OI will be using the illumos kernel soon, so we don't necessary rely on Oracle fixing the kernel bug. If illumos know about it, we can look at fixing it.
OI + illumos != Solaris 11 :D Bye, Deano -----Original Message----- From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] Sent: 10 February 2011 11:16 To: Discussion list for OpenIndiana Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions & Advice According to the defect.solaris report it's a bug in the solaris 11 kernel so it's up to Oracle/Nvidia - don't hold your breath Guy On 02/10/11 11:11 AM, Deano wrote: > Any known issues, please add it into the HCL and also bug it. > > Somebody might be able to look at it at some point, and get it fixed, which > is good for everyone. > > Thanks, > Deano > de...@cloudpixies.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Guy Woolley [mailto:guy.wool...@btinternet.com] > Sent: 10 February 2011 10:52 > To: openindiana-discuss@openindiana.org > Subject: Re: [OpenIndiana-discuss] GPU HCL - nVidia Questions& Advice > > Yes - it's too bad; actually the GEForce 220 worked fine when I tried > Solaris 10 but I just couldn't get the internet to work with the rge0 > driver (which is OK with OSOL, OI) in my machine . It's pretty obvious > that hardware for consumer PCs is very strongly directed at Windows (why > wouldn't they ?); if it works for anything else that's a bonus. The > alternative seems to be the way that was once the only way - hardware > and OS from the same manufacturer, and priced accordingly (look at Apple > Mac) > > Regards > > Guy > > On 02/10/11 10:25 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: >> On 02/10/11 00:57, Guy Woolley wrote: >>> Ken, >>> Have you seen this bug report ? >>>> https://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=15751 >>> I haven't tried the 256.44 driver but my GEForce 220 certainly hasn't >>> worked on OI (or earlier Opensolaris) >>> with earlier Nvidia drivers for it - John Martin's Comments seem to >>> suggest that neither Oracle nor Nvidia are very interested in a >>> problem in a fairly cheap consumer graphics card that works fine with >>> popular OS (it works fine for me under WinXP - I have a dual boot >>> PC). I expect Ken Mays knows better than I about the current situation. >>> >>> >>> >>> Best of luck >>> >>> Guy >>> >>> On 02/10/11 07:30 AM, Edward Martinez wrote: >>>> On 02/09/11 21:52, Ken Gunderson wrote: >>>>> Hello People: >>>>> >>>>> I need a new graphics card for an older system (PCIE-1.0). I don't >>>>> game, >>>>> do graphics, rendering, etc. so don't need high end - just a good >>>>> workstation unit that supports OpenGL, good color accuracy, and draws >>>>> square squares :) Occasional DVD's are probably about the most GPU >>>>> intensive use the system sees. Noisy fans and failed fan bearings >>>>> are a >>>>> drag, so passive cooling is a plus, but not always a must as long >>>>> as the >>>>> card doesn't make the box sound like a hovercraft. >>>>> >>>>> So I thought I'd consult that newly created HCL wiki and was >>>>> pleased to >>>>> note the Quadro 600 is "officially supported". The Quadro 600's price >>>>> point is attractive but otherwise I don't know much about it, as it's >>>>> relatively new unit. So I've a question for Mr. Mays; is the 600 your >>>>> daily driver, and if so, how do you like it?. >>>>> >>>>> Also, the nVidia 256.44 driver's support many, many cards, yet only 4 >>>>> models are listed. I'm curios why this might be? Shouldn't pretty >>>>> much >>>>> any of the cards supported by those drivers work? Or is this list >>>>> just >>>>> a sample of stuff that's actually been tested by the OI community? >>>>> >>>>> I'm not very familiar with nVidia's line and welcome suggestions. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks bunches. >>>>> >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> I just order an nvidia Geforce GT 220 to use with OI, the >>>> onboard video is to weak for me, and it's listed on nvidia 's 256,44 >>>> driver supported >>>> list. I will let you know if it works soon:-) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> > http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5 > 296653&SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDER& >>>> cm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals >>>> >>>> http://www.nvidia.com/object/solaris-display-256.44-driver.html >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list >>> OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org >>> http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss >>> >>> >> Thanks Guy, >> >> I guess, i will have to swap cards between my home systems. >> it appears it will be tougher to buy hardware for solaris then >> linux; not so long ago, i build an amd dual core and opensolaris >> 2009, osol_snv134, solaris 10, will not install because of a cpu bug. >> However Oracle linux, and other linux distros run great on it. >> now it appears a bug in the solaris kernel is causing problems with >> these video cards.(geforce GT 220) >> i would be bet Oracle does not give a hoot how solaris runs on my >> computer as long it runs great on SUN units. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > > > _______________________________________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list OpenIndiana-discuss@openindiana.org http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
