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QNX® 4.25/Photon® 1.14 Graphics Drivers Patch (Patch ID 716) Installation Note
Date of this edition: August 14, 2007
Host OS: QNX 4.25/Photon 1.14 base or any patch level
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For information about the issues that this patch addresses, see the release notes. |
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Installation procedure
To install your graphics drivers:
- Download the graphics driver patch archive (patch-QNX425-0716-GFX-DRVR.tar).
- Backup the existing graphics drivers.
If you wish to keep a copy of the existing drivers and utilities, you'll need to save them to a safe location first, to prevent them from being overwritten during installation. # cp -Rvc /qnx4/graphics/drivers/* /backupdir - Get the cksum to ensure that the binary is correct.
# cksum patch-QNX425-0716-GFX-DRVR.tar
- Compare the result against the checksum posted on your myQNX account.
- Extract the archive with the updated drivers:
# cd / # tar -xvof <download-path>/patch-QNX425-0716-GFX-DRVR.tar
The following drivers and utilities will be installed, under patches/QNX425-0716:
- /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.i810
- /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.i830
- /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.lx800
- /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.radeon
- /qnx4/graphics/trappers/crttrap.list
- /qnx4/graphics/trappers/Pg.lx800 (a symbolic link to /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.lx800)
- Copy the new files tot he target directory:
# cp -Rvc patches/QNX425-0716/qnx4/graphics/* qnx4/graphics/
- Make sure that the binaries are executable:
# chmod a+x /qnx4/graphics/drivers/Pg.*
Online documentation
These QNX4 graphics drivers don't have online documentation. However, you will find their latest options and supported chipsets in their respective use messages.
For example:
# use Pg.radeon
Technical support
If you have any questions, comments, or problems with a QNX product, please contact Technical Support. For more information, see the How to Get Help chapter of the Welcome to QNX Momentics guide or visit our website, www.qnx.com.