quoting Michelle (Thu, 3 Apr 2008 23:13:03 -0700 (PDT)):
> I have Solaris 10 x86. The motherboard has a built-in graphics card.
> How do I install a new graphics card (from the HCL list) so that
> Solaris will recognize it?
>
> I realize the first thing I need to do is go into the BIOS to disable
> the on-board graphics card. What else do I need to do after this?

In the root directory "touch reconfigure" ; init 6
That is, if solaris knows your new hardware and supports it.
After that you probably have to tweak xorg.conf. Maybe it's best to
first rename it and see what solaris makes of it in the new .xorg.cof

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On Apr 4, 12:33*pm, Dick Hoogendijk wrote:
> quoting Michelle (Thu, 3 Apr 2008 23:13:03 -0700 (PDT)):
>
> > I have Solaris 10 x86. *The motherboard has a built-ingraphicscard.
> > How do I install a newgraphicscard (from the HCL list) so that
> > Solaris will recognize it?
>
> > I realize the first thing I need to do is go into the BIOS to disable
> > the on-boardgraphicscard. *What else do I need to do after this?
>
> In the root directory "touch reconfigure" ; init 6
> That is, if solaris knows your new hardware and supports it.
> After that you probably have to tweak xorg.conf. Maybe it's best to
> first rename it and see what solaris makes of it in the new .xorg.cof
>
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> Dick Hoogendijk -- PGP/GnuPG key: 01D2433D
> ++http://nagual.nl/| SunOS 10u4 08/07 ++

Anyone else knows how to do this?

Do I install the new graphnics card first, or do I install it after
reconfiguring it?

By the way, my new graphics card is on SUN's approved HCL, so Solaris
10
will reconigze the card.

Michelle wrote:
> On Apr 4, 12:33 pm, Dick Hoogendijk wrote:
>> quoting Michelle (Thu, 3 Apr 2008 23:13:03 -0700 (PDT)):
>>
>>> I have Solaris 10 x86. The motherboard has a built-ingraphicscard.
>>> How do I install a newgraphicscard (from the HCL list) so that
>>> Solaris will recognize it?
>>> I realize the first thing I need to do is go into the BIOS to disable
>>> the on-boardgraphicscard. What else do I need to do after this?
>> In the root directory "touch reconfigure" ; init 6
>> That is, if solaris knows your new hardware and supports it.
>> After that you probably have to tweak xorg.conf. Maybe it's best to
>> first rename it and see what solaris makes of it in the new .xorg.cof
>>
>> --
>> Dick Hoogendijk -- PGP/GnuPG key: 01D2433D
>> ++http://nagual.nl/| SunOS 10u4 08/07 ++
>
> Anyone else knows how to do this?
>
> Do I install the new graphnics card first, or do I install it after
> reconfiguring it?
>
> By the way, my new graphics card is on SUN's approved HCL, so Solaris
> 10
> will reconigze the card.

try this..

turn on / reboot system.. wait for the GRUB screen to appear

highlight the boot OS (generally the one on top)

enter "e" then enter "e" again.. this will bring the boot string..

enter "spacebar" -rs , then press enter

this should bring you back to the GRUB screen.. press the "b" key to
begin the boot process..

when the boot finishes it prompts you to enter password for system
maintenance - enter the root password..

at the # prompt.. enter "kdmconfig"

follow the prompts to change (if needed) , verify the settings and test
the settings.. you may want to change the resolution since the default
is conservative.. once you verify the settings work , type reboot and
you'll get the normal login prompt ..


~k

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On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 00:37:57 -0400, Keith H wrote:

> at the # prompt.. enter "kdmconfig"

/usr/sbin/kdmconfig applies only to the Xsun window system environment,
which is no longer the default in Solaris x86 - quoted from the man page.

Keith H wrote:
>
> at the # prompt.. enter "kdmconfig"
>
kdmconfig only applies to Xsun.

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quoting Michelle (Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:53:43 -0700 (PDT)):
> Anyone else knows how to do this?

What's unclear about my advice?

> Do I install the new graphnics card first, or do I install it after
> reconfiguring it?

How can you configure something that is NOT there yet. It's only logical
to install first and *then* reconfigure.

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