My original question was:
>I got my hand on a ZX or Leo frame buffer, slapped it in my SS10, and at
>boot time I get this error:
>
>WARNING: MSI revision 1 needs to be upgraded
>Disabling picking on Leo
--- Many thanks to Peter L. Wargo <plw@ncgr.org> who came up with this answer:> >From SunSolve: > -------------- > Symptoms and Resolutions article 11737 > [ Notify of patch changes ] > [ Edit/Retrieve Marked Documents ] [ Mark Document ] > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > SRDB ID: 11737 > > SYNOPSIS: MSI revision warning message on booting SS10 ZX > > DETAIL DESCRIPTION: > > You have a ZX framebuffer installed. > > When you boot up the system, the following message appears: > > MSI revision 1 need to be upgraded, disabling picking on leo > > Also, a graphics or CAD application - one written using XGL, PEX or > Phigs - might be be slower than expected on some operations. > > SOLUTION SUMMARY: > > MSI refers to the Mbus to Sbus Interface logic. > You have an early revision SPARCStation 10 motherboard, which needs upgrading > in order to run best on a SPARCStation 10. > > Slowness may be due to the software being used for XGL "picking" and > a less efficient data transfer. > > The solution is to upgrade your SS10 motherboard to a new one, part > number 501-2365. > > PRODUCT AREA: Graphics > PRODUCT: Graphics Hardware > SUNOS RELEASE: Solaris 2.4 > HARDWARE: SPARCstation 10 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Home | Free Services | Contract Services | Account Services > Table of Contents | Comments about SunSolve | Help | SunSolve FAQ's > > Questions or comments regarding this service? webmaster > Copyright 1994-1997 Sun Microsystems, Inc., 901 San Antonio Road, Palo > Alto, CA 94303 USA. > All rights reserved.
Michael.
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