Installation guide
TABLE 2–1 USB Devices and Congurations
USB Devices Connection Types
USB 2.0 storage devices Direct, USB 1.1 hub, USB 2.0 hub
USB 1.1 devices except audio Direct, USB 1.1 hub, USB 2.0 hub
USB 1.1 audio devices Direct, USB 1.1 hub
USB 2.0 audio devices Not supported
x86: Limitations Exist With Certain Device Drivers in
Solaris 10 OS
The following list describes limitations with certain drivers and interfaces in this release of
Solaris 10 for x86 platforms:
Checkpoint Resume This functionality is turned o for all device types. In the DDI_SUSPEND
code in your detach() function, you should return DDI_FAILURE.
Power Management This functionality is unavailable to USB devices. Do not create power
management components. Write your driver so that
pm_raise_power() and pm_lower_power() are called only when
power management components are created.
DVD-ROM/CD-ROM Drives on Headless Systems
Power management of interactive devices such as removable media is linked with power
management of your monitor and the graphics card that drives your monitor. If your screen is
active, devices such as the CD-ROM drive and diskette remain at full-power mode. These
devices might switch to low-power mode on a system without a monitor. To restore power to
the CD or diskette, type volcheck to obtain the latest status from each removable device.
Alternatively, you can disable power management on your system by using the Dtpower GUI.
By disabling power management, these devices are constantly at full power.
x86: Manual Conguration Required to Specify
Non-US English Keyboards
By default, the kdmconfig program species Generic US-English(104-Key) as the keyboard type
that is connected to the system. If the system's keyboard is not a US-English keyboard, you must
Hardware–Related Issues and Bugs
Chapter 2 • Solaris Runtime Issues 69