On Feb 3, 2008 4:16 AM, Geoff Lane <zzassgl at buffy.sighup.org.uk> wrote: > > I recently installed OpenSolaris on my Satellite Pro 6100 laptop > > SunOS XXX 5.11 snv_78 i86pc i386 i86pc > > The laptop has a GeForce4 420 Go Nvidia display > > pci bus 0x0001 cardnum 0x00 function 0x00: vendor 0x10de device 0x0175 > nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 420 Go] > > This is working fine, the display hardware was recognised and configured > during installation to use the "nv" driver. However, I'd like to get 3D > accelleration working. The GeForce4 420 Go isn't supported by the recent > drivers released from Nvidia, but is supported by older drivers such as > 7664. > > I noticed that /kernel/drv/nvidia already exists and I was wondering about > the concequences of installing an older nvidia driver. > > Has anybody tried this?
It should work, just remember to remove the current one first. -- Shawn Walker, Software and Systems Analyst http://binarycrusader.blogspot.com/ "To err is human -- and to blame it on a computer is even more so." - Robert Orben
