Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) Sun Microsystems, Inc. 901 San Antonio Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 U.S.A.
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Contents Preface 1.
Adaptec AHA-2740, 2742, 2740A, 2742A, 2740T, 2742T, 2740AT, 2742AT, 2740W, 2742W, 2840VL, 2842VL HBAs 14 Preconfiguration Information 14 Configuration Procedure 15 Adaptec AHA-2940, 2940W, 2940U, 2940U Dual, 2940UW, 2940UW Dual, 2944W, 2944UW, 3940, 3940W, 3940U, 3940UW, 3940AU, 3940AUW, 3940AUWD, 3944AUWD HBAs (DU 3) 17 Preconfiguration Information 17 Configuration Procedure 18 AMD PCscsi, PCscsi II, PCnet-SCSI and QLogic QLA510 HBAs 20 Preconfiguration Information 20 BusLogic BT-742A, BT-746C, BT-74
Preconfiguration Information 30 DPT PM-2012B HBA 32 Preconfiguration Information 32 Configuration Procedure 32 IBM Micro Channel HBA 34 Preconfiguration Information 34 IBM Micro Channel SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Adapter/A 35 Preconfiguration Information 35 NCR 53C710 HBAs (Siemens Nixdorf PCE-5 SCSI) 36 Preconfiguration Information 36 Symbios Logic (also NCR) 53C810, 53C810A, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825, 53C825A HBAs (DU 1) 37 Preconfiguration Information 37 Trantor T348 MiniSCSI Plus Parallel HBAs 39 Preconfigurat
Special Cases 47 DPT PM-2024, PM-2044W, PM-2044UW, PM-2124, PM-2124W, PM-2144W, PM-2144UW SCSI and PM-3224, PM-3224W, PM-3334W, PM-3334UW SCSI RAID HBAs 48 Preconfiguration Information 48 IBM PC ServeRAID SCSI HBA 50 Preconfiguration Information 50 IBM SCSI-2 RAID Controller, SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Streaming-RAID Adapter/A and Mylex DAC960PD-Ultra, DAC960PD/DAC960P, DAC960PG, DAC960PJ, DAC960PL, DAC960E Controllers (DU 3) 51 Preconfiguration Information 51 Graphics Cards 53 Diamond Viper VLB, PCI, SE, Pro and
Preconfiguration Information 65 Configuration Procedure 65 DEC 21040, 21041, 21140, 21142, 21143 Ethernet (DU 3) 67 Preconfiguration Information 67 Intel EtherExpress 16, 16C, 16TP , MCA, MCA TP (82586) 71 Preconfiguration Information 71 Intel EtherExpress Flash32 (82596) 72 Preconfiguration Information 72 Intel EtherExpress PRO (82595), EtherExpress PRO/10+ (82595FX) 73 Preconfiguration Information 73 Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 (82556) 74 Preconfiguration Information 74 Novell NE2000, NE2000plus Ethern
Xircom Pocket Ethernet (PE3 and PE2) 87 Preconfiguration Information 87 Token Ring Network Adapters 88 IBM 16/4, Auto 16/4, Turbo 16/4 Token Ring and Compatible Adapters 88 Preconfiguration Information 88 Configuration Procedure 89 Madge Smart 16/4 Token Ring (DU 1) 91 Preconfiguration Information 91 Configuration Procedure Audio Cards 92 93 Analog Devices AD1848 and Compatible Devices 93 Compatible Device Information 93 Preconfiguration Information 94 Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Bla
SRAM and DRAM PC Card Devices 110 Preconfiguration Information 110 Configuration Procedure 110 Viper 8260pA, SanDisk Flash, or Any PC Card ATA Devices 113 Preconfiguration Information 113 Configuration Procedure Special Files 113 114 Contents ix
x Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Preface This document provides information about x86 hardware devices that are supported in the SolarisTM 2.6 computing environment. Typically, as new drivers become available, they are bundled with a release in a separate Driver Update. You can use a Driver Update to install a new system for the first time or to update your installed Solaris 2.6 system with new and updated drivers. Since Driver Updates are cumulative distributions for a given Solaris release, see Driver Update 3 Guide for Solaris 2.
instructions in this Driver Update supplement the instructions in Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) and Solaris Advanced Installation Guide in Solaris 2.6 System Administrator Collection Vol 1. Ordering Sun Documents The SunDocsSM program provides more than 250 manuals from Sun Microsystems, Inc. If you live in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Japan, you can purchase documentation sets or individual manuals using this program.
CHAPTER 1 Device Reference Pages This manual describes how to use Device Reference Pages to configure your x86 based system to run in the Solaris operating environment. Third-Party Drivers Note - Contact the manufacturer directly for information on these third-party device drivers.
Using Device Reference Pages Only devices that require special configuration for running Solaris Intel Platform Edition have Device Reference Pages. 4 Refer to the device manufacturer’s documentation for procedures to change device settings. 4 When removing adapters for inspection and configuration, note how cables are inserted in sockets. Some connectors are keyed to prevent incorrect insertion; others are not. 4 Device Reference Pages specify the supported connector type where appropriate.
Disk Interface IDE/Enhanced IDE Disk Controller (Including ATAPI CD-ROM) Solaris Device Driver: ata Device Type: Hard disk or CD-ROM controller Supported Configuration: Two drives per controller, up to four IDE drives if both primary and secondary interfaces are available Preconfiguration Information If there are two IDE drives on the same controller, one must be set to “master” and the other to “slave.
• IRQ Level: 15 • I/O Address: 0x170 If an IDE CD-ROM drive is installed, the system BIOS parameter for that device should be: • Drive Type: Not installed If an enhanced IDE drive is installed, set the system BIOS as follows: • Enhanced IDE Drive: Enabled Note - If the BIOS supports autoconfiguration, use this facility to set the number of heads, cylinders, and sectors for the IDE hard disk drive. If this capability is not supported by the BIOS, use the settings provided by the disk manufacturer.
4 Some systems may have problems booting from IDE drives that are larger than 512 Mbytes, even though the install to the drive succeeds. Disable logical block addressing, and reduce the CMOS geometry information for the drive to be less than 1024 cylinders. 4 If you are using a Compaq LTE Elite 4/40 notebook, the system may hang when changing from suspend mode to resume.
SCSI Host Bus Adapters Adaptec AHA-1510A, 1520A, 1522A, 1530P, 1532P HBAs Solaris Device Driver: aic Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Adaptec AHA-1510A, AHA-1520A, AHA-1522A, AHA-1530P, AHA-1532P Chip: Adaptec AIC-6360 Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information The AHA-1522A and AHA-1532P provide diskette drive support in addition to being bus interfaces.
Known Problems and Limitations The Adaptec AHA-1510A adapter cannot be a primary (boot) disk controller since it has no BIOS. Boot from a disk attached to another controller. Configuration Procedure 4 If necessary, enable support for disks greater than 1 Gbyte. 4 On the AHA-1530P and AHA-1532P, use the on-board utility (press Ctrl-A at boot time) to select this option from the Advanced Features menu.
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 Interface Solaris Device Driver: aic Device Type: SCSI Adapter: Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings If your card supports Plug and Play, your device resources are configured automatically. Use the following settings for devices that don’t support Plug and Play.
4 The SCSI interface on the Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-2 audio card cannot be used as a primary (boot) disk controller since it has no BIOS. The system must be booted from a disk attached to another controller.
Adaptec AHA-1540B, 1542B, 1542C, 1542CF, 1542CP HBAs Solaris Device Driver: aha Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Adaptec AHA-1540, AHA-1542B, AHA-1542C, AHA-1542CF, AHA-1542CP Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information 4 Adaptec AHA-1542C and AHA-154CP only: If only one adapter is installed, use default configuration parameters in both basic and advanced modes. 4 Adaptec AHA-1540CF only: The DMA transfer rate should be left at the default unless your motherboard supports higher rates.
• Synchronous Negotiation: Disabled for each CD-ROM drive target • Support for More Than Two DOS Drives: Disabled • Dynamically Scan SCSI Bus for BIOS Devices: Disabled For two non-Plug and Play cards: • I/O Base Address: 230 and 330 only Known Problems and Limitations 4 Because the Adaptec AHA-1542CP and the Solaris fdisk program may be incompatible, use the DOS version of FDISK (or equivalent utility) to create an entry in the FDISK partition table before installing the Solaris software.
Adaptec AHA-1640, 1642 HBAs Solaris Device Driver: aha Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Adaptec AHA-1640, AHA-1642 Bus Type: Micro Channel Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 • I/O Address: 0x330, 0x230 • DMA Channel: 6 Known Problems and Limitations 4 Only one AHA-1640 host bus adapter can be configured on each machine. 4 Disable “Sync after started by AHA-1640.” 12 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Adaptec AHA-1740, 1742A HBAs Solaris Device Driver: eha Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Adaptec AHA-1740, AHA-1742A Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: Any legal value between 9 and 15 • I/O Address: z000 (where z is a slot number from 1 to 8) • DMA Channel: 6 4 The board must be in slot 1 through 8; otherwise the Solaris software will not boot.
Adaptec AHA-2740, 2742, 2740A, 2742A, 2740T, 2742T, 2740AT, 2742AT, 2740W, 2742W, 2840VL, 2842VL HBAs Solaris Device Driver: esa Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Adaptec AHA-2740, AHA-2742, AHA-2740A, AHA-2742A, AHA-2740T, AHA-2742T, AHA-2740AT, AHA-2742AT, AHA-2740W, AHA-2742W, AHA-2840VL, AHA-2842VL Chip: Adaptec AIC-7770 Bus Types: EISA, VLB Preconfiguration Information 4 Don’t use a version of the AHA-274x series configuration utilities before version 2.1.
4 For example, set the tape drive’s SCSI ID to 7 using jumpers or an external switch. Then set the AHA-274x SCSI ID to 6 using the ECU. (Use the configuration BIOS accessed by Ctrl-A at boot to change the setting on the AHA-284x.) 4 A large disk used with the Solaris operating environment on an AIC-7770 controller cannot be mounted on a controller with a different geometry; the DPT PM-2022 controller, for example.
EISA slot plus 1. Thus in an EISA motherboard with three EISA slots, the motherboard AIC-7770 address is 0x4C00. The BIOS base address is selected from a range of choices on the manufacturer-supplied configuration utility. Common addresses for the AIC-7770 controller are: 0xCC00, 0xD400, 0xD800, and 0xDC00. The controller with the lowest BIOS base address will become the boot or primary controller. 16 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Adaptec AHA-2940, 2940W, 2940U, 2940U Dual, 2940UW, 2940UW Dual, 2944W, 2944UW, 3940, 3940W, 3940U, 3940UW, 3940AU, 3940AUW, 3940AUWD, 3944AUWD HBAs (DU 3) Solaris Device Driver: adp Release/Version: DU 3/2.
to “To ISA Legacy IRQs”. A similar workaround may apply to other motherboards with problems supporting channel B. Another possible workaround is noted on Adaptec’s Web site at http://www.adaptec.com/support/faqs/aha394x.html. 4 To use the AHA-3940 or AHA-3940W adapters, the motherboard must have a BIOS that supports the DEC PCI-to-PCI Bridge chip on the host bus adapter.
4 For older disk drives, tape drives, and most CD-ROM devices, make sure the maximum SCSI data transfer speed is set to 5.0 Mbps. 4 Enable support for disks larger than 1 Gbyte if applicable.
AMD PCscsi, PCscsi II, PCnet-SCSI and QLogic QLA510 HBAs Solaris Device Driver: pcscsi Device Type: SCSI Adapter: QLogic QLA510 Chips: AMD 53C974 (PCscsi), 53C974A (PCscsi II), Am79C974 (PCnet-SCSI) (SCSI device only) QLogic FAS974 Bus Type: PCI Systems Supported: PCnet-SCSI chip is integrated in the HP Vectra XU 5/90 and Compaq Deskpro XL systems Preconfiguration Information Only the SCSI portion of the PCnet-SCSI host bus adapter is discussed here; the net portion requires a separate Solaris d
BusLogic BT-742A, BT-746C, BT-747C, BT-747S, BT-757C, BT-757S, BT-542B, BT-545C, BT-545S, BT-440C, BT-445C, BT-445S HBAs Solaris Device Driver: blogic Device Type: SCSI Adapters: BusLogic BT-742A, BT-746C, BT-747C, BT-747S, BT-757C, BT-757S, BT-542B, BT-545C, BT-545S, BT-440C, BT-445C, BT-445S Bus Types: ISA, EISA, VLB Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 • I/O Address: 0x334, 0x234, 0x130, 0x134 Note - Do not use the default I/O address setting, 0x3
Configuration Procedure 4 Model names ending in “C” only: Run the BusLogic AutoSCSI configuration utility and check the termination and that the Advanced option “BIOS Support for > 2 Drives (DOS 5.0 or above)” is set to No. 4 BT-757C only: If the system has a narrow target, turn off the “wide negotiation option” when configuring devices. Special Cases Configuring Multiple Devices 4 Select an adapter model ending in “C” as the primary controller.
BusLogic BT-946C, BT-956C HBAs Solaris Device Driver: blogic Device Type: SCSI Adapters: BusLogic BT-946C, BT-956C Bus Type: PCI Preconfiguration Information 4 If your BT-946C PCI card is labeled Rev. A or B, it needs to be supported in ISA emulation mode; use I/O address 0x334. Note - To find the revision level of a BusLogic PCI card, look at the card itself. The revision of the card is not provided in the manufacturer’s documentation. 4 If your BT-946C is labeled Rev.
Known Problems and Limitations 4 Using an I/O address of 0x330 causes the Solaris aha driver to be selected instead of blogic native mode drivers. These cards have not been tested in Adaptec AHA-1540 mode. 4 Do not run the drvconfig utility during heavy I/O involving disks and tapes because doing so can cause data overrun errors. 4 Data overrun errors may occur under high stress when your system is configured with multiple disks.
4 Configure the IRQ and BIOS address values manually if your PCI motherboard is not fully PCI-specification compliant. If the system hangs while installing the Solaris software, do the following: 4 Check the IRQ jumpers on the motherboard, if any. Run the CMOS utility to set the IRQ and BIOS addresses, if any. 4 Run the BusLogic AutoSCSI utility. 4 All the settings should match each other. If you need to manually configure the BIOS address, you may have to check jumpers JP4 and JP5. BT-946C (Rev.
BusLogic FlashPoint LT Ultra SCSI, FlashPoint LW Ultra and Wide SCSI, FlashPoint DL Dual Channel Ultra SCSI, FlashPoint DW Dual Channel Ultra and Wide SCSI HBAs Solaris Device Driver: flashpt Device Type: SCSI Adapters: Bus Type: BusLogic FlashPoint LT Ultra SCSI, FlashPoint LW Ultra and Wide SCSI, FlashPoint DL Dual Channel Ultra SCSI, FlashPoint DW Dual Channel Ultra and Wide SCSI PCI Mylex Corporation provides direct support for the flashpt device driver.
Compaq 32-Bit Fast SCSI-2 Controllers Solaris Device Driver: ncrs Device Type: SCSI-2 Compaq Controller Chip Available On Compaq 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 53C710 EISA add-in card Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 53C710 ProLiant 2000-EISA, 4000-EISA Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2/P 53C810 ProSignia 300-PCI, 500-PCI Preconfiguration Information Don’t use a version of the Compaq EISA configuration utility before version 2.20 revision B.
Compaq 32-Bit Fast Wide SCSI-2, Wide Ultra SCSI, and Dual Channel Wide Ultra SCSI-3 Controllers (DU 3) Solaris Device Driver: cpqncr Release/Version: DU 3/3.
4 0 - Disabled (Default) 4 1 - Enabled 4 alrm_msg_enable: This property enables or disables Alarm messages due to faults in the Compaq Storage system connected to the 825, 875, or 876 controller. The valid values are: 4 0 - Disabled 4 1 - Enabled (Default) 4 debug_flag: This property enables or disables debug messages from the driver. The valid values are: 4 0 - Disabled (Default) 4 1 - Enabled 4 queue_depth: This property specifies the number of active requests the driver can handle for a controller.
DPT PM-2011, PM-2021, PM-2041W, PM-3021 HBAs Solaris Device Driver: dpt Device Type: SCSI Adapters: DPT PM-2011, PM-2021, PM-2041W, PM-3021 Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information 4 The EPROM should not be earlier than version 5E, and the SmartROM should not be earlier than version 2.C. 4 Only two DPT adapters can be used per system. 4 4 If two adapters are installed, do not install an IDE controller. If an IDE controller is installed, only one DPT adapter will be supported.
4 Use edge-triggered interrupts on the PM-2011. 4 The PM-2041W adapter’s SmartROM must be upgraded to at least version 3DL in place of 3D0. The BIOS on adapters with version 3D0 does not detect any devices connected to it. Known Problems and Limitations 4 The DPT adapter may cause the Solaris installation to fail due to loss of interrupts, depending on the setting of jumper Y34.
DPT PM-2012B HBA Solaris Device Driver: dpt Device Type: SCSI Adapter: DPT PM-2012B Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: Any legal value between 9 and 15 (edge-triggered interrupts) • I/O Address: zC88 (where z is a slot number from 1 to 7) • Option ROM Address: Default • WD1003: Emulation off for drives 0 and 1 Known Problems and Limitations 4 If you have used the DPTFMT utility correctly and the board is properly seated in your machine, failure to dis
a. Type DPTFMT and press Enter. b. Press Enter to begin, and again to continue. c. Press to enter SCSI ID 0 and LUN 0, and press to continue. d. Use the down arrow to select MS-DOS and PC DOS. e. Press Enter to write out the drive geometry, and press Enter to reboot. 3. Insert the user copy diskette of the ECU (CF.EXE) containing the !DPTxxx.CFG files. a. At the A:> prompt, type CFG and press Enter. b. At the Viewer Edit Details screen, press Enter. c.
IBM Micro Channel HBA Solaris Device Driver: mcis Device Type: SCSI Adapter: IBM Micro Channel Bus Type: Micro Channel Preconfiguration Information The controller board must be installed in any slot between 1 and 7. Slots 8 and above are not supported.
IBM Micro Channel SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Adapter/A Solaris Device Driver: corvette Device Type: SCSI Adapter: IBM Micro Channel SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Adapter/A Bus Type: Micro Channel Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 14 • I/O Address: 0x3540, 0x3548, 0x3550, 0x3558, 0x3560, 0x3568, 0x3570, 0x3578 4 Ensure that the controller board is properly installed in any slot between 1 and 8. Slots 9 and above are not supported.
NCR 53C710 HBAs (Siemens Nixdorf PCE-5 SCSI) Solaris Device Driver: ncrs Device Type: SCSI Adapters: NCR 53C710 (two embedded) Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information Known Problems and Limitations 4 Because the NCR BIOS and the Solaris fdisk program may be incompatible, use the DOS version of FDISK (or equivalent utility) to create an entry in the FDISK partition table before installing the Solaris software. Create at least a 1-cylinder DOS partition starting at cylinder 0.
Symbios Logic (also NCR) 53C810, 53C810A, 53C815, 53C820, 53C825, 53C825A HBAs (DU 1) Solaris Device Driver: ncrs Release/Version: DU 1/2.
4 The Solaris ncrs driver does not support the Wide SCSI option. Some add-in 53C8xx cards include connectors for both narrow cables (8-bit SCSI A cables) and wide cables (16-bit SCSI P cables). You can connect devices to the SCSI Wide connectors using SCSI P cables, but the Solaris ncrs driver will not initiate or accept the Wide Data Transfer option. The attached devices will function in 8-bit narrow mode.
Trantor T348 MiniSCSI Plus Parallel HBAs Solaris Device Driver: trantor Device Type: SCSI Adapter: Trantor T348 Preconfiguration Information The T348 ends in a male SCSI-1 connector, for plugging into a SCSI-1 device. To connect the T348 to a SCSI-2 device, use a SCSI-1 to SCSI-2 cable (which has a male SCSI-1 connector on one end and a male SCSI-2 connector on the other end) and a SCSI-1 female-to-female adapter (to connect the male end of the T348 to the male end of the SCSI-1 to SCSI-2 cable).
printer or Ethernet adapter, shut down the Solaris operating environment and turn off the computer and any SCSI devices attached to the T348. With the power turned off, disconnect the old device and connect the new one. If switching to the T348, turn on any SCSI devices you intend to use. Turn on the computer and do a reconfiguration boot.
Tricord Systems Intelligent SCSI Subsystem HBAs Solaris Device Driver: iss Device Type: SCSI Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information 4 Don’t use a version of the system BIOS before version 4.03 to boot the Solaris software. 4 The special files that are created on an Intelligent SCSI Subsystem (ISS) are described in the iss(7D) man page.
SCSI Disk Arrays/RAID Controllers American Megatrends MegaRAID 428 SCSI RAID Controller (DU 2) Solaris Device Driver: mega Release/Version: DU 2/1.04 Device Type: SCSI RAID Adapter: American Megatrends MegaRAID 428 SCSI RAID Bus Type: PCI Configuration Procedure 4 Contact American Megatrends to get the optional megamgr configuration utility. 4 The MegaRAID controller cannot be configured by editing the /kernel/drv/mega.conf file.
For example, if you have a total of three logical drives configured on your adapter, you would add the following lines: name="cmdk" class="scsi" target=0 lun=1 scsi_audio="sccd_sony","sccd_std"; name="cmdk" class="scsi" target=0 lun=2 scsi_audio="sccd_sony","sccd_std"; 4. Reboot. After the system reboots, you can use additional drives.
Compaq SMART Array Controller Solaris Device Driver: csa Device Type: Disk Array Adapter: Compaq SMART Array Controller Bus Type: EISA Systems Supported: Internal and external SCSI drives on the Compaq family of ProSignia, and ProLiant, and Systempro servers Preconfiguration Information 4 The SMART controller only supports SCSI disk drives. SCSI tape drives and CD-ROM drives are not supported. 4 The boot device must be logical drive 0 on the primary controller.
Compaq SMART-2, SMART-2SL, SMART-2DH Array Controllers Solaris Device Driver: smartii Device Type: Disk Array Adapters: Compaq SMART-2, SMART-2SL, SMART-2DH Array Controllers Bus Types: EISA, PCI Systems Supported: Internal and external SCSI drives on Compaq servers Preconfiguration Information 4 These controllers only support SCSI disk drives. SCSI tape drives and CD-ROM drives are not supported. 4 The boot device must be logical drive 0 on the primary controller.
DPT PM-2022, PM-2042W, PM-2122, PM-2142W SCSI and PM-3222, PM-3332UW SCSI RAID HBAs Solaris Device Driver: dpt Device Types: SCSI, SCSI RAID Adapters: DPT PM-2022, PM-2042W, PM-2122, PM-2142W SCSI DPT PM-3222, PM-3332UW SCSI RAID Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information 4 DPT PM-3222 only: The EPROM should not be earlier than version 7A, and the SmartROM not earlier than version 3.B.
Known Problems and Limitations 4 To prevent system hangs caused by improper IDE emulation, the EISA !DPTA410.CFG file should be at least version 6E5. If it isn’t, obtain a newer version from your vendor and rerun the EISA configuration utility. 4 Solaris installation may fail when setting up the fdisk partition table on one or more disks. On systems with a disk RAID configuration where at least one disk is new or has had its partition table zeroed out, these error messages may be displayed.
DPT PM-2024, PM-2044W, PM-2044UW, PM-2124, PM-2124W, PM-2144W, PM-2144UW SCSI and PM-3224, PM-3224W, PM-3334W, PM-3334UW SCSI RAID HBAs Solaris Device Driver: dpt Device Type: SCSI, SCSI RAID Adapters: DPT PM-2024, PM-2044W, PM-2044UW, PM-2124, PM-2124W, PM-2144W, PM-2144UW SCSI DPT PM-3224, PM-3224W, PM-3334W, PM-3334UW SCSI RAID Bus Type: PCI Preconfiguration Information 4 DPT PM-3224 only: The EPROM should not be earlier than version 7A.
Supported Settings • I/O Address: Auto Device Reference Pages 49
IBM PC ServeRAID SCSI HBA Solaris Device Driver: chs Device Type: SCSI RAID Adapter: IBM PC ServeRAID Bus Type: PCI Preconfiguration Information Known Problems and Limitations To prevent data loss, a SCSI disk drive that is not defined to be part of any physical pack within a logical drive won’t be accessible through the Solaris operating environment. 50 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
IBM SCSI-2 RAID Controller, SCSI-2 Fast/Wide Streaming-RAID Adapter/A and Mylex DAC960PD-Ultra, DAC960PD/DAC960P, DAC960PG, DAC960PJ, DAC960PL, DAC960E Controllers (DU 3) Solaris Device Driver: mlx Release/Version: DU 3/2.
Known Problems and Limitations 4 If a SCSI disk drive is not defined to be part of any physical pack within a system drive, it is automatically labeled as a standby drive. If any SCSI disk drive within a system drive fails, data on a standby drive may be lost due to the standby replacement procedure.
Graphics Cards Diamond Viper VLB, PCI, SE, Pro and Intergraph G91 Solaris Device Drivers: p9000, p9100 Device Type: Graphics accelerator cards Chips: Weitek P9000 (VLB, PCI) Weitek P9100 SE, Pro (VLB, PCI) Intergraph G91 (PCI only) Bus Types: VLB, PCI Preconfiguration Information 4 Resolutions at which graphics operations are accelerated with Diamond Viper cards range from 800x600 to 1280x1024, all with an 8-bit color depth (256 colors).
Only the maximum resolution and horizontal and vertical frequencies supported by the monitor are listed below. The kdmconfig program will display the lower resolutions supported by the monitor. 54 Monitor Maximum Resolution Hfreq (kHz) Vfreq (Hz) CS1024 800x600 35.4 56.1 CS1024ni 1024x768 48.4 60.0 CS1572 FS 1280x1024 64.4 60.2 CTX 5468NI 1024x768 48.4 60.0 Fixed Frequency 800x600 35.4 56.1 HL 6955 SETK 1280x1024 64.4 60.2 IBM 8514 800x600 35.4 56.1 IBM 9515 1024x768 61.
Monitor Maximum Resolution Hfreq (kHz) Vfreq (Hz) Nanao 9070u 1024x768 48.4 60.0 Nanao 9080i 1152x900 56.8 60.3 Nanao 9500 1152x900 56.8 60.3 Nanao T550i 1280x1024 64.4 60.2 Nanao T560i 1152x900 56.8 60.3 PS/V 2414-A04 1024x768 56.5 70.1 PS/V 2414-A07 1024x768 58.1 72.1 SONY 1304 1024x768 48.4 60.0 SONY 1304S 1152x900 56.8 60.3 SONY 1604S 1152x900 56.8 60.3 ViewSonic 6 1024x768 48.4 60.0 ViewSonic 7 1152x900 56.8 60.
Ethernet Network Adapters 3Com EtherLink 16 (3C507) Solaris Device Driver: elink Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: 3Com EtherLink 16 (3C507) Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • Data Mode: Turbo Known Problems and Limitations 4 The Solaris software does not support the F0000, F4000, F8000, and FC000 addresses.
3Com EtherLink II (3C503), EtherLink II/16 (3C503-16) Solaris Device Driver: el Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: 3Com EtherLink II (3C503), EtherLink II/16 (3C503-16) Bus Type: ISA Connectors: One adapter port has an RJ-45 and an AUI connector. A second adapter port has a BNC (coax) and an AUI connector. Preconfiguration Information 4 The 3C503 adapter uses the BNC or RJ-45 port (the non-AUI connector) as the default if it cannot detect a device connected to the AUI connector.
3Com EtherLink III (3C509, 3C509B, 3C59x) Solaris Device Driver: elx Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: 3Com EtherLink III (3C509, 3C509B, 3C59x) Bus Types: ISA, EISA, Micro Channel, PCI Preconfiguration Information Configure the 3C509 (ISA bus) adapter for EISA addressing when installed in an EISA bus system.
3Com EtherLink XL (3C90x, 3C90xB) (DU 3) Solaris Device Driver: elxl Release/Version: DU 3/2.
AMD PCnet Ethernet (PCnet-ISA, PCnet-PCI, PCnet-PCI II, PCnet-Fast), Allied Telesyn AT-1500, Microdyne NE2500plus, Cabletron E-2210 (DU 1) Solaris Device Driver: pcn Release/Version: DU 1/2.
4 On some systems, particularly those with PCI controllers, IRQ 9 may not be usable by a PCnet-ISA adapter; configure the adapter to use another interrupt. PCnet-PCI adapters aren’t affected.
Compaq NetFlex-2 DualPort ENET, NetFlex-2 ENET-TR Controllers Solaris Device Driver: nfe Device Type: Network (Ethernet and token ring) Adapters: Compaq NetFlex-2 DualPort ENET, NetFlex-2 ENET-TR Bus Type: EISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 3, 5, 9, 10, 11 Both ports on the Compaq NetFlex-2 DualPort ENET card share the same IRQ.
4 The default setting (DB-9) on the NetFlex-2 ENET-TR needs to be changed. 2. Compaq NetFlex-2 ENET-TR card only: Configure this card to use a 10-Mbps data rate, not the default (16 Mbps).
Compaq NetFlex-3, Netelligent Controllers Solaris Device Driver: cnft Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: 4 Compaq NetFlex-3/E, NetFlex-3/P and: 4 10BASE-T UTP Module (included) 4 10/100BASE-TX UTP Module (optional) 4 100VG-AnyLAN UTP Module (optional) 4 100BASE-FX Module (optional) 4 Compaq Netelligent 10T PCI UTP with TLAN 2.3 or TLAN 3.03 4 Compaq Netelligent 10/100 TX PCI UTP with TLAN 2.3 or TLAN 3.03 4 Compaq NetFlex-3 EISA and PCI with TLAN 2.
Preconfiguration Information 4 Insert a 10BASE-T UTP, 10/100BASE-TX UTP, 100BASE-FX, or 100VG-AnyLAN UTP module into the NetFlex-3 PCI or EISA controller base unit. For Netelligent and DualPort controllers, this step is not required. 4 Use the Compaq EISA configuration utility (not before ECU version 2.30) so the system recognizes the NetFlex-3 controller(s).
2. Modify the driver configuration file /platform/i86pc/kernel/drv/cnft.conf. This file specifies the valid configurable parameters for the driver: 4 duplex_mode: This property forces the duplex mode for the controller. It can be set to: 4 0 - Autoconfigure (Default) 1 - Half duplex 4 2 - Full duplex 4 4 media_speed: This property sets the media speed for the controller. This option can be used to force the 10/100BASE-TX to 10- or 100-Mbps operation. The media speed is autoconfigured by default.
DEC 21040, 21041, 21140, 21142, 21143 Ethernet (DU 3) Solaris Device Driver: dnet Release/Version: DU 3/2.1 Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: DEC 21040, 21041, 21140, 21142, 21143 Bus Type: PCI Preconfiguration Information The PCI configuration process varies from system to system. Follow the instructions provided by the vendor. Supported Settings These successfully tested 21040/21041/21140/21142/21143-based adapters are supported.
68 Name/Model Part/Version Chip 21xxx 10MB Media 100MB Media Cogent EM110TX 110001-02 06 140AB T X Cogent EM110TX 110001-03 01 140AB T X Cogent EM110TX 110001-03 14 140AC T X Cogent EM400 QUAD 400001-00 01 140 X Cogent EM400 QUAD 400001-00 01 140AB X Cogent EM440 QUAD 440001-01 01 140AC T Cogent EM960C 960001-03 06 040AA TBA Cogent EM960C 960001-04 02 040AA TBA Cogent EM960TP 960001-03 07 040AA T Cogent EM960TP 960001-04 01 040AA T Cogent EM964 QUAD 964001-0
Name/Model Part/Version Chip 21xxx 10MB Media 100MB Media Notes Kingston KNE100TX 9920219-002.B00 140AC T X D Linksys LNE100TX 8EFPCI01..B1-1 140AB T X 7 Linksys LNE100TX 8EFPCI01..
Name/Model Part/Version Chip 21xxx 10MB Media 100MB Media Notes Znyx ZX346 QUAD SA0026 X1 140AC T X A Znyx ZX348 DUAL SA0028 X2 140AC T X B 10MB Media Codes: 4 T—Twisted Pair (10BASE-T) 4 B—BNC (10BASE2) 4 A—AUI (10BASE5) 100MB Media Codes: 4 X—100BASE-TX (Category 5 Unshielded Twisted Pair) 4 4—100BASE-T4 Notes: 4 1—BNC/AUI jumper on board must be set to select between those two media. 4 2—First port is the bottom one (closest to board edge connector).
Intel EtherExpress 16, 16C, 16TP , MCA, MCA TP (82586) Solaris Device Driver: iee Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: Intel EtherExpress 16, 16C, 16TP (82586), MCA, MCA TP Bus Types: ISA , Micro Channel Preconfiguration Information Known Problems and Limitations 4 Each type of Intel EtherExpress 16 conflicts with the SMC 8013 card. If the SMC 8013 card and an Intel EtherExpress 16 are both installed in your system, data to and from the IEE 16 card will be randomly corrupted.
Intel EtherExpress Flash32 (82596) Solaris Device Driver: ieef Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: Intel EtherExpress Flash32 (82596) Bus Type: EISA Connector: Any Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • Flash Memory: Disabled Known Problems and Limitations 4 The EtherExpress Flash32 (82596) card may “hard-hang” under heavy load. This is a hardware problem and cannot be fixed in software. The only way to recover from this is to reboot the machine.
Intel EtherExpress PRO (82595), EtherExpress PRO/10+ (82595FX) Solaris Device Driver: eepro Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: Intel EtherExpress PRO (82595), EtherExpress PRO/10+ (82595FX) Bus Type: ISA Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 3, 5, 9, 10, 11 (10 is recommended) • I/O Address: 0x300 is recommended Device Reference Pages 73
Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 (82556) Solaris Device Driver: ieef Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 (82556) Bus Types: EISA, PCI Connector: RJ-45 Note - Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B (82557) and Intel EtherExpress PRO/100+ (82558) adapters are PCI devices supported by the iprb device driver. PCI devices are configured automatically and do not require manual configuration.
Novell NE2000, NE2000plus Ethernet, and Compatibles Solaris Device Driver: nei Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: Novell NE2000, NE2000plus, Compatibles Bus Type: ISA Caution - If you have an NE2000 or NE2000plus adapter in your machine, selectively scan for it first before scanning for other legacy devices. Caution - Configure NE2000 or NE2000plus adapters for I/O mode if they are in a machine with devices supported by the Solaris smc driver.
• IRQ Level: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 • I/O Address: 0x200, 0x220, 0x240, 0x260, 0x280, 0x2C0, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360 NE2000plus: • IRQ Level: 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 • I/O Address: 0x200, 0x220, 0x240, 0x260, 0x280, 0x2C0, 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360 • Shared Memory: Start at 0xD0000 Increase by 0x4000 for each additional card Known Problems and Limitations 4 If data corruption errors occur while an NE2000 or NE2000plus card is installed, check the bus speed that is set on the car
4 For NE2000 compatibles that do not operate at all combinations of I/O address and IRQ settings, use the default values of IRQ 3 and I/O address 0x300. 4 NE2000plus cards only: If the card has been configured to run in Shared Memory mode, it will use 0x4000 bytes of shared memory in the range 0xD0000–0xDFFFF. Check that the BIOS setup allocates this range of memory to the adapter and that other cards in the system do not conflict.
Novell NE3200 Ethernet Solaris Device Driver: nee Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: Novell NE3200 Bus Type: EISA Connectors: RJ-45, BNC, AUI Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • Interrupt Type: Edge-triggered • Flash Memory: Disabled Known Problems and Limitations 4 If error messages such as “no such device” are displayed when attempting to access the Ethernet card, the device is probably not configured in the EISA configuration.
Racal InterLan ES3210, ES3210 TP Ethernet Solaris Device Driver: riles Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: Racal InterLan ES3210, ES3210 TP Chip: National 8390 Bus Type: EISA Connectors: RJ-45, BNC, AUI Preconfiguration Information Only the latest revision of the ES3210 is supported—it uses surface-mount technology. The older boards have a white sticker on the back bearing the number 625-0136-00; the newer cards have the number 625-0367-00 or higher.
If you choose DMA channel 5, 6, or 7, network performance will degrade. 4 Change the default Shared Memory Disabled setting and provide an explicit address for the memory area on the ES3210 or ES3210 TP since the riles driver does not support I/O-mapped I/O. 80 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
SMC Elite32 (8033) Solaris Device Driver: smce Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: SMC Elite32 (8033) Bus Type: EISA Connectors: One board type has an AUI connector and two BNC connectors. Another board type has an AUI connector and two RJ-45 connectors. Channel 0 can use any of the connectors. Channel 1 can use only a BNC or an RJ-45 connector, not an AUI connector. Configuration Procedure 1. Use the EISA configuration utility (ECU) to select the connector for channel 0.
SMC Elite32C Ultra (8232) Solaris Device Driver: smceu Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: SMC Elite32C Ultra (8232) Bus Type: EISA Connectors: RJ-45, AUI, BNC Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15; Edge-triggered • I/O Address: Determined by slot number • RAM Address: 0xC0000–0xEE000, 8K increments • DMA Channel: Disabled • ROM Address: Disabled • Optional ROM: Disabled Known Problems and Limitations The smceu driver will not work wi
SMC Ether 10/100 (9232) Solaris Device Driver: smcf Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: SMC Ether 10/100 (9232) Bus Type: EISA Connector: RJ-45 Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings • IRQ Level: 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11, 15 • I/O Address: Determined by slot number • ROM Address: Disabled • DMA Channel: Disabled • Speed: 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps (operation at the higher speed using the RJ-45 connector requires a Category 5 UTP cable) • Optional ROM: Disabled Known Problems and Limit
SMC EtherEZ (8416), EtherCard Elite16 Ultra (8216), EtherCard PLUS Elite (8013), EtherCard PLUS Elite 16 (8013), EtherCard PLUS (8003), EtherCard Elite 32T (8033) Solaris Device Driver: smc Device Type: Network (Ethernet) SMC EtherEZ (8416), EtherCard Elite16 Ultra (8216), EtherCard PLUS Elite (8013), EtherCard PLUS Elite 16 (8013), EtherCard PLUS (8003), EtherCard Elite 32T (8033) Adapters: ISA, Micro Channel Bus Types: Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings 4 Use the manufacturer’s configu
I/O Address IRQ Base Memory Address (Board RAM) 0x260 5 0xE0000 0x380 7 0xD4000 Known Problems and Limitations 4 The boards will only work in memory-mapped mode; use the manufacturer’s utility to configure the device. Ideally, the board should be in Plug and Play mode. 4 The EtherCard PLUS (8003) board has a limited amount of on-board memory, which causes poor NFS system performance. To avoid this problem, NFS system mounts over the 8003 interface must use a 4-Kbyte read/write buffer size.
SMC EtherPower II 10/100 (9432) (DU 3) 86 Solaris Device Driver: spwr Release/Version: DU 3/2.1 Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: SMC EtherPower II 10/100 (9432) Bus Type: PCI Connector: RJ-45 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Xircom Pocket Ethernet (PE3 and PE2) Solaris Device Driver: pe Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapters: Xircom Pocket Ethernet (PE2 and PE3) Port: Attach to a parallel port Preconfiguration Information Ensure that the adapter is turned on before the Solaris operating environment starts its networking services. Known Problems and Limitations Network booting is supported only for model PE3, not PE2.
Token Ring Network Adapters IBM 16/4, Auto 16/4, Turbo 16/4 Token Ring and Compatible Adapters Solaris Device Driver: tr Device Type: Network (Token Ring) Adapters: IBM 16/4, Auto 16/4, Turbo 16/4, Compatible Adapters Bus Types: ISA, EISA , Micro Channel Preconfiguration Information Supported Settings 4 The ROM location address (ISA and EISA) must be set to one of these values: 0xC2000, 0xC6000, 0xCA000, 0xCE000, 0xD2000, 0xD6000, 0xDA000.
16/4 Token Ring adapters (ISA): 4 IRQ Level: 3, 6, 7, 9 4 I/O Address: 0xA20, 0xA24 If there are multiple adapters installed, do not overlap them. Turbo 16/4 Token Ring adapters (ISA): 4 Adapter Mode: Auto 16 Mode, ISA 16 Mode (Auto 16 Mode has better performance) Known Problems and Limitations 4 If you set the ROM location to 0xCE000, the Token Ring board will use 24 Kbytes starting at that location, so it will use all addresses in the range 0xCE000–D3FFF.
4 The Autosense parameter setting 2. Set up the Token Ring so that: 4 The first station has autosense DISABLED. 4 All other stations can have autosense ENABLED. 3. When the “Ring speed listening” feature is tested, make sure the Autosense parameter is turned on. 90 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Madge Smart 16/4 Token Ring (DU 1) Solaris Device Driver: mtok Release/Version: DU 1/3.00.02 Device Type: Network (Token ring) Adapters: Madge Smart 16/4 AT Ringnode/Bridgenode, Smart 16/4 AT Plus Ringnode, Smart 16/4 ISA Client Ringnode, Smart 16/4 ISA Client Plus Ringnode, Smart 16/4 EISA Ringnode/Bridgenode, Smart 16/4 MC Ringnode/Bridgenode, Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode/Bridgenode, Smart 16/4 PCI Ringnode/Bridgenode, Smart 16/4 PCI Presto Bus Types: EISA, ISA, MCA, PCI Madge Networks Ltd.
4 This release of the mtok driver does not support netbooting on Smart 16/4 Presto adapters. 4 The adapter may fail to open on the ring if not connected to a properly configured network. Run the diag utility, which is supplied with the adapter, before using the adapter with the Solaris 2.6 operating environment.
Audio Cards Analog Devices AD1848 and Compatible Devices Solaris Device Driver: sbpro Device Type: Audio Chips: Analog Devices AD1848, Compatible Devices (on computer motherboard or add-in card) Bus Types: ISA, EISA Note - The features and interfaces that are supported by the Solaris sbpro driver are described in the audio(7D) and sbpro(7D) man pages. Compatible Device Information Selected AD1848-based devices are supported by the sbpro device driver.
4 Compaq Deskpro XL Business Audio with built-in AD1847 chip 4 Turtle Beach Tropez card with CS4231 chip Some other 100 percent hardware-compatible devices may also function using the sbpro driver; however, they have not been tested or certified with the Solaris operating environment. The Turtle Beach Tropez card may interfere with the operation of other ISA devices in the system, such as the 3Com 3C509 and SMC Elite 16 Ethernet adapters.
4 The sbpro driver automatically chooses an unused DMA channel and IRQ line for the device. Note - The sbpro support for the AD1848 and compatibles uses one DMA channel for both play and record; simultaneous play/record is not supported. Turtle Beach Tropez Card With CS4231 Chip • I/O Address: 0x530 The MWSS I/O address on the Turtle Beach Tropez card is 0x530 at power-up. It can only be changed by software after the system is booted, and the Solaris operating environment does not do that.
4 Although the sbpro driver supports A-law encoding on AD1848 and compatible devices, audiotool(1) does not and produces an error message if you select A-law encoding. Use audioplay(1) to play A-law encoded audio files, or use audioconvert(1) to convert the A-law sample into a format that audiotool will accept, such as 16-bit linear. User-written applications can select A-law format using the sbpro driver on AD1848 and compatible devices.
Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster Pro-2 Solaris Device Driver: sbpro Device Type: Audio Adapters: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Pro, Sound Blaster Pro-2 Bus Type: ISA Note - The features and interfaces that are supported by the Solaris sbpro driver are described in the audio(7D) and sbpro(7D) man pages. Preconfiguration Information 4 The Sound Blaster Pro card cannot share IRQ settings with any other card installed in your system.
• IRQ Level: 2, 5, 7, 10 • I/O Address: 0x220, 0x240 • DMA Channel: 0, 1, 3 Known Problems and Limitations The ISA version IBM Token Ring and compatible adapters will not work in a system that contains a Sound Blaster card configured at the default I/O port address (0x220). If possible, move the Sound Blaster card to port address 0x240; otherwise, remove the Sound Blaster device from the system. 98 Device Reference Manual for Solaris 2.
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Vibra 16 Solaris Device Driver: sbpro Device Type: Audio Adapters: Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16, Sound Blaster AWE32, Sound Blaster Vibra 16 Bus Type: ISA Note - The features and interfaces that are supported by the Solaris sbpro driver are described in the audio(7D) and sbpro(7D) man pages. Note - The Sound Blaster 16 optional SCSI-2 interface is supported by the Solaris aic driver.
Defaults are shown in this typeface. • IRQ Level: 2, 5, 7, 10 • I/O Address: 0x220, 0x240, 0x260, 0x280 • 8-bit DMA Channel: 0, 1, 3 • 16-bit DMA Channel: 5, 6, 7 Known Problems and Limitations 4 The Sound Blaster card cannot share IRQ settings with any other card installed in your system. The most common conflicts occur with the LPT1 parallel port or a network card.
PC Card (PCMCIA) Hardware PC Card Adapters Solaris Device Driver: pcic Adapters: Intel i82365SL Vadem VG365, VG465, VG468, VG469 Cirrus Logic PD6710, PD6720 Ricoh RF5C366 Toshiba Bus Type: PC Card Connectors: Up to eight Type I, II, or III sockets Caution - The Intergraph TD-30/TD-40 machine may lock up. To avoid this, ground yourself by touching some metal on the computer case while inserting and removing the PC Card devices.
Address space At least 8 Kbytes are required with 4 Kbytes per socket in the 640K-1MB range (not necessarily contiguous); if there are three sockets, at least 12 Kbytes are needed I/O space At least 8 and preferably 16 bytes per socket IRQs One per socket, plus an IRQ for the pcic device driver itself Configuration Procedure Initial Installation and Configuration 1. Consult the Configuration Assistant for address space, I/O space, and IRQs already used by system devices. 2. Insert the PC Card adapter.
# touch /reconfigure # reboot 4. Insert the PC Card adapter and turn on the machine. 5. Do a second reboot so that the PC Card device driver begins running with the new resources allocated.
3Com EtherLink III (3C562, 3C589) PC Cards Solaris Device Driver: pcelx Device Type: Network (Ethernet) Adapter: 3Com EtherLink III 3C562 (network, modem), EtherLink III 3C589 (network) Bus Type: PC Card Preconfiguration Information 4 IBM ThinkPad 760E series systems and systems using the TI PCI1130 PCI-to-CardBus chip (such as the Dell Latitude XPi CD) only: Before bringing the system onto the network, put the PC Card into 8-bit mode by creating a file called /kernel/drv/pcelx.
2. Boot the system. 3. Insert the 3Com EtherLink III PC Card device. Identifying an Unrecognized Card If you insert a 3C562 or 3C589 card and it isn’t recognized (no special files created), use the prtconf command to try to identify the problem. 1. Become root. 2. Run the prtconf -D command to see if your 3C562 or 3C589 card is recognized. A recognized device will appear in the prtconf output. For example: # prtconf -D . . . pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic) . . .
Note - This process is described in TCP/IP and Data Communications Administration Guide. Special Files Device naming in /dev follows standard LAN device naming except that the PPA (Physical Point of Attachment) unit number is the socket where the card resides, not the instance. That is, for the pcelx driver, /dev/pcelx0 (or PPA 0 of /dev/pcelx) is the card in socket 0, while a card in socket 1 is /dev/pcelx1 (or PPA 1 of /dev/pcelx). See the pcelx(7D) man page.
Modem and Serial PC Card Devices Solaris Device Driver: pcser Device Type: Modem and serial PC Card devices based on the 8250, 16550, or compatible UART at speeds up to 115 Kbps Bus Type: PC Card Preconfiguration Information If a PC Card modem or serial device is recognized, the pcser device driver is automatically loaded, ports and IRQs allocated, and special files created (if they don’t already exist). Configuration Procedure Initial Installation and Configuration 1.
# prtconf -D . . . pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic) . . . pccard111.222 (driver not attached) 3. If your device is not recognized “(driver not attached)”, use the add_drv command to add the name of your device as another known alias for pcser devices. For example, type the following at the command line: # add_drv -i’"pccard111.222"’ pcser Note - Include the double quotes in single quotes to keep the shell from stripping out the double quotes.
3. To work properly with the Solaris operating environment, all devices must be accounted for, even those the Solaris environment does not support. The Configuration Assistant software accounts for all devices in your system. Additional Configuration When adding a new serial port or modem to the system, you often need to edit configuration files so that applications can use the new communications port. For example, the /etc/uucp/devices file needs to be updated to use UUCP and PPP.
SRAM and DRAM PC Card Devices Solaris Device Driver: pcram Device Types: Static RAM (SRAM), Dynamic RAM (DRAM) Bus Type: PC Card Note - Flash RAM devices are not supported. Preconfiguration Information If a PC Card memory device is recognized, the pcram device driver is automatically loaded, the physical address allocated, and special files created (if they don’t already exist).
Identifying an Unrecognized Device If you insert a memory device and it isn’t recognized (no special files created), use the prtconf command. 1. Become root. 2. Run the prtconf -D command to display the configuration recognized by the system. A recognized device will appear in the prtconf output. For example: # prtconf -D . . . pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic) . . . memory, instance #0 (driver name: pcmem) pcram, instance #0 (driver name: pcram) 3.
Note - A device name can be specified either by a partition name (p#) or a slice name (s#), but not both. Using PC Card Memory Devices Since the Solaris Volume Management software recognizes PC Card memory devices, no special vold configuration is required. ♦ If you don’t want to use vold to manage your PC Card memory devices, comment out the "use pcmem" line in the /etc/vold.conf file. To comment out a line, insert a # character at the beginning of the line.
Viper 8260pA, SanDisk Flash, or Any PC Card ATA Devices Solaris Device Driver: pcata Device Type: ATA PC Card Adapters: Viper 8260pA SanDisk Flash Or any PC Card ATA device Bus Type: PC Card Preconfiguration Information If a PC Card ATA device is recognized, the pcata device driver is automatically loaded, IRQs allocated, devices nodes created, and special files created (if they don’t already exist). Known Problems and Limitations 4 vold does not support pcata.
2. Boot the system. 3. Insert the PC Card ATA device. Identifying an Unrecognized Card If you insert a PC Card ATA device and it isn’t recognized (no special files are created), use the prtconf command to try to identify the problem. 1. Run the prtconf -D command to see if your pcata card is recognized. A recognized device will appear at the end of the prtconf output. For example: # prtconf -D . . . pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic) . . . disk, instance #0 2.
# newfs /dev/rdsk/c#d#s# To mount a ufs file system, type: # mount -F ufs /dev/dsk/c#d#s# /mnt For more information, see the newfs(1M) and mount(1M) man pages. 4 To create a Solaris partition, run the format command and go to the Partition menu. For more information, see the format(1M) man page.
