Preface

This document provides information about x86 video display devices that are now supported in the Solaris^TM 2.6 computing environment. For information about support for other devices--SCSI host bus adapters or network adapters, for example--refer to Driver Update Guide for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition), supplied with Driver Update 3 for Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition.

Typically, as new or updated video drivers become available, they are released as Video Driver Update diskette images. You can download these images to create the Video Driver Update diskettes, then use these diskettes to update your installed Solaris 2.6 system with the new drivers.

The term "x86" refers to the Intel 8086 family of microprocessor chips, including the Pentium, Pentium Pro, and Pentium II processors and compatible microprocessor chips made by AMD and Cyrix. In this document the term "x86" refers to the overall platform architecture, whereas "Intel Platform Edition" appears in the product name.

Before You Read This Book

This document contains additional device configuration information for supported hardware. The importance of configuring your hardware prior to installing Solaris software is discussed in the Configuring Devices module in Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition), part of Solaris 2.6 System Administrator Collection Vol 1 at http://docs.sun.com. This document assumes you have fully read and understood that module.

Likewise, the installation instructions in this Video Driver Update supplement the instructions in Solaris Advanced Installation Guide.

How This Book Is Organized

Chapter 1, What's New in Video Driver Update 3 describes what is new in this release.

Chapter 2, Video Driver Update 3 for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) provides information about supported devices, release notes, known problems, diskette image creation procedures, and installation instructions for this Video Driver Update.

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