Graphics Administration Guide (5900-1605, November 2010)

ManualsBrandsHP ManualsSoftwareHP-UX 11i v3 Enterprise OE

Table of Contents

1 Preface.............................................................................................................................7

Publishing history...................................................................................................................................7

Document conventions...........................................................................................................................7

2 Configuring X Server on HP-UX (OEM graphics cards).............................................9

Using SAM/SMH to configure the X Server...........................................................................................9

Using setmon to configure the monitor..........................................................................................10

The XF86Config file..............................................................................................................................11

The XF86Config file format.............................................................................................................11

ServerLayout section.......................................................................................................................12

Files section......................................................................................................................................13

Module section................................................................................................................................14

InputDevice section.........................................................................................................................15

Screen section...................................................................................................................................17

Display subsection...........................................................................................................................17

Monitor section................................................................................................................................18

Device section..................................................................................................................................19

Sample XF86Config file.........................................................................................................................19

Extensions.............................................................................................................................................22

Double buffer extension (DBE)........................................................................................................22

Display power management signaling (DPMS)...................................................................................22

Dynamic library loading.......................................................................................................................23

Features.................................................................................................................................................24

Cursor scaling..................................................................................................................................24

Virtual frame buffer (Xvfb)..............................................................................................................24

Security............................................................................................................................................24

Connecting to the network.........................................................................................................24

Granting access...........................................................................................................................24

Signals........................................................................................................................................25

Starting the X Server from the command line............................................................................25

Mapping options from the previous hp X Server to the XF86 hp X Server....................................25

DefaultVisual option..................................................................................................................25

HPCursorScaleFactor <n>..........................................................................................................25

Input devices.........................................................................................................................................25

Keyboards........................................................................................................................................25

Supported keyboard drivers......................................................................................................25

Supported keyboard options......................................................................................................25

Pointers............................................................................................................................................26

Supported pointer drivers..........................................................................................................26

Supported pointer options for the mouse driver.......................................................................26

Supported pointer options for the evdev driver........................................................................26

Output devices......................................................................................................................................26

ATI Radeon™ family device-dependent information.....................................................................26

Supported visuals.......................................................................................................................27

Supported monitor configurations............................................................................................27

Framebuffer depth and colormaps............................................................................................28

Integrity iLO 2 Integrated Remote Console..........................................................................................28

ATI Radeon family configuration hints................................................................................................29

Hardware compatibility..................................................................................................................29

Compatibility table with other display adapters............................................................................29

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