> I recevied several private replies, and I am posting > the following that summarizes the answers: > > "No open source drivers exists for most Sun legacy > graphic card > cards like the Expert 3D. The last SXCE build may be > snv_126 > so you won't get these updates for long. > > Also, Sun is moving to Xorg so XSun and most XSun > legacy drivers is under legacy > support (i.e. meaning support contract). > > The replacement for any Sun legacy workstations is a > PC workstation/laptop/desktop > similar in specs to the Sun Ultra 27 workstation with > an Nvidia card (G70 or > better). If you have to stick with SPARC DVDs, then > having a copy of Solaris 10 > 10/09 SPARC and SXCE b126 SPARC (when available) is > the best option for you RIGHT now." > > I would like to invite those who have replied > privately to post their answers here because they > might be of common interest. > > Thank you.
The last SXCE build will probably be 131. Certainly that is the earliest it will be discontinued, according to the official announcement. There are also no Sun drivers that will allow you to use Expert 3D cards with Xorg - only Xsun. Cheers Andrew. -- This message posted from opensolaris.org
