video/LCD config problem with x86 Sol 10 EA
807559Oct 17 2004 — edited Mar 6 2005I'm trying to install Sol 10 EA and the video card/screen keeps
defaulting to the minimum LCD size of 720x400,
instead of the configured size of 1280x1024.
The Solaris 10 installation says "VESA No Matching Modes".
If I set it to 640x480 the sunwindows comes up o.k.,
but does not set the LCD, so the LCD goes to the default size
of 720x400. The installation assumes a much larger size, and are
thus truncated, leaving the windows so small it is impossible
continue the installation.
The NEC manual has no way to manually override the screen size.
Hardware:
Asustek A7V400-MX
NEC LCD71V 1280x1024
'kdmconfig' shows:
Video Device: XF86-VESA VESA-compatible video cards
Screen Size: 17-inch (43 cm)
Resolution/Colors: 1024x768 - 256 colors @ 75Hz
Monitor Type: Plug and Play Mfreq 17 Inch NEC661D (up to 1280x1024 @
The only way to successfully install the system is to use the
Text-Only installer, and 'Bypass & Supress' any attempted usage of
kdmconfig. After installation, if I run kdmconfig, and get the same
problem. I want to be able to run X-Windows in 'init 2' mode.
Now all I can use is the console.
Any suggestions ?