On 14.06.2010 20:43, rabindranath seunarine singh wrote: > My apologies in advance if I'm posting this in the wrong place. I have a > Netra240 server and I'd like to use a video card so I can get a graphical > desktop. I put in a SIS 6326 PCI card, but my monitor just goes to sleep. > Does anyone know if I need to activate any settings in the server hardware to > use a non-Sun card? Please note, I have not reached the stage of installing > an OS as yet. > > thanks > robin
I suspect this is your first Sun, isn't it? It will be probably much easier to install the Netra using the serial console. Anyway, if you prefer having a graphical login or even doing an interactive GUI based install you'll need a Sun card with fcode. Otherwise OpenBoot won't be able to initialize the card for the install routine or even displaying the boot prompt. Additionally, I'm not sure if you will be happy with a GUI on a Netra. This is not the place where you'll find the power of the Sun. The power of the Sun is hidden in the command-line. Therefore, I can only recommend you to take a step back, and read the installation guides and learn how to use the serial or network console (I don't know if the Netra already has ALOM) to perform an installation. It's a bit of a learning curve, but it's worth the effort. And once you have done one remote installation via serial/network console, where the machine is located in a noisy room and you have a comfortable place in your office, you don't want to do a regular PeeCee installation again ;-) Cheers, Thomas _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
