Hp B180l User manual

HP VISUALIZE fxe Graphics Card

Installation Guide

HP VISUALIZE Workstations

HP Part No. A4552-90016

Edition: E1099

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1Introduction

This manual covers the installation of HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics cards into workstations

released after September of 1999, including the B180, B1000, B2000, C3000, J5000, and

J7000 workstation models.

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It describes the basic prerequisites and procedures for installing the HP VISUALIZE

fxe (HP product number A4982A) graphics card into the supported workstations.

The HP VISUALIZE fxe 2D/3D graphics accelerator card is an entry-level graphics

card. It installs in a PCI 2X(64 bits wide 33Mhz/66Mhz) slot in an HP-UX

workstation backplane. It uses a standard 15-pin miniature D-Sub receptacle

connector to connect to a video monitor cable. It supports resolutions of:

See your workstation Owner's Guide for speciﬁc installation instructions for your

particular workstation.

Table 1-1.

Type Resolution Frequency

1 1280x1024 75Hz VESA

2 1024x768 75Hz VESA

3 1600x1200 75Hz VESA

4 1600x1024 76Hz VESA

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Related Documentation

For more information, refer to the following related documentation:

•Owner's Guide for your workstation

•Common Desktop Environment User's Guide

•HP Visual User Environment User's Guide

•Using the X Window System

•Graphics Administration Guide

•http://www.hp.com/visualize is the general website for workstation information

•http://www.software.hp.com is the software depot website for HP-UX

•http://www.docs.hp.com is the website for documents regarding HP-UX systems

•http://us-support.external.hp.com is the website for software and ﬁrmware

patches

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Prerequisites

To support the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card, your workstation must meet the

following prerequisites.

• Your workstation must be running one of the following revisions of the HP-UX

operating system and have the appropriate Additional Core Enhancement (ACE)

software bundle and Workstation Quality Pack installed:

— HP-UX revision 10.20 with the 9909 ACE software bundle (September 1999)

— HP-UX revision 11.00 with the 9911 ACE software bundle (November 1999)

To verify that the proper ACE software bundle is installed on your workstation,

perform the following steps:

1. At a command prompt, type the following

/usr/sbin/swlist -l bundle | grep ACE

2. Scan the output for either of the following, as appropriate for your workstation’s

HP-UX operating system revision:

• The HP-UX 10.20 B6193DA ACE software bundle with the description:

Workstation ACE for HP-UX 10.20 (September 1999)

This line indicates that the September 1999 ACE software bundle is installed.

• The HP-UX 11.00 B3782FA ACE software bundle with the description

Workstation ACE for HP-UX 11.00 (November 1999)

This line indicates that the November 1999 ACE software bundle is installed

NOTE

Because the ACE software bundles are updated occasionally, the ACE

revision date that is listed in the output may be later than the one

shown above. For example, if the ACE revision date listed for HP-UX

10.20 is later than September 1999, then the proper ACE software

bundle is installed on your workstation.

If your workstation is not running HP-UX revision 10.20 or 11.0 with the appropriate

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ACE software bundle, you need to update your operating system software before

installing your graphics card. Contact your designated service representative for

information on receiving an update. The ACE software bundles and Quality Packs

are also available for downloading from the http://software.hp.com website. The

bundles will require approximately 133 Mb of disk space.

Your workstation must have either an HP-supported monitor running at 75 Hz with

a 1280 X 1024 resolution, or a full multi-mode color monitor. Monitors with Enhanced

Video Connector (EVC), D-Sub connector, or 5 BNC connectors (RGB, vertical sync,

horizontal sync) will work.

The HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card will not function with older HP monitor types

that use a sync on green signal. This includes monitors such as the HP 1097A/B/ C/D,

A2088A, and A2828A/B which only have 3 RGB connectors.

See your workstation Owner's Guide for information on using the /opt/graphics/

common/bin/setmon command to produce a list of supported monitors for your

workstation, such as the following sample list:

NOTE

Your list of monitors may differ from the list shown above, depending on

your workstation’s setup.

You may also need the following adapter to connect your graphics card’s D-Sub

connector to an Enhanced Video Connector (EVC) monitor’s receptacle connection:

Table 1-2. HP VISUALIZE fxe Supported Monitors

Type Resolution Frequency

1 1280x1024 75Hz VESA

2 1024x768 75Hz VESA

3 1600x1200 75Hz VESA

4 1600x1024 76Hz VESA

Table 1-3. EVC Adapter

Product Number Description

HP A4167A EVC receptacle to 15-pin

Miniature D-Sub Plug Adapter

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Making Software and Device-Speciﬁc Changes

System Conﬁguration

For important information on conﬁguring your system for your HP VISUALIZE fxe

graphics card, refer to your workstation Owner's Guide and your HP-UX

documentation. If you are installing a multiple-display system and you will be using

the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), refer to the Common Desktop

Environment User's Guide for important conﬁguration information. If you will be

using HP VUE instead, refer to the HP Visual User Environment User's Guide.

Special Considerations

To ensure that your workstation has the most up-to-date core operating system

software, it is recommended that the most recent release of the Additional Core

Enhancement (ACE) software bundle be installed. In addition, if your applications

are based on HP's implementation of OpenGL runtime libraries, it is highly

recommended that you update your HP implementation of the OpenGL runtime

libraries from the September 1999 (or later) application release, or from the

Hewlett-Packard web-site.

If you do not have the CD-ROMs that contain the latest release of ACE and the

Quality Pack or HP's implementation of the OpenGL runtime libraries, you can

download them from the Hewlett-Packard website at this URL:

http://www.software.hp.com/

For information on installing ACE and HP's implementation of the OpenGL runtime

libraries, read the documents provided with those products.

Steps for Making Software Changes

Each step is described below.

1. Read this Entire Document

Read all of this document. It contains information for product installation.

2. Check the Available File System Space

Before installing this product, make sure there is enough available space in your

ﬁle system in /opt/graphics. Your workstation needs at least 133 MB of

available disk space for all ﬁlesets and patches.

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3. Install the Latest Version of the Workstation ACE Software Bundle

To install the ACE software bundle, execute the following command as root

/usr/sbin/swinstall

Choose the ACE software bundle and select Match What Target Has in the

Actions menu. Follow the standard procedure to load that software.

4. Install the Latest Version of the Workstation Software Quality Pack

To install the Workstation Quality Pack, execute the following command as root:

/usr/sbin/swinstall

Choose the Quality Pack bundle and select Match What Target Has in the

Actions menu. Follow the standard procedure to load that software.

5. Install 3D Graphics APIs

If you are using or planning to use any of the following 3D Graphics Application

Programming Interface (API) products, you must install what you need from the

HP-UX Developer’s CD.

• Starbase Developer’s Kit

• HP PEX lib Developer’s Kit

• OpenGL Developer’s Kit

The OpenGL runtime libraries are available from the latest DART Release or

by searching for OpenGL at the http://www.software.hp.com website

To determine whether these products are properly installed, try compiling and

running an application on your system that uses one of the above APIs.

• Check: /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log

Once you have completed the installation process, look at the contents of the

ﬁle /var/adm/sw/swinstall.log. This ﬁle identiﬁes the ﬁlesets loaded,

identiﬁes the customize scripts that ran during the installation process, and

includes informative messages. Error messages that resulted from attempts to

write across an NFS mount point will appear in this ﬁle and may be ignored.

6. Verify that the Software Installation is Complete

An easy way to verify that your installation is complete is to compile, link, and run

one of your existing Application Programming Interface (API) programs (that is,

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programs created using HP's implementation of OpenGL, Starbase, or HP PEX). If

you do not have an existing program, then make sure that you install the

demonstration ﬁlesets that come with your API. When these ﬁlesets have been

properly installed by you or your system administrator, one or more of the

following demo directories will be created:

•/opt/graphics/OpenGL/demos

•/opt/graphics/PEX5/demos

•/opt/graphics/Starbase/demos

You can run any of the texture-mapping programs in these directories to verify

that the installation is complete.

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NOTE

Before you install an HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card, you must read

the Graphics Administration Guide and workstation Owner's Guide for

important system conﬁguration information.

CAUTION

Unplug the AC power cord from the workstation before opening the

cabinet and performing any installation inside the workstation.

CAUTION

Graphics cards are susceptible to electrostatic shock. When handling

your graphics card, always wear a properly grounded wrist strap and

handle the card carefully.

To install the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card hardware, do the following

1. Power off the workstation and unplug the AC power cord from the workstation.

2. Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner's Guide to open the

workstation’s cabinet.

3. Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner's Guide to install the graphics

card in the appropriate PCI slot. To determine which is the appropriate PCI slot,

see the following subsection, “Supported Graphics Slot Conﬁgurations.” Ensure

that you align the Bulkhead Pin, Board Connector, and Board Guide Extender

when installing the graphics card in the PCI slot.

Note that you will need to have a PCI Extension Clip attached to the

corresponding slot on the PCI Retainer for an HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card.

The location of the PCI Extension Clip is shown in Figure 1 on the next page. The

PCI Extension Clip will bridge the gap between the graphics card and the PCI

Retainer.

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4. Follow the instructions in your workstation Owner's Guide to reinstall the

workstation’s cabinet.

5. Refer to your workstation Owner's Guide for important information on deﬁning

the boot console and monitor type. Note that you must do this step before

powering on your workstation.

6. Plug the AC power cord into the workstation and power on the workstation.

7. Refer to your workstation Owner's Guide for instructions on using the HP-UX

System Administration Manager (SAM) utility to verify your graphics

conﬁguration.

Supported Graphics Slot Conﬁgurations

The following four ﬁgures show the supported graphics slot conﬁgurations for the

workstation models that support the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card. Refer to the

appropriate ﬁgure for your particular workstation model.

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B180 Graphics Slots

Supported B180 Conﬁgurations:

• 1 built-in Visualize EG and Visualize fxe

• 1 built-in Visualize EG and Visualize fx2

• 1 built-in Visualize EG and Visualize fx4

B1000 and C3000 Graphics Slots

Use the Primary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card. Use the

Secondary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then the remaining 64 bit

wide slots for any additional supported graphics cards.

PCI slot 1 32 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 2 32 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/66Mhz - Primary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 3 64 bits wide/33 Mhz

PCI slot 4 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Secondary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 5 32 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 6 32 bits wide/33Mhz

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Supported B1000 and C3000 Graphics Conﬁgurations:

• 4 Visualize EG cards or

• 4 Visualize fxe or

• 1 Visualize fx2 or

• 1 Visualize fx4 with texture Mapping

B2000 Graphics Slots

Use the Secondary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card. Use the

Tertiary Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then any of the remaining 32

bit slots for the third PCI graphics card.

Supported B2000 Graphics Conﬁgurations:

• 3 Visualize fxe and built-in Visualize fxe

• 1 Visualize fx4 with Texture Mapping and built-in Visualize fxe

PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Secondary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Tertiary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 3 32 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 4 32bits wide/33MHz

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J5000 and J7000 Graphics Slots

Use the Primary Graphics Slot for the highest performance graphics card. Use the Secondary

Graphics Slot for the second graphics card and then the remaining slots for any additional

supported graphics card. Do not use Slot 1 for any other I/O card except as a source of

power only.

Supported J5000 and J7000 Graphics Conﬁgurations:

• 4 Visualize EG’s or

• 4 Visualize fxe or

• 1 Visualize fx2 or

• 1 Visualize fx6 with Texture Mapping or

• 2 Visualize fx6 with texture mapping or

• 3 Visualize fx6 without Texture Mapping

PCI slot 1 64 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 2 64 bits wide/33Mhz - Tertiary Graphics Slot

PCI clot 3 64 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 4 64 bits wide/66Mhz - Secondary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 5 64 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 6 64 bits wide/33Mhz

PCI slot 7 64 bits wide/66Mhz - Primary Graphics Slot

PCI slot 8 64 bits wide/33Mhz

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Fixing Common Installation Problems

This section describes how to ﬁx some common problems you may encounter while

installing the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card.

Note that there are several system utilities that you can use to display or set the

graphics conﬁguration for your workstation:

•/opt/graphics/common/bin/graphinfo allows you to display the current

graphics conﬁguration and the graphics drivers that are being used.

•opt/graphics/common/bin/setmon allows you to reconﬁgure the monitor type.

• The Display menu of the HP-UX System Administration Manager (SAM) utility

allows you to conﬁgure the X-server and set the monitor type

Monitor Does Not Display

NOTE

Older monitors that have only 3 RGB connectors will not function with

the HP VISUALIZE fxe graphics card because these monitors have no

sync input except by sync on green. For more information, see the

“Prerequisites” section earlier in this manual.

If the monitor is not displaying on powering up, the system console may not yet

recognize the new graphics card. Perform the following steps to reconﬁgure the

system console so that it recognizes the new card:

1. Force the system to set the default console to a serial terminal on com1 by

disconnecting the keyboard from the system and recycling power.

2. Interrupt the boot up sequence and wait until the Boot Console Handler prompt is

displayed, then move to the conﬁguration menu by typing co.

3. Display what graphics cards the system console recognizes by typing:

mo graphics list

4. Select the monitor type by typing:

mo graphics(N) # type

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where N = card slot, and # = monitor type

5. Set the console path to the graphics card by typing:

pa co graphics(N)

6. Reconnect the keyboard to the system and cycle the system’s power. The system

console should now display.

System’s X-server or CDE Does Not Come Up or Recognize the

Graphics Card

If the system’s X-server or CDE will not come up or recognize the new graphics card,

the

HP-UX device ﬁles may not yet be set up. If you added a new graphics card or moved

a current one to a new slot location, you may need to reconﬁgure some device ﬁles.

Follow these steps in order for HP-UX to recognize the new graphics card or new card

location:

1. Place the new card in the new slot location and boot to HP-UX. It will not boot into

CDE or HP VUE, but it will allow you to login at the command line level as root.

2. Delete the old device ﬁles by typing:

rm /dev/crt*

3. Create the new device ﬁles by typing:

insf -ev

4. Finish booting to CDE or HP VUE by typing:

init 3

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