[Suns-at-Home] Re: S24

[Craig FALCONER]

I don't often post here because I know little.

However I do know that the S24 card is a 24 bit card, but is not for =
SBUS...
In a SparcStation 5 it is a different connector parallel to the SBUS =
slot
that is furtherest from the PSU.  The slot is called AFX and is similar =
but
different to the SBUS connector.

>From memory, AFX has some pins and some tab-like connectors.  Needless =
to
say - use of the AFX slot means one SBUS slot is not available. =20

The SS4 has an AFX frame buffer built into the board which is limited to =
8
bit only.  Neither the S24 in a SS5 or the onboard one in a SS4 is =
supported
by linux in my experience.


-----Original Message-----
From: suns-at-home-admin@net-kitchen.com
[mailto:suns-at-home-admin@net-kitchen.com] On Behalf Of Rick Leir
Sent: Saturday, 13 January 2007 10:06 p.m.
To: suns-at-home@net-kitchen.com
Subject: [Suns-at-Home] Re: S24


On Thu, 2007-01-11 at 12:05 -0500, suns-at-home-request@net-kitchen.com
wrote:
> There's also the S24, which is SBus from the host CPU's point of view=20
> but uses a mechanically (and probably electrically) different=20
> connector; it exists only for the SS4 or SS5 (I can never keep
My memory (which is thankfully spotty) says this S24 was for the SS20. =
There
was also a 24 bit sbus card from a texan company named something like =
Vipix
which I had in an IPX or LX.  Wish I could find one now. cheers -- Rick


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