[SPARCbook] LCD upgrade for a SB 3XP

[Liam]

I've got Solaris 9 on a Powerlite. It runs no problems. The only problem is
lack of disk space, so I use a remote hard drive powered by an old AT power
supply. Makes it more sort of  'removable' than 'portable', but it looks
nice and technical with the exposed circuit board and loads of wires.
Presentation is all part of it!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Appleby" <john at dnsworld.co.uk>
To: "'For owners of Tadpole/RDI's SPARCbook series of portable
Sun-compatible computer systems.'" <sparcbook at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 2:41 AM
Subject: RE: [SPARCbook] LCD upgrade for a SB 3XP


> If my memory serves me correctly, the 170 has major driver impediments to
> running on Sol9. P9000 isn't supported for a start, I don't think.
>
> J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sparcbook-bounces at sunhelp.org [mailto:sparcbook-bounces at sunhelp.org]
> On Behalf Of Borgen_Gary
> Sent: 09 December 2003 14:51
> To: sparcbook at sunhelp.org
> Subject: [SPARCbook] LCD upgrade for a SB 3XP
>
> Just thought I'd drop a note to say that I was able to upgrade the display
> on my Tadpole Sparcbook 3XP.
>
> The 3XP comes stock with a 640x480 display which was not adequate
> (in my estimation) for X-windows or CDE.
>
> I was able to swap in a display from a Tadpole P1000G, which has a
> resolution of 800x600.  The donor P1000G was one of three 100 MHz
> Pentium parts units I picked up on ebay for a good price (no hard drives,
> one good battery, two good displays, and other stuff).
>
> It worked and fit perfectly.  The openboot prom monitor and Solaris 2.6
> recognized the display, and I now have a usable Solaris system.
>
> Now to work on my RDI Powerlite Turbo 170.  Has anyone tried running
> Solaris 9.0 or Aurora Linux on a Powerlite?
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