On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 11:48 AM, Matt Keenan <Matt.Keenan at sun.com> wrote:
>>> verbose "Checking for Intel Graphics Card Type : "
>>> # List taken from SUNWdrmr/postinstall
>>> # Confirmed list (29/01/09)
>>> # pci8086,2562 - compiz fails, driver problem
>>> # pci8086,27a2 - compiz fails, driver problem
>>> # pci8086,2a42 - compiz runs
>>> intel=`echo $prtconf_pv_output | $NAWK '{ \
>>
>> I still think it's a mistake for your script to hardcode a list of
>> Intel & ATI chip ids, since you'll have to keep up with new ones as
>> they're added.
>
> This is what the driver team recommended to Erwann, and thus this is what I
> have implemented. I've contacted the DDU team to determine how the Device
> Driver
> Utility picks up the video driver, and if this is easy and quick to implement
> I
> may go down that route.
>
> Agreed that the list would require maintaining for intel chips at least. Do
> packages install a copy of "postinstall" anywhere on one's system ? If so I
> could just parse the file directly if installed.
At least for radeon, too. Other vendor's chipsets will follow.
So the list might get longer ...
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