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cdewick@lios.apana.org.au (Craig Dewick) writes:

>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?

i get no signal at all, unless the vsimm is inserted.  i believe the 4M
vsimm gets you 24bit mode @ 1152x900. you need the 8M vsimm, to get
1280x1024@24bit. (we're running our sx'es with the former)

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

http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/sunhelp might be of use too :-)

cheers,

-jason
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