Hello! I was wondering how to use Solaris/OpenSolaris with 2 video cards. I have an integrated Intel 845 graphics card and a NVidia FX 5200 256mb PCI video card. Both Solaris 10 Express Developer Edition and OpenSolaris 2008.05 refuse to boot with the NVidia card inserted in the computer. It starts to load, gets to the point where it says SunOS 5.11 and some copyright information at the top of the screen, and then the computer hangs (keyboard won't function etc). Even if the computer is set to use the integrated card, but with the NVidia still inserted, the computer still hangs. I also have an ATI Radeon 9250 256mb PCI laying around. I replaced the NVidia with the ATI, and the same thing happens, except, that the computer doesn't hang if the video card is set to integrated. Is there a known workaround or plans to fix this in future versions? Also, thanks for taking the time to read my long post. Thanks for your help.
If it helps, these are my computer specifications: Mainboard: Intel Desktop Board 845GVSR RAM: 1.5 GB Hard Drive(s): 1 80GB Maxtor Hard-Drive 1 250GB Western Digital Hard-Drive CD/DVD ROM Drive(s): 1 Sony CDRW Drive 1 LiteOn DVD ROM Drive Floppy Drive(s): 1 (Sony?) Floppy Drive Sound: Integrated Intel Realtek AC 97 Video card(s): 1 Integrated Intel 845GVSR graphics processor (Intel Extreme Graphics 1) 1 PNY NVidia GeForce FX 5200 256MB PCI Network Card: 1 Integrated Intel Pro 10/100 LAN Processor: 1 Intel Celeron D 2.54 GHz Operating Systems: (when only using integrated graphics) Solaris 10 Express Developer Edition Windows Server 2008, Enterprise Evaluation Version This message posted from opensolaris.org
