Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which is good for everyone.
Thanks, Deano de...@cloudpixies.com -----Original Message----- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions & Advice Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple Mac) Regards Guy On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: > On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: >> Ken, >> Have you seen this bug report ? >>> https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 >> >> I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't >> worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) >> with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to >> suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a >> problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with >> popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot >> PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. >> >> >> >> Best of luck >> >> Guy >> >> On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: >>> On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: >>>> Hello People: >>>> >>>> I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't >>>> game, >>>> do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good >>>> workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws >>>> square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU >>>> intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings >>>> are a >>>> drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long >>>> as the >>>> card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. >>>> >>>> So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was >>>> pleased to >>>> note the Quadro 600 is "officially supported". The Quadro 600's price >>>> point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's >>>> relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your >>>> daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. >>>> >>>> Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 >>>> models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty >>>> much >>>> any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list >>>> just >>>> a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? >>>> >>>> I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. >>>> >>>> Thanks bunches. >>>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the >>> onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 >>> driver supported >>> list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 296653&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER& >>> cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals >>> >>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >> >> > Thanks Guy, > > I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. > it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then > linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris > 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. > However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. > now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with > these video cards.(geforce GT 220) > i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my > computer as long it runs great on SUN units. > > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
