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In <727kif$rme$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> trosenau@my-dejanews.com writes:

>Hello, I was curious about the cg14 (SX) video port on the Sun Sparc 20. I
>was told you need either a 4 or 8 meg VSIMM to activate it. What are the part
>numbers for these VSIMMs? Are they easy to come by and approx. how much do
>they cost?

The 4 meg VSIMM is 501-2481, and the 8 meg VSIMM is 501-2482. 

As far as I know, you only need the VSIMM's if you want to use the on-board
SX framebuffer in 24-bit mode. Does anyone know if this is true? Can the SX
work in 8-bit mode without a VSIMM fitted?

>The Hardware FAQ explains about them somewhat, but now I am looking for more
>specific info such as installation instructions.

I'm limited to what's in the FAQ and Sun's FE handbook...

However, in the FEH it has the following notes for the 4 and 8 meg Sparc 20
VSIMM's:

 1 - Solaris 2.3 is required.
 2 - Solaris 2.3 requires the Solaris 2.3 Supplement CD, 704-4195-10.
 3 - Install the first VSIMM in J0407 and the second VSIMM in J0406.
 4 - The Auxilliary Video Board is required if two VSIMM's are installed.
 5 - Use the sxconfig(1m) command to configure contiguous memory.
 6 - Use the cg14config(1m) command to change resolutions.

And it mentions the 'SparcStation 20 VSIMM's Installation' booklet, Sun #
801-6185-10.

Regards,

Craig.
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