[OpenIndiana-discuss] NVIDIA GeForce 6200 LE GPU not supported on hipster

[Aurélien Larcher]

On Fri, Sep 30, 2016 at 1:44 AM, ken mays via openindiana-discuss
<openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org> wrote:
> Gary,
> Use the Nvidia 304.x driver series.
>
> We used this driver with the current oi_151a by default. Latest: 304.132
> OI_Hipster is based on Nvidia 340.x driver series (Geforce 8-series and higher). You can uninstall the default driver and use the Nvidia 304.x driver.

In any case we need to fix https://www.illumos.org/issues/6553 or he
will run into the same issue.

>
> ~ Ken
>
>     On Thursday, September 29, 2016 8:31 AM, Gary Mills <gary_mills at fastmail.fm> wrote:
>
>
>  I just installed hipster on an older computer from an
> OI-hipster-gui-20160421.iso DVD.  It seems to be working nicely.
> Even my HP laser printer is supported and working.
>
> Something's wrong with my monitor, though.  It's called Unknown,
> with a resolution of 1024x768.  When I looked at the X server log,
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log, it said this:
>
>  (WW) NVIDIA(0): The NVIDIA GeForce 6200 LE GPU installed in this system is
>  (WW) NVIDIA(0):    supported through the NVIDIA 304.xx Legacy drivers. Please
>  (WW) NVIDIA(0):    visit http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html for more
>  (WW) NVIDIA(0):    information.  The 340.93 NVIDIA driver will ignore this
>  (WW) NVIDIA(0):    GPU.  Continuing probe...
>
> Sure enough, the nvidia driver is version 0.340.93-2015.0.1.0 .  Is
> there a package for the older driver?  Is there some other solution?
> Should I file a bug report?
>
> --
> -Gary Mills-        -refurb-        -Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada-
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