Coo! Installed the kit, but when I use kdmconfig to configure, I
get an error during the test portion:
unable to open /dev/fb
I replaced an old 4MB PCI card with a new AGP NVIDIA Geforce2. I
assume the /dev/fb link is pointing to the older PCI device. Unless
you have any other suggestions, I think I'll have to search sun's
site.
Scott
On Thu, 13 Sep 2001 09:22:20 +1200 Andrew Forsberg wrote:
> Hi
>
> I had a similar problem with the XFree86 server on Solaris. If
you
> try different bit depths you'll get different background colours
in
> the console (ranging from a freaky green to a really dark grey).
If
> you use the VESA driver you'll not get the same gradual darkening
> each time you exit X. When I was using the trident driver it
would
> gradually darken the background each time X was exited.
>
> If you don't mind using XFree86 4.0.3 drivers you can use Sun's
> XFree86 porting kit. It allows you to run XFree86 drivers (4.0.3)
> under Sun's X server. There's also a source kit, which might
allow
> you to recompile with 4.1.0 drivers, but I haven't tried that. I
> found with XSun the console is set to black text on a white
> background, and several other inconsistencies are resolved too.
You
> can even use kdmconfig to choose XFree86 drivers. You can get the
> porting kit at:
>
>
http://soldc.sun.com/developer/support/driver/tools/video/video-index.html
>
> HTH,
> Andrew
>
> >My issue is a bit different. Instead of the X server being dark
or
> >shaded, the console is progessively darker (solaris is black txt
on white
> >bckgrnd). I've also experienced your problem (after setting vesa
modes in
> >lilo i.e. vga=791).
> >
> >[....]
>
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "deadice" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2001 10:55 AM
> >> Subject: [Xpert]XF 4.1.0 / Solaris 8 - Console darkens
> >>
> >>
> >> > Each time an X server is started/restarted, the console
becomes
> darker
> >> > until text/background is completely black. Current setup:
> >> >
> >> > XFree86 4.1.0
> >> > NVIDIA Geforce 2 GTS DDR 64mb AGP
> >> > Solaris 8 (SunOS 5.8)
> >> >
> >> > What could be causing this? How can this be prevented?
> >> >
> > > > <deadice>
>
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> Andrew Forsberg
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