Sun Microsystems 817-3630-11 Computer Accessories User Manual


 
140 SunPCi III 3.2.1 Users Guide March 2004
1. Open a Terminal window and log in as root.
2. Open the file /usr/dt/config/Xservers in a text editor and edit the last line of
the file so that it appears as follows:
3. Save and close the file.
4. Type the following command to find out the current resolution setting:
5. Type the following command to set the display to 24-bit color:
Use the resolution setting that was returned by the command m64config -prconf.
For example, type: m64config -depth 24 -res 1152x900x76.
6. Type the following command to confirm that the depth of the root window has
changed to 24 planes:
7. Restart the system.
External Video Resolutions
TABLE A-4 shows the external VGA display resolutions that SunPCi III software
supports. For best results, increase the amount of available video memory from
8 Mbytes (the default) to 32 Mbytes. To make this change, refer to “Running Game
Software on the SunPCi III Platform” on page 199.
Note Remember that increasing your video memory decreases the amount of
available system memory. Refer to “Increasing System Memory” on page 197 for
more information.
:0 Local local_uid@console root /usr/openwin/bin/Xsun :0
-nobanner -dev /dev/fb defdepth 24
# m64config -prconf
# m64config -depth 24 -res current-resolution-setting
# xdpyinfo