[desktop-discuss] Re: [xwin-discuss] bug in b50 sparc with pgx32 driver

[Linda Fellingham]

Garrett,

I don't intend to "pass the buck" - it is just a fact that Sun OEM'd 
both the hardware and software for pgx32 from TechSource and we never 
had source for it.

Similarly, we cannot release source for our drivers for the 3DLabs and 
ATI-based cards because we have signed NDA's with those companies not to 
release their proprietary information. The binaries, though, are part of 
OpenSolaris.

For the old cards, it is possible that these vendors would allow us to 
release source but legal resources would be required to do this. Maybe 
the Software organization is willing to pick this challenge up?

Linda

Garrett D'Amore wrote:
> Linda Fellingham wrote:
>> PGX32 drivers belong to TechSource. Sun does not have source.
> 
> Ah, pass that buck! :-)  The drivers were part of the OpenSolaris
> release, and Sun has shipped (iirc) both drivers and hardware based on
> PGX32 in the past.  Perhaps Sun can engage TechSource?
> 
> Meanwhile, I'm starting another debug.  Its starting to look very much
> like dtgreet is implicated.  Perhaps it uses a different mechanism to
> blank the screen than the normal screen savers do?
> 
>     -- Garrett
> 
>> Linda
>>
>> Garrett D'Amore wrote:
>>> I've noticed that when the screensaver activates on my pgx32 (running at
>>> 1280x1024, but I don't think this is terribly relevant), my screen goes
>>> dark _and stays dark_.  I.e. it never comes back with a mouse move or
>>> keyboard activity.
>>>
>>> This can be seen just at dtlogin, with no other graphics activity.
>>>
>>> Killing/restarting X seems to bring the display back.  (Killing X will
>>> bring back a reasonable console.)
>>>
>>> This is with b50.  I _believe_ that s10 06/06 did not suffer from
>>> this. I can reload and retest if necessary.
>>>
>>> I don't have pgx32 source, so I can't help with debug much.
>>>
>>> Can someone take a look at it?  Probably this should be filed as a bug,
>>> if not already known.  If someone from the X group at Sun agrees, let me
>>> know and I'll file one.
>>>
>>
> 
> 


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