Have a look on eBay for stuff that is on the list - I'm sure you'll find plenty of supported cards there.
Alternatively, download VMWare server (now free for end users) and install Solaris in a VM - as far as I understand, that emulates standard graphics hardware - I'm about to try that on my Thinkpad. Rgrds Peter > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:solaris-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 28 July 2006 15:57 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Solaris-Users] Simple I86 system to run Solaris > > I recently bought a fairly new Dell system from a friend, reasoning that, > since it was a recent system, and since Dell is a big vendor, Solaris > would be > very likely to install and run with a minimum of hassle. Turns out I was > wrong. Solaris doesn't like the built-in graphics. Would somebody suggest > a > widely-available, cheap graphics card that I could slam into this thing > and > expect Solaris to like? > > I know the HCL is out there, but it contains a lot of stuff that I can't > find for sale on the I'net, and stuff that's too powerful or too > expensive. I > just want a simple graphic workstation so I can work with the new > features of > Solaris. > > Thanks > gear > _______________________________________________ > Solaris-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users _______________________________________________ Solaris-Users mailing list [email protected] http://www.filibeto.org/mailman/listinfo/solaris-users
