User guide

Chapter 2: Installation and Configuration

If you have:

Use this video output adapter:

Sun HD15 with composite

sync output

1396C converter to convert from

HD15 to 13W3 and an APSSUN II

Guardian converter to support

composite sync

Sun HD15 with separate sync

output

APKMSUN Guardian converter

Note: Some of the standard Sun background screens may not center

precisely on certain Sun servers with dark borders. Use another

background or place a light colored icon in the upper left hand corner.

Mouse Settings

To configure the mouse settings (Sun Solaris 10.1):

1. Choose Launcher. Application Manager - Desktop Controls opens.

2. Choose Mouse Style Manager. The Style Manager - Mouse dialog

appears.

3. Set the Acceleration slider to 1.0.

4. Set the Threshold slider to 1.0.

5. Click OK.

Accessing the Command Line

1. Right click.

2. Choose Tools > Terminal. A terminal window opens. (It is best to be

at the root to issue commands.)

Video Settings (POST)

Sun systems have two different resolution settings: a POST resolution

and a GUI resolution. Run these commands from the command line.

Note: 1024x768x75 is used as an example here; substitute the resolution

and refresh rate you are using.

To check current POST resolution:

 Run the following command as the root: # eeprom output-device

To change POST resolution:

1. Run # eeprom output-device=screen:r1024x768x75.

2. Log out or restart computer.