Stephan Bardubitzki wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm wondering whether someone has managed to install OpenSolaris 2008.11 on a 
> laptop with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics card?
> 
> My problem is, while running OpenSolaris from Live CD, that I just have a 
> screen resolution of  800x600 and can't change it. This is also true when 
> OpenSolaris is using the VESA driver.
> 
> 
> Is there a way to install the latest ATI drivers from freedesktop.org while 
> running OpenSolaris from Live CD?

Files that are on the root file system can be replaced since it's a 
ramdisk, though I don't believe you'll find binaries on freedesktop.org 
and would thus have to build your own.  You can also use loopback mounts 
to overlay files that are on /usr, though that's a little trickier.

Dave

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