Can i port linux drivers to solaris?

having problems with getting X to work on my laptop ..
here are my specs:
Gateway NX200S,
768 mb ram,
intel Extreme 2 integrated graphics chipset
SoundMax audiocard,*
the soundmax and the integrated graphics set are the items i'm having problems with. The integrated graphics set seems to work extremely well under linux, and the probability of having a driver made under linux for the soundmax is alot higher than it is for solaris.
here's what i'm getting to.. how hard would it be to port these drivers to linux.. would it be just a simple compile? or would i have to make some adaptations.
thanks
joe

I tried kdmconfig and it seemed to do the trick for the video with the exception that its recognizing it as an i810 chipset running at 256 colors but i bet i can change that later without too much trouble. I've having trouble with my trackpad initalizing, but i think i'll be able to find somthing to remedy that.
one question .. whats the real difference between this, linux and freeBSD?
Thanks a bunch!
Joseph

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