Powe rSt orm 300 AGP or 300/ 350 PCI gra phic s c ontro ller on either the Intel or Alpha Windows NT platforms. 5.2 After Insta[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 5. Click on the arrows in the D esktop Area to change the s creen r esolu tion. 6. To change the refresh rate, choose one of the options in Refres h Freq uency . (You can also change the reso lution and refresh rate by choos ing List All Modes a nd the de si[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–3 Tab l e 5-1 P o werS t o rm 300 Res olution - R ef resh Rates fo r A lpha Plat form s (Windows N T and Tru6 4 U NIX) Resoluti on Vertical Ref r esh ra t es 640 x 480 60 72 800 x 600 60 72 1024 x 768 70 76 1280 x 1024 61 66 73 75 Tab l e 5-2 P o werS t o rm 30[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Tearing and flickering can occur for a combination of reasons: • Man y large tr iangles are being pro cess ed. • A large window is being used. • Hig h res olutio n and r efres h rate valu es are d efined. Mos t applications do no t experien ce vis ual [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–5 3. Locate the pbxgdac.dl l file in the list. This file is found in the %SystemRoot%syste m32 directory. 4. Click once o n the file n ame to high light it. 5. From the File M enu, choose Prop erties . 6. In the Properties dialog box, choose the Ve rsio n tab.[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–6 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 5.3. 2. 1 Pi xel F ormat S upport The Powe rSt orm 300 AGP gra phic s c ontro ller and display driver on the Intel platform supports a fully compliant implementation of O penGL in combination with Windows NT OpenGL. Color i ndex m ode support is provide d by[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–7 Table 5- 4 Inte l-Supporte d Pix el Fo rmats on t h e Po w erSto rm 300 G ra phics Contr oller P i x e l F o r m a t 1234 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered No Yes N o Yes St er eo No No No No Draw to Window Yes Yes Y es Yes Dra w to Pi xm ap No [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–8 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 5.3. 2. 2 Perf o rmance Co nsi d erat ions The Powe rSt orm 300 AGP gra phic s c ontro ller and display driver on the Intel platform accelerate vir tually all O penGL V ersio n 1.1 oper ations . Ho wever , some as pects of OpenG L use can affect performance [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–9 5.3. 2. 2. 2 O verlay P l anes The Powe rSt orm 300 AGP gra phic s c ontro ller on the Intel platform provides hardware support for 2-bit double -buffe red ove rl ay pl a nes. Note t ha t for pe rform anc e rea sons, not all pixel formats support overlay plan[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–10 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 5- 5 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 300 PCI G ra phics Contr oller P i x e l F o r m a t 1234 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes No Yes No St er eo No No No No Draw to Window Yes Yes Y es Yes Dra w to Bitmap No N[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–11 Table 5- 5 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 300 PCI G ra phics Contr oller (c ont.) Pixel For m at 5 6 7 8 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes No Yes No St er eo No No No No Draw to Window Y es Yes Yes Yes Dra w to Bitmap [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–12 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 5- 6 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller P i x e l F o r m a t 1234 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes N o Yes N o St er eo No No No No Draw to Window Yes Yes Yes Yes Dra w to Bitmap No [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–13 Table 5- 6 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller (c ont.) P i x e l F o r m a t 5678 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes N o Yes N o St er eo No No No No Draw to Window Yes Yes Yes Yes Dra w to Bi[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–14 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Table 5- 6 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller (c ont.) Pixel For m at 9 10 11 12 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes N o Yes N o Stereo Y es Yes Yes Y es Draw to Window Yes Yes Yes Yes Dra w t[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–15 Table 5- 6 A lpha-S upporte d Pixel Fo rmats on P o werS t o rm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller (c ont.) P i x e l F o r m a t 1 31 41 51 6 Pix el Type RGBA RGBA RGBA RGBA Double-Buffered Yes No Y e s No Stereo Y es Yes Yes Yes Draw to Window Yes Yes Yes Yes [...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–16 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 5.3. 3. 2 Perf o rmance Co nsi d erat ions Pow erStorm 300/350 PCI graphics controllers for the Windows NT Alpha platform accelerate vir tually all O penGL V ersio n 1.1 oper ations . Ho wever , some as pects of OpenG L use can affect performance as des cri[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 5–17 • Blending, using a de sti nati on al pha val ue The application needs an alpha buffer if it calls the glB le ndFunc functi on wit h one of the follo win g values : – DST_AL PHA – ONE_MI NUS_DST _ALPHA – ONE_MI NUS_DST _COL OR – SRC_ALPHA_SAT URATE[...]

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    Operati on (W indows N T) 5–18 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers When SoftImage Customizati ons are enabled , other Open GL app lications may n ot beh ave correctly. Therefore it is recommended that SoftImage Customizations be disabl ed be fore running other OpenG L applications.[...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 6–1 6 Installation (Compaq Tru64 UNIX) 6.1 Intr oduction __________________________ Note _____________________________ Chapter 6 pertains to the Compaq Tru64 UN IX operating system only; if you are running Windows NT, see cha pt er 4. ______________________________________________________[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) 6–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers Pow erStorm 300/350 UN IX G raphics Support is a supplemental kit that only supports the Pow erStorm 300 and Pow erStorm 350 graphics controllers. This kit requires Tru64 UNIX Version 4.0E or 4.0F, and is only supported on the Compaq P rofessional [...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 6–3 9. Replace the workstation cover. 10. Ensure that the monitor cable is connected to the video output connector located on the back o f the g raphics controller. 11. Reconnect the power cord, and restart your workstation. 6.3 Software Installation Th[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) 6–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers 6.3. 1. 3 Al t ern ate Co n sol e Ins tead of us ing th e graph ics d isplay as th e sys tem conso le, it is po ss ible to attach an external ASCII terminal to s e rial port 1 and have console interactions take place on that device. This is done at[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 6–5 If this is not the pa th t o t he ki t on your CD-ROM, you may ne ed t o sea rch for t he appropriate file on the CD-ROM by looking for the tar extens ion. 6.3 .2.2 Unpack ing the Kit This section des c ribes the procedure for unpacking the compress[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) 6–6 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers The following subsets are mandatory and will be installed automatically unless you choose to exit without installing any subsets: * PowerStorm 300/350 Support V1.2 Base * PowerStorm 300/350 Support V1.2 Config * PowerStorm 300/350 Support V1.2 Devi[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 6–7 The installation procedure generates messages as it checks that your sys tem has enough space to ins tall the requested s ubsets, copies these subs ets, and then verifies that they were co pied correctly . Checking file system space required to inst[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) 6–8 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G r aphics Contr ollers The ins tallation is now completed . 6.4 Configur ation R ecomm endations Compaq recommends performing the following configuration operations before you use PowerStorm 300/350 UNIX Graphics Support: • Par titioning Dr ives You should define a m i[...]

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    Instal lation ( Compaq Tr u64 UNIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 6–9 You can then disp lay the values set for particular parts of a given subsystem, such as "vm" or "proc", a s shown: # sysconfig -q subsystem_name In this command, the valu e of subs ystem_name is " vm " or " proc &q[...]

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    PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–1 7 Operation (Compaq Tru64 UNIX ) 7.1 Intr oduction This chapter provides information about pos t-installation tasks and us e of the OpenGL drivers with a P owerStorm 300/350 PCI graphics controller on the Compaq Tru64 U NIX platform . 7.2 After Installation After you have ins talled t[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) 7–2 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 3. Find the line containing PowerS torm 300/350 X server command-line arguments. Search for the t ext “ PowerStorm 300/350 Server args start ” and proceed to the next lin e wh ere the arg uments resid e. 4. Append the –screen argument and option[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–3 3. Find the line containing Pow erStorm 300/350 X s erver command-line arguments. Search for the t ext “ PowerStorm 300/350 Server args start ” and proceed to the next lin e wh ere the arg uments resid e. 4. Append a –I argument to th e list if [...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) 7–4 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers ! PowerStorm 300/350 Server args start -pn –su –bs –nice –2 –I –riDefaultTexel32 ! PowerStorm 300/350 Server args end 6. Save your c hange s to t he /var/X11/Xserver.conf file. 7. Restart th e serv er: > /sbin/init.d/xlogin restart To d[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–5 7.3 Using OpenGL This section des cribes the P ower Sto rm Op enG L driv er, wh ich is d esig ned to o ptimize OpenG L performance on Compaq Profess ional Workstations. This s ection includes the following topi c s: • Us ing OpenGL Applications , fo[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) 7–6 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7.3 .1.2 Indi rect Co nt ext s, G L XPi xmaps, an d th e S o ftw are Rend erer The following section only concerns those w ho run applications that require GLX Pixmap rendering support. Mos t applications do not fall into this category. Where G LXPixm[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–7 7.3.2 Developing OpenGL Applications on Tr u64 UNIX This section provides information for developing OpenGL applications that optimize the performance of Pow erStorm 300/350 PCI graphics controllers on Tru64 UNIX platforms. If you have a PowerSt orm 3[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) 7–8 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers Table 7- 2 Suppor ted GLX Vis uals on PowerSt orm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller Visual I D * 0x21 0x22 0x23 0x24 Co lor b u ffer fo rma t RGB RG B RGB RG B Color buff er size (8,8,8, 0) ( 8,8,8, 0) (8,8,8, 0) ( 8,8,8, 0) Overlay planes Double-buffer [...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–9 Table 7- 2 Suppor ted GLX Vis uals on PowerSt orm 350 PCI G ra phics Contr oller (c ontinued) Visual I D * 0x26 0x27 0x28 0x29 0x2c 0x2d 0x2e 0x2f Co lor b u ffer format CI CI CI CI CI CI CI CI Co lor b u ffer siz e 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 Overlay planes X X [...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) 7–10 PowerStorm 300 AGP and 300/ 350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers Allocatin g 16 bits p er texel allow s more textu res to be sto red in th e texture cach e and may provide slightly higher rasterization rates . On the other hand, using 32 bits per texel provides better texture reso lution in just the same w ay that[...]

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    Operati on (C ompaq T ru64 U NIX) PowerStorm 300 AG P and 300/350 PCI G raphics Contr ollers 7–11 7.3. 2. 1. 3 S t en cil Pl an es The Pow erStorm 300/350 display driver provides support for one stencil plane on Tru64 UNI X. You may notice that on the Window s NT A lpha platform, four stencil planes are available. This is becaus e the Windows N T[...]