Scott Davenport wrote:
Hello,
I upgraded from b106 to b108 using 'pkg image-update' and followed the
workaround in
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=3562. Initially, the
subsequent reboot
seemed to hang....graphical console never went away. Got rid of the
console=graphics,
splash, etc. from the GRUB menu.lst and see that I do get to a console login
prompt.
But, the graphical login never appears. The gdm service is online:
# svcs |grep gdm
online 15:04:12 svc:/application/graphical-login/gdm:default
No obvious problems in the log file for the gdm service. Booting off of the
b106 image
works fine.
Ideas?
Thanks,
-scott
The new OpenSolaris NVIDIA drivers don't support older devices.
More information on NVIDIA issues with 108 can be found here:
http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=83421&tstart=-3
Below are my notes for what I did to get my dual monitors on the NVIDIA
card working.
This may help someone and is related to this so I'll post it here.
Joe
To fix dual monitors on the NVIDIA card, use the legacy NVIDIA drivers
1. Remove the newer NNVIDIA bits:
$ pfexec pkg uninstall slim_install
$ pfexec pkg uninstall NVDAgraphics
2. Download the legacy NVIDIA drivers
From:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
Get:
Solaris x64/x86
Latest Legacy GPU version (173.14.xx series):
173.14.12
Follow instructions to install.
3. Reboot
Do not simply restart X. One must reboot.
4. Using the desktop tool to create the xorg.conf file:
Select from the little GNOME foot:
System Tools/NVIDIA X Server Setting
The first time the tool is run it may indicate
no xorg.conf file is availabl. The error message
indicates the command to use to create.
NOTE:
I had a problem at that step in the NVIDIA X Server
Settings tool wouldn't actually save the updated
xorg.conf.
but!
It would let me display it. So cut and pasted the
updated file and dropped it into an terminal editor
session.
5. Execute the nvidia xorg.conf creation command if required.
6. Remove the RgbPath from the newly created xorg.conf file.
If you don't do this X will issues a nice error message
in the log file: /var/log/Xorg.0.log telling you to.
6. Restart X
I think it was sufficient to restart X. I don't think I
had to reboot here.
7. Using the desktop tool to configure the display:
Select from the little GNOME "Foot":
System Tools/NVIDIA X Server Setting
Enable the twin view stuff.
8. Pay homage to the gods of X configuration
9. Restart X...
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