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Asset ID: 1-72-1001807.1
Update Date:2009-09-15
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Solution Type  Problem Resolution Sure

Solution  1001807.1 :   Adjusting Video resolution on Sun Blades[TM]  


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PreviouslyPublishedAs
202470


Symptoms
Some Sun Blade[TM] 100 users with factory shipped video cards have experienced
faulty video resolutions. For example, using Netscape 7.0 and CDE on
Solaris[TM] 8 will display "negative" type resolution in the background or
foreground.

Resolution
Become root on the system and run the command
# m64config -prconf
This will display
--- Hardware Configuration for /dev/fbs/m640 ---
ASIC: version 0x27004752
DAC: version 0x0
PROM: version 106
Card possible resolutions:  720x400x85, 640x480x60, 640x480x72, 640x480x75
800x600x56, 800x600x60, 800x600x72, 800x600x75, 1024x768x60
1024x768x70, 1024x768x75, 1280x1024x75, 1024x768x85, 800x600x85
640x480x85, 1280x1024x60, 1152x900x66, 1152x900x76, 1280x1024x67
1600x1280x76, 1920x1080x72, 1280x800x76, 1440x900x76
1600x1000x66, 1600x1000x76, 1920x1200x70, 1280x1024x85
1280x1024x76, 1152x864x75, 1600x1200x75, 1600x1200x60
1024x768x85, 800x600x75, 640x480x85, vga, svga, 1152, 1280
800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1152x900, 1600x1280, 1920x1080
1600x1000, 1920x1200, 1600x1200
Monitor possible resolutions:  720x400x70, 720x400x85, 640x480x60
640x480x67, 640x480x72, 640x480x75, 800x600x56, 800x600x60
800x600x72, 800x600x75, 832x624x75, 1024x768x87, 1024x768x60
1024x768x70, 1024x768x75, 1280x1024x75, 1152x900x66, 1152x900x76
1280x1024x67, 1280x1024x76, 800x600x75, vga, svga, 1152, 1280
800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1152x900
Possible depths:  8, 24
Current resolution setting: 1280x1024x76
Current depth: 24
Choose the highest resolution that is supported by your video card.
Make sure this resolution is also supported by your Monitor.
Select the highest possible depth.
Then:
Example:
# m64config -res 1280x1024x76 -depth 24
You may have to reboot after this.


Product
Sun Blade 100 Workstation

adjust, video, resolution, m64config, color, set, graphics, adaptor, video, card
Previously Published As
70614

Change History
Date: 2003-07-14
User Name: 7058
Action: Approved
Comment: Putting back into publish now.
Version: 0
Date: 2003-07-14
Product_uuid
2a071da8-0a18-11d6-906c-a8efc43ec293|Sun Blade 100 Workstation

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