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vedio driver for Dell Latitude Cpi
Name: jim Date: April 23, 2001 at 08:43:57 Pacific
Comment:
where can I find vedio driver for Dell Latitude Cpi under Solaris 7 for x86?
I searched dell and sun web site, there is no luck.
Name: rick Date: April 25, 2001 at 00:36:46 Pacific
Reply:
whats the chip?
What did kdmconfig suggest?
driver updates are at http://access1.sun.com and there are X updates for various video drivers in the recommended patch list.
I think you'll find dell doesn't know what solaris, maybe even unix is, let alone how to release an xwindows driver patch, so they might not be responding to sun's requests for information and driver cooperation.
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Response Number 2
Name: jim Date: April 25, 2001 at 07:52:02 Pacific
Reply:
the chip is NeoMagic 256 zx AGP4M, I checked neomagic web site, no luck either.
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Response Number 3
Name: rick Date: April 29, 2001 at 17:27:15 Pacific
Reply:
About all I can suggest is that you get it running at 640*480 as a start, get patch 109402-04, which is the latest video drivers ( its readme is at http://sunsolve.Sun.COM/pub-cgi/findPatch.pl?patchId=109402&rev=04 )
I don't think it's going to be a lot of help, though, I think Dell laptops are a unix/linux/gnu free zone.
about the only other alternative is to run xfree86 instead, there should be some support - but the houshole (16 year old) linux freak says that as far as he's aware dell latitudes in general are microsoft only devices.
sorry to take so long to get back, the joys of shiftwork include that somtimes it's several days between visits.
i have the same probs ----->>> DELL suxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Response Number 5
Name: Ray Cromwell Date: July 18, 2001 at 02:43:40 Pacific
Reply:
What I suggest is to pick the normal 16 colour s---y vga. Then get the specs for the monitor and card and edit the /usr/openwin/server/etc/OWconfig file to match your specs.
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Response Number 6
Name: DroneİMaster Date: November 27, 2001 at 23:40:47 Pacific
Reply:
The driver is there http://www.pcdrivers.com/video6.htm
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