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Video Driver Update 3 Guide for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition)

Chapter 2 Video Driver Update 3 for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition)

This chapter contains a brief description of the video and notebook support included in this Video Driver Update, followed by release notes, known problems, diskette image creation procedures, and installation instructions. Read the entire chapter once before installing the Video Driver Update. Note that this Video Driver Update is cumulative so this update includes all previous Solaris 2.6 Video Driver Updates.

Video Driver Update Support

This release contains software improvements and support for the video devices listed below.

Video Display Device Support

Table 2-1 lists the video devices supported by this Video Driver Update.

While this table includes the resolution and color depth capabilities of each device, note that the resolution and color depth you select are also dependent on the capabilities of your monitor and the amount of video memory. See the Configuring Devices module in Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) for more information.

Table 2-1 Video Display Devices Supported in This Video Driver Update

Vendor 

Model 

Bus 

Video Chip [A listing in the Video Chip column does not guarantee that video devices made by another manufacturer using the same chip will work. Only the specific models listed by Vendor, Model, Bus, and Video Chip have been tested.]

Resolution and Color Depth 

800x600 

1024x768 

1152x900 

1280x1024 

1600x1200 

8 

24 

8 

24 

8 

24 

8 

24 

8 

24 

ATI 

3D Pro Turbo PC2TV 

PCI 

ATI 3D RAGE II+ 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

 

3D RAGE II+ [SunSoft does not guarantee that every video device with this video chip will work, but it is possible that your model can be used successfully.]

-- 

ATI 3D RAGE II+ 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

 

3D RAGE PRO

-- 

ATI 3D RAGE PRO 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

All-in-Wonder 

PCI 

ATI 3D RAGE II+ 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

 

XPERT@Play 

PCI/ AGP 

ATI 3D RAGE PRO 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

XPERT@Work 

PCI/ AGP 

ATI 3D RAGE PRO 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

Cirrus Logic 

5480

-- 

Cirrus Logic GD5480 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

Diamond 

Stealth 3D 2000/Pro 

PCI 

S3 ViRGE/DX (86C375) 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

 

 

Matrox 

Millennium 220 

PCI 

MGA2064W-R3  

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

Millennium II 

PCI/ AGP 

MGA2164W 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

Mystique 220 

PCI 

MGA1064SG (-G or -H) (or MGA1164SG) 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

S3 

ViRGE/DX

PCI 

S3 ViRGE/DX (86C375) 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

 

 

 

ViRGE/GX

PCI 

S3 ViRGE/GX (86C385) 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

v 

 

STB 

Nitro 3D 

PCI 

S3 ViRGE/GX (86C385) 

v 

v 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

v 

 

 

Nitro 64 Video 

PCI 

Cirrus Logic GD5446 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

v 

 

 

 

 

PowerGraph 64 3D 

PCI 

S3 ViRGE (86C325) 

v 

v 

v 

 

v 

 

v 

 

v 

 

Note -

"--" in the Bus column indicates a video controller model that is used on video display adapters and motherboards.

Note -

If your video display device is not included in the list of supported video devices, make a note of its video chip. If you can find an entry for another device with this video chip, this support may work for your video device.

Notebook Support

Table 2-2 lists the notebooks supported with this Video Driver Update.

Table 2-2 Notebook Displays Supported in This Video Driver Update

Notebook Display Video Support 

Vendor 

Model 

Video Chip 

Resolution and Color Depth 

E=With External Monitor 

I=With Internal Monitor 

640x480 

800x600 

1024x768 

1280x1024 

8 

24 

8 

24 

8 

24 

8 

24 

Toshiba 

Satellite 200CDS 

Chips & Technology 65550 

 

 

E,I 

 

E 

 

E 

 

 

Satellite 220CDS 

Chips & Technology 65554 

 

 

E,I 

 

E 

 

E 

 

 

Tecra 520CDT 

Chips & Technology 65555 

 

 

E,I 

 

E 

 

E 

 

 

Tecra 530CDT 

Chips & Technology 65555 

 

 

 

 

E,I 

 

E 

 

Note -

When running a Solaris 2.6 window system on most newer notebooks, the resolution to use for the internal notebook display will be automatically determined. However, you must still run kdmconfig to configure the notebook as well as the characteristics of a possible external display. In kdmconfig, you should select the Monitor Type, Screen Size, and Resolution/Colors entries that apply to your external display. If you do not plan to use an external display, select one of the Notebook entries as your Monitor. The window system software will automatically switch between the available resolution for your internal notebook display and the configured resolution for the external monitor.

If you have an older notebook for which the resolution of the display is not automatically determined, the resolution selected by kdmconfig will be used on both internal and external displays. On these notebooks, make sure you don't select a resolution that is higher than the internal display supports, because this may damage the display.

Updated Video Support

Video Driver Update Release Notes

This section describes the diskette images in this Video Driver Update and known problems in this release.

The Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition Video Driver Update is distributed as DOS diskette images. This allows the required diskettes to be created on non Solaris systems as well as on Solaris systems. This release consists of five diskette images. Each diskette image is for a specific set of video devices or notebooks. The images in Video Driver Update 3 and their corresponding devices are:

du3vnbk

Updated video support for notebooks 

du3vati

Updated video support for video cards and motherboards using video chips from ATI Technologies 

du3vmat

Updated video support for video cards and motherboards using video chips from Matrox Graphics  

du3vs3

Updated video support for video cards and motherboards using video chips from S3  

du3vcir

Updated video support for video cards and motherboards using video chips from Cirrus Logic 

You only need to install the images for the video devices you intend to use, although you may install all the images if you want. They can be installed in any order.

Known Problems

  1. Reboot your system.

  2. Run the kdmconfig program and choose a different memory address from the Memory Address screen. The three possible choices are: 0x20000000, 0x80000000, or 0xA0000000.

  3. Restart the window system software.

    Follow these steps for each address until your system works correctly.

The following problems apply only to 24-bit depth color:

Creating Video Driver Update Diskette Images

This Video Driver Update must be installed from diskettes. The diskette images are available either in a compressed (.Z file) or zipped (.zip file) format. Since either file produces the same diskette image, you only need to download the file in one of the formats.

When you are done, you should have files of size 1474560 bytes.

Installing the Video Driver Update

The contents of the Video Driver Update diskette are installed as patches on your Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition system. To do this, you must already have the Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition Driver Update installed and running on your system.

In Video Driver Update 3, there are six patches, each associated with a particular driver:

Each diskette image consists of one of the first five patches and v-common.

After installing this Video Driver Update as described in this chapter, at the system prompt, you may type:

% pkgparam SUNWxwpls TOPDRVLIST

to see a sorted list showing all video drivers installed on the system as well as the current version number of each.

Note -

If you are installing Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition software on a system that contains one of the video devices listed in Table 2-1, or on a notebook listed in Table 2-2, your video device or notebook will not be supported during the installation. When you get to the point in the Solaris installation when the kdmconfig - Introduction screen appears, press F4_Bypass to skip the window system configuration at this time. Skipping the configuration allows you to install with a non-window-system interface. Toward the end of the installation, you will be given the opportunity to install the Video Driver Update. This is the correct time to install this update. When you reboot the machine following the installation, kdmconfig will be run again, and you can configure your video device or notebook at this time.

  1. Exit your window system to install the Video Driver Update.

    If you are running the Common Desktop Environment (CDE), exit it and choose Command Line Login from Options. If you are running the OpenWindows environment, exit it.

  2. Become root.

  3. Type ps -ef | grep vold to see if the Volume Management software is running on the machine you are updating.

    For more information about managing diskettes and drives, see System Administration Guide.

  4. If Volume Management is running, temporarily stop it:

    # /etc/init.d/volmgt stop

  5. Transfer each diskette image to diskette by inserting a writable diskette into your diskette drive and typing:

    # dd if=du3vxxx of=/dev/rdiskette bs=10240

    After the copy completes, you should see the messages:

    144+0 records in144+0 records out
	#

    Note -

    You only need to install the images for the video devices you intend to use.

  6. Label the Solaris 2.6 Video Diver Update 3 diskette and insert it into the diskette drive.

  7. Mount the diskette at the /mnt mount point:

    # mount -F pcfs /dev/diskette /mnt

    Note -

    You must mount the diskette at this point in the file structure to update your system successfully.

  8. Execute the install script on the diskette by typing:

    # /mnt/DU/sol_26/i86pc/Tools/install.sh -i

    The install.sh script searches for all new drivers on the diskette. When a new driver is found, the following prompt is displayed:

    Install patch driver-name? [y]

  9. If the driver is the one you want to install, at the prompt, type y for yes or press Enter. If the driver is not the one you want to install, type n for no.

    If you specify yes, the install.sh script installs the driver you indicated.

    Note -

    Whenever the driver v-common is available in a Video Driver Update, you should always install it.

  10. When you're done and the install.sh script exits, unmount the diskette by typing the following command at the system prompt:

    # umount /mnt

  11. Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.

    Repeat Steps 5 through 11 for any additional Video Driver Update diskettes.

  12. If Volume Management was turned off in Step 4, you may turn it on again:

    # /etc/init.d/volmgt start

  13. After the Video Driver Update software has been installed, reconfigure the window system by typing:

    # kdmconfig

    kdmconfig attempts to identify your video device, monitor, keyboard, and pointing device. The identification may be incorrect in some cases, so you should verify each selection. kdmconfig will give you an opportunity to change each of these selections, as well as the desired resolution and color depth. After the selections are made, kdmconfig will allow you to test the selected configuration by displaying a sample screen.

  14. When you are satisfied with the configuration, click the Yes button on the sample screen to save the configuration and exit kdmconfig.

  15. End your root login session and restart the CDE or OpenWindows environment.