[s-x86] Re: nvidia riva tnt2 on Solaris 7

[Michael Riley <mikeri@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2000 13:05:59 -0800 (PST)
> From: Bob Palowoda <palowoda@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: Ken Boss <kenboss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> cc: solarisonintel@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [s-x86] Re: nvidia riva tnt2 on Solaris 7
> 
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2000, Ken Boss wrote:
> 
> > and have full access to SunSolve, but am having trouble locating
> > information on video driver updates for x86. All I can find searching
> > SunSolve is a bug report titled "nvidia riva tnt2: 640x480 res fails". 
> > The drivers must be out there somewhere, but I can't find them.
> > 
> 
> This question has been asked a billion times already.  Note
> the missing driver will go into Solaris 8 when it's released.
> The same driver should work in Solaris 7 also.   It would
> have been just as easy to put the driver on the soldc or 
> access1 site but for what ever reason I don't think anybody
> ever thought of that at Sun.  Remarkable.
> 
> ---Bob
> 
> Bob Palowoda           | Solaris x86 Corner http://fishbutt.fiver.net
> palowoda@xxxxxxxxx     | Do you still remember, December's foggy freeze.
> bob.palowoda@xxxxxxx   | 

Actually there are some header file changes from Solaris 7 to Solaris 8 and
probably with earlier versions as well.  We always compile a version with 
the correct header files for that version, just to be sure.

However, there is a fair chance a binary will work between 2.6, 7, or 8.
The changes for DDX modules, which is generally what is in a patch, are very
minor.  Note that some patches involve more than just a DDX module being
changed, check to see what files are in any patch before trying it and save
your old files!

Mike


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