Re: XVR-100 and Blade 100

From: Dhawal Tyagi (dhawaltyagi_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 11/20/03 

Date: 20 Nov 2003 11:20:51 -0800

Matt Atterbury <matt@nospam.com> wrote in message news:<7n0arojfz.fsf@lyra.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-shoot-me>...
> tyagi@cylink.com (Dhawal Tyagi) writes:
>
> > Has anyone tried to use an XVR-100 card in a Blade 100 running Solaris 8 ?
> > Do I need to install some special patch ? I know that it is not supported
> > but I want to see if it is any better than the built in (I am not sure what
> > the builtin card is ) ?
>
> It took a support call (from me) to find out that, for the first time
> in MY experience, you MUST install the provided driver software (on
> the provided CD) before you can use this card (in graphics mode
> anyway). Even the XVR-500 works immediately once you've plugged it in.

So looks like I can give it a try, yes I have the card and the CD.
I'll post the results later.

Thanks
Dhawal