I have a SPARCstation 5 with NEXTSTEP 3.3 and have an issue.
It works ok apart from a trail of graphical corruption that follows my mouse pointer. It only happens when I use the S24 24-bit framebuffer card.
I re-installed NS3.3 with a Turbo GX installed in the SBUS slot and the S24 removed and it works A-OK.
Is my S24 toast or is this something you guys have seem before?
I also have a SS5 with the S24 card, and occasionally I will have graphics anomalies around the mouse pointer. Mine usually consisted of a single pixel that would follow the mouse around, but not the "trail of graphical corruption" you describe.
Chef
That sounds like a driver issue.
Quote from: "nextchef"I also have a SS5 with the S24 card, and occasionally I will have graphics anomalies around the mouse pointer. Mine usually consisted of a single pixel that would follow the mouse around, but not the "trail of graphical corruption" you describe.
Chef
Aye that sounds very like what I got but it was 3 or 4 pixels that followed the mouse pointer, except on mine it leaves a trail of altered pixels on the screen. I'm, sure it's a driver glitch. I'm gonna try it again and see if it does the same.
EDIT: It's still there alright, but I'm gonna grit my teeth and bear it as it looks so much nicer and the display is faster.
SVPirate,
I had the SS5 out in the car, so I ran out and got it to check this. It is running NS 3.3, just like yours, and it is showing no problems currently. The lone pixel is gone, at least for the moment. I will let it sit for a while, and open some apps and such, to see if it comes back when warm.
What kind of monitor are you using, and are you using a 13w3-vga adapter of some kind? Mine is currently hooked up to a Sun LSA800 FlatPanel, which has a 13w3 connector built in.
Chef
OK I've gone though all this in my head. Here's what I've eliminated:
Monitor - it's been hooked up to 3 different ones now and exhibits the sam symptoms
13w3 adapter - I've used a generic 13x3 to HD-15 adapter and also a Belkin Sun KVM adapter (converts 13w3 to VGA including sense lines for resolution) - both exhibit exact same symptoms
Keyboard and mouse - I've used the aforementioned Belkin adapter and also a genuine Sun Type 6 keyboard and Crossbow mouse - both exhibit exact same symptoms
KVM - I thought it might be the Compaq KVM I use, so I attached it directly to my CRT - both setups exhibit exact same symptoms
I've installed the NS 3.3 patch 3 RISC upgrade and that had no effect (thought maybe it had updated drivers in the package).
That narrows it down to either the S24 itself or the NS 3.3 drivers. As nextchef says his S24/SS5 works flawlessly I can only assume my S24 is faulty.
nextchef,
what patches if any have you installed on the NS 3.3 install on that machine?
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what patches if any have you installed on the NS 3.3 install on that machine?
Y2K patch applied, and the developer tools as well.
Have you tried the card in another bus slot in the ss5?
Chef
There is only 1 AFX slot in the SS5, so no. I don't have access to another SS5 either, as my friends is a 170 and won't run NS 3.3.
Only thing I can think of doing is buying another S24, the last one didn't cost a lot (very little in fact).
Also I may try dropping a different hard drive in the machine and installing Solaris 7 and seeing if that works ok with the same S24. If not then I know for sure it's the card.
Quote from: "SVPirate"There is only 1 AFX slot in the SS5, so no. I don't have access to another SS5 either, as my friends is a 170 and won't run NS 3.3.
Only thing I can think of doing is buying another S24, the last one didn't cost a lot (very little in fact).
Also I may try dropping a different hard drive in the machine and installing Solaris 7 and seeing if that works ok with the same S24. If not then I know for sure it's the card.
I never though about it, but the SS5 only has one of those slots. Have you checked the contacts on both the card and the slot to check for any corrosion or other things that might be causing contact problems. If I remember correctly, I think I paid around $3 each for the ones I bought last year, so they are fairly cheap. I would be happy to test the card for you, but seeing as you are in the UK, and me in the USA, the shipping would be way more than the card is worth. It certainly would be a good test to install Solaris on it, and see if the same weirdness happens as in NS.
Chef