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Has anyone updated the the vmtools for solaris 8 with xfree86 4.2.0 ? I'm looking to support a 3D Prophet with the GTS II chicset from NVidia on a solaris 8 guest under vmware 3.1.1.
Summary: i assume you're using solaris x86? try downloading and installing the xfree86 driver ports here: http://soldc.sun.com/developer/support/driver/tools/video/video-index.html be aware however that the xf...
Summary: I forgot to give krishna an answer about the vga driver. Install Solaris with NO vga support (from command line I mean), so no "dump" service is configured, and then download Xfree86 4.2.0 packages fr...
Summary: assuming you are installing x86? use the 16 color vga setting during install, and choose a frequency setting that you know is compatible with your monitor (ie. 800x600@60hz or 1024x768@75h) once you g...