Re: Graphics Hardware

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Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 15:19:46 -0700

SCOTT OFRIEL wrote:
>
> To all:
> How can I know what kind of graphics hardware I have on my 150 Mhz R4400 Onyx2
> RE2 Irix 6.2? How do I know whether I have texture memory/graphics? How much
> texture memory do I need to have? (big question I'm sure). Our Performer
> programs now use a textured terrain database that use three different
> textures, that is pretty much the extent of our texture requirement.
>
> I did /usr/gfx/gfxinfo but it said nothing about texture graphics (hinv
> reports nothing as well).

Yes it does..

Hinv says:
8 195 MHZ IP27 Processors
CPU: MIPS R10000 Processor Chip Revision: 2.6
FPU: MIPS R10010 Floating Point Chip Revision: 0.0
Main memory size: 1024 Mbytes
Instruction cache size: 32 Kbytes
Data cache size: 32 Kbytes
Secondary unified instruction/data cache size: 4 Mbytes
Integral SCSI controller 0: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
  Disk drive: unit 1 on SCSI controller 0
  Disk drive: unit 2 on SCSI controller 0
  Disk drive: unit 4 on SCSI controller 0
  Disk drive: unit 5 on SCSI controller 0
  CDROM: unit 6 on SCSI controller 0
Integral SCSI controller 1: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), single ended
Integral SCSI controller 10: Version Fibre Channel AIC-1160, revision 1
Integral SCSI controller 2: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 3: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 4: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 5: Version QL1040B (rev. 2), differential
Integral SCSI controller 11: Version Fibre Channel AIC-1160, revision 1
IOC3 serial port: tty1
IOC3 serial port: tty2
IOC3 serial port: tty3
IOC3 serial port: tty4
IOC3 parallel port: plp1
Graphics board: InfiniteReality2
Graphics board: InfiniteReality2
Graphics board: InfiniteReality2
Iris Audio Processor: version RAD revision 7.0, number 1
Origin BASEIO board, module 1 slot 1: Revision 3
Origin FIBRE CHANNEL board, module 1 slot 9: Revision 3
Origin MSCSI board, module 1 slot 5: Revision 3
IOC3 external interrupts: 1

########^^ This part tells you Graphics architectures########

Integral Fast Ethernet: ef0, version 1, module 1, slot io1, pci 2
HIPPI-Serial adapter: unit 0, in module 1 I/O slot 6

gfxinfo says:

Graphics board 2 is "KONAL" graphics.
        Managed (":0.2") 1280x1024
        Display has 2 channels
        4 GEs (of 4), occmask = 0x0f
        4MB external BEF ram, 32bit path
        4 RM7 boards (of 4) 1/1/1/1

########^^^This part tells you #s of RMs########

        Texture Memory: 64MB/64MB/64MB/64MB

########^^^ This part lists texture RAM.########

        Extra-Large pixel depth

########^^^ This part tells you pixel depth for visuals.########

        32K cmap
        Channel 0:
         Origin = (0,0)
         Video Output: 1280 pixels, 1024 lines, 60.00Hz
(1280x1024_60.vfo)

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