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diff --git a/static/openbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/mgx.4 b/static/openbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/mgx.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..feb2c04d --- /dev/null +++ b/static/openbsd/man4/man4.sparc64/mgx.4 @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@ +.\" $OpenBSD: mgx.4,v 1.14 2011/12/03 23:01:21 schwarze Exp $ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2003, 2005 Miodrag Vallat +.\" +.\" Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without +.\" modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions +.\" are met: +.\" 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. +.\" 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright +.\" notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the +.\" documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution. +.\" +.\" THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESS OR +.\" IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED +.\" WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE +.\" DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, +.\" INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES +.\" (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR +.\" SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) +.\" HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, +.\" STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN +.\" ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE +.\" POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: December 3 2011 $ +.Dt MGX 4 sparc64 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm mgx +.Nd SMS MGX and MGXPlus accelerated 8/24-bit color frame buffers +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "mgx* at sbus?" +.Cd "wsdisplay* at mgx?" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Tn Southland Media Systems +.Pq now Tn "Quantum 3D" +MGX and MGXPlus are SBus color frame buffers, with graphics acceleration +capabilities. +.Pp +The +.Nm +driver interfaces the frame buffer with the +.Xr wscons 4 +console framework. +It does not provide direct device driver entry points +but makes its functions available via the internal +.Xr wsdisplay 4 +interface. +.Sh DISPLAY RESOLUTION +The MGX and MGXPlus frame buffers will adapt their resolution to the monitor +they are connected to. +However, when not connected to a Sun monitor, the device will default to the +.Xr cgthree 4 Ns -compatible +1152x900 resolution, with a refresh rate of 66Hz. +A different resolution can be forced using the set of DIP switches +.Pq sometimes covered by metal foil +located near the SBus connector on the board itself. +.Pp +The DIP switch settings are as follows: +.Bl -column "OFF OFF OFF OFF" "Resolution" "Refresh Rate" "Details" +.It Sy "Switches" Ta Sy "Resolution" Ta Sy "Refresh Rate" Ta Sy "Details" +.It Sy "1 2 3 4" Ta "" Ta "" Ta "" +.\" 0 +.It Li "OFF OFF OFF OFF" Ta 1024x768 Ta 77Hz Ta "" +.\" 2 +.It Li "OFF ON OFF OFF" Ta 1280x1024 Ta 76Hz Ta "" +.\" 3 (exactly the same as #7. Not a typo) +.It Li "ON ON OFF OFF" Ta 1152x900 Ta 66Hz Ta "" +.\" 4 +.It Li "OFF OFF ON OFF" Ta 1152x900 Ta 76Hz Ta "" +.\" 6 +.It Li "OFF ON ON OFF" Ta 1152x900 Ta 77Hz Ta "" +.\" 7 +.It Li "ON ON ON OFF" Ta 1152x900 Ta 66Hz Ta "cgthree compatible" +.\" 11 +.It Li "ON ON OFF ON " Ta 1152x900 Ta 66Hz Ta "cgsix compatible" +.\" 12 +.It Li "OFF OFF ON ON " Ta 1280x1024 Ta 67Hz Ta "" +.\" 15 +.It Li "ON ON ON ON " Ta probed Ta probed Ta "factory default" +.El +.Pp +All other combinations are unsupported and may damage the hardware. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr sbus 4 , +.Xr wscons 4 , +.Xr wsdisplay 4 +.Sh CAVEATS +This driver does not support mode switching at the moment, and +drives the card in PROM-compatible, 8 bit, mode only. |
