[Sunhelp] Questions about UltraSPARC 1 workstations

Phil Brutsche pbrutsch at creighton.edu
Fri Feb 4 09:43:32 CST 2000


A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...

> Hello!
> 
> I must confess I'm a newbie in the SUN world... 
> 
> If you think my questions are inappropriate for this list just tell me
> so or please indicate me a site where I can find some answers...
> 
> So here are my questions:
> 
> 1) 
> 
> a). What graphics adapter cards are inside an Ultra SPARC 1
>     WorkStation?? 
> b). Is there a program able to detect such cards and tell you its
>     name/characteristics?

I would imagine that the firmware could tell you that.

> c). What resolutions does it have and how many colors is it able to show
>     at these resolutions?
> (Basically how much mem. does it have??)

Depends on the framebuffer.

> 
> 2) Say that I wanna install Linux on my Ultra SPARC 1 WorkStation; would
>    I be able to find an Xserver for it?

Anything you install on the Ultra 1 should come with an Xserver for it.

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Phil Brutsche					pbrutsch at creighton.edu

"There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the
universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein







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