Sarah Jelinek wrote:
>> hi, i'm new in solaris world n also in this forum :)
>>
>> i have problem regarding installing soalris 10g on lenovo Y400 laptop..
> 
> Hi Emil,
> 
> I don't know specifically about the Lenovo Y400 model, but it sounds 
> like there is a problem with the hardware. The keyboard should work, 
> even if it isn't one that isn't self indentifying, it should still work. 
> At worst a few keys might be misinterpreted.

Hi Emil,

A bit of data from Casper Dik regarding the keyboard issues that might 
be pertinent to your situation:

> There have been some issues recently with PCI Express hardware, MSI
> interrupts, and driver unloading causing the wrong interrupts being
> masked.
> 
> Fixed now (so a late Nevada build should work)
> 
> Casper

This could be the issue you are seeing with the laptop keyboard.


> 
> I have a lenovo 3000 which on which Solaris installs fine. Can you give 
> me a bit of data about this model? How old is it? Did it have windows or 
> something else installed on it previously, and did all the hardware work 
>  with this other OS?
> 
>>
>> the problem is after selecting solaris from the GNU grub, i can't use 
>> the keyboard, i can't select any option n have to wait until timed out.
>>
>> the problem don't stop there, the screen res is 1024x768, but my 
>> screen is 1280X800, n the screen corupt in the installer GUI..
> 
> The screen resolution issue I have seen as well on my lenovo, in terms 
> of the resolution. But, I did not see any corruption in the installer 
> GUI. Can you describe what kind of corruption you are seeing?

I imagine you will have to get an updated graphics driver to get the 
resolution that the lenovo should support. As I said I have seen the 
resolution issue myself, but haven't had time to look for a new driver 
to fix it.

sarah
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>> can anyone help me with this situation..
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