pgxconfig(1M) System Administration Commands pgxconfig(1M)NAME
pgxconfig, GFXconfig, TSIgfxp_config - configure the PGX32 (Raptor GFX)
Graphics Accelerator
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/pgxconfig [-dev device-filename] [-res video-mode [try |
noconfirm | nocheck] ] [-file machine | system] [-depth 8 | 24]
[-24only true | false] [-cachedpixmap true | false] [-defaults]
/usr/sbin/pgxconfig [-propt] [-prconf]
/usr/sbin/pgxconfig [-help] [-res ?]
/usr/sbin/pgxconfig [-i]
DESCRIPTION
The pgxconfig utility configures the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) Graphics Accel‐
erator and some of the X11 window system defaults for PGX32 (Raptor
GFX). A previous version of this utility was named GFXconfig.
The first form of pgxconfig shown in the synopsis above stores the
specified options in the OWconfig file. These options are used to ini‐
tialize the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device the next time the window system
is run on that device. Updating options in the OWconfig file provides
persistence of these options across window system sessions and system
reboots.
The second, third, and fourth forms, which invoke only the -prconf,
-propt, -help, and -res ? options, do not update the OWconfig file.
For the third form all other options are ignored.
The -i option starts pgxconfig in interactive mode.
Options may be specified for only one PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device at a
time.
Only PGX32 (Raptor GFX)-specific options can be specified through pgx‐
config. The normal window system options for specifying default depth,
default visual class and so forth are still specified as device modi‐
fiers on the openwin command line. See the Xsun(1) manual page avail‐
able with the SUNWxwman package.
The user can also specify the OWconfig file that is to be updated. By
default, the machine-specific file in the /usr/openwin directory tree
is updated. The -file option can be used to specify an alternate file
to use. For example, the system-global OWconfig file in the /etc/open‐
win directory tree can be updated instead.
Both of these standard OWconfig files can only be written by root.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-cachedpixmap true | false
When set to false, it forces the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device to use
24-bit only when running OpenWindows. The default value is true.
Certain applications make use of a cached pixmap when writing to
the display device. Such a technique can cause garbled output and
can cause the X server to crash. If you experience such behavior,
try setting the -cachedpixmap option to false.
-defaults
Reset all option values to their default values.
-depth 8 | 24
Sets the screen depth to 8 or 24 bits per pixel. 24 bits per pixel
enables TrueColor graphics in the window system.
-dev device-filename
Specify the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) special file. The default is
/dev/fbs/gfxp0, or /dev/fbs/raptor0 if applicable.
-file machine|system
Specifies which OWconfig file to update. If machine is specified,
the machine-specific OWconfig file in the /etc/openwin directory
tree is updated. If system is specified, the global OWconfig file
in the /usr/openwin directory tree is updated. If the specified
file does not exist, it is created. This option has no effect
unless other options are specified. The default is machine.
-help
Print a list of the pgxconfig command line options, along with a
brief explanation of each.
-i
Start pgxconfig in interactive mode.
-prconf
Print the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) hardware configuration. Thie following
is a typical display:
--- Hardware Configuration for /dev/fbs/gfxp0 ---
DAC: version 0x0
Type:
Board:
PROM: version 0x0
PROM Information:
RAM:
EDID Data:
Monitor Sense ID:
Card possible resolutions: 640x480x60, 800x600x75, 1024x768x60
1024x768x70, 1024x768x75, 1280x1024x75, 1280x1024x76
1280x1024x60, 1152x900x66, 1152x900x76, 1280x1024x67
960x680x112S, 960x680x108S, 640x480x60i, 768x575x50i,
1280x800x76, 1440x900x76, 1600x1000x66, 1600x1000x76,
vga, svga, 1152, 1280, stereo, ntsc, pal
Monitor possible resolutions: 720x400x70, 720x400x88, 640x480x60
640x480x67, 640x480x72, 640x480x75, 800x600x56,
800x600x60, 800x600x72, 800x600x75, 832x624x75,
1024x768x87, 1024x768x60, 1024x768x70, 1024x768x75,
1280x1024x75, 1280x1024x76, 1152x900x66, 1152x900x76,
1280x1024x67, 960x680x112S, vga, svga, 1152, 1280
stereo
Current resolution setting: 1280x1024x76
Possible depths: 8, 24, 8+24
Current depth: 8
-propt
Print the current values of all PGX32 (Raptor GFX) options in the
OWconfig file specified by the -file option for the device speci‐
fied by the -dev option. Print the values of options as they would
be in the OWconfig file after the call to pgxconfig would have com‐
pleted. The following is a typical display:
--- OpenWindows Configuration for /dev/fbs/gfxp0 ---
OWconfig: machine
Video Mode: not set
Depth: 8+24
-res video-mode [try | noconfirm | nocheck ]
Specify the built-in video mode used to drive the monitor connected
to the specified PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device.
The format for video-mode can be one of the following:
widthxheightxrate The width is the screen width in pixels,
height is the screen height in pixels, and
rate is the vertical frequency of the
screen refresh. As a convenience, -res also
accepts formats with @ prepended to the
refresh rate rather than x. For example:
1280x1024@76. The list can be obtained by
running pgxconfig with the -res ? option
(the third form shown in the command synop‐
sis above). Note that not all resolutions
are supported by both the video board and
by the monitor. The pgxconfig utility will
not permit you to set a resolution not sup‐
ported by the board unless the noconfirm or
nocheck option is specified. It will also
request confirmation before setting a reso‐
lution not supported by the monitor if the
nocheck option is not specified.
Symbolic names For convenience, the video modes listed
below have symbolic names defined. Rather
than the form widthxheightxrate, the sym‐
bolic name may be supplied as the argument
to -res. If the symbolic name is none, the
screen resolution will be the video mode
that is currently programmed in the device
when the window system is run.
svga 1024x768x60
1152 1152x900x76
1280 1280x1024x76
vga 640x480x60
none default console resolution
The -res option also accepts additional, optional arguments immedi‐
ately following the video mode specification. Any or all of these
may be present.
noconfirm
Using the -res option, the user could put the system into an
unusable state, a state where there is no video output. This
can happen if there is ambiguity in the monitor sense codes for
the particular code read. To reduce the chance of this occur‐
ring, the default behavior of pgxconfig is to print a warning
message to this effect and to prompt the user to find out if it
is okay to continue. The noconfirm option instructs pgxconfig
to bypass this confirmation and to program the requested video
mode anyway. This option is useful when pgxconfig is being run
from a shell script.
nocheck
If present, normal error checking based on the monitor sense
code is suspended. The video mode specified by the user will be
accepted regardless of whether it is appropriate for the cur‐
rently attached monitor. (This option is useful if a different
monitor is to be connected to the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device).
Use of this option implies noconfirm as well.
try
This option allows the user to test the specified resolution
before committing it. It displays a pattern on the screen with
the specified resolution. If the test pattern appears cor‐
rectly, the user may answer "y" to the query. The other per‐
missable answer is "n".
This sub-option should not be used with pgxconfig while the
configured device is being used (for example, while running the
window system) as unpredictable results may occur. To run pgx‐
config with the try sub-option, the window system should be
brought down first.
-res ?
Print the list of possible resolutions supported by the PGX32 and
the monitor.
-24only
Force the PGX32 (Raptor GFX) device to use 24 bit only when running
Openwindows.
DEFAULTS
For a given invocation of pgxconfig, if an option does not appear on
the command line, the corresponding OWconfig option is not updated; it
retains its previous value, except for -depth and -24only.
A default value is used if a PGX32 (Raptor GFX) option has not been
specified with pgxconfig when the window system is run. The option
defaults are as follows:
-dev /dev/fbs/gfxp0
-file system
-res none
The default of none for the -res option indicates that when the window
system is run, the screen resolution will be the video mode that is
currently programmed in the device.
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Switching the Resolution on the Monitor Type
The following example switches the monitor type to the resolution of
1280 x 1024 at 76 Hz:
example# /usr/sbin/pgxconfig -res 1280x1024x76
FILES
/dev/fbs/gfxp0
device special file
/usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig
system configuration file
/etc/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig
machine configuration file
SEE ALSO
PGX32 Installation Manual
SunOS 5.10 8 Apr 2004 pgxconfig(1M)
