[indiana-discuss] 101a graphics bug on Tecra M2

[Gilles Gravier]

And to think that Linux is so good at supporting legacy drivers.

I wonder what our actual target population is... :)

Gilles.

Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> Gilles Gravier wrote:
>   
>> Fresh install on 101a RC1b on Toshiba Tecra M2 results in fuzzy display
>> and proprietary NVIDIA driver not starting. Forcing it in xorg.conf with
>> nvidia-xconfig results in a non working graphics (white screen and no
>> GDM login). Had to manually install the driver from NVIDIA's web site...
>>     
>
> That's not a bug, that's a chipset for which support has been moved from
> the bundled nvidia driver to their legacy driver web download - see the
> "Special Nvidia Considerations" section of the 101 release announcement:
> http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/indiana-discuss/2008-November/013371.html
>
>   

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