DRIVER UPDATE 5 OVERVIEW and INSTRUCTIONS (Unix version) The Solaris x86 Driver Update is the mechanism by which new device drivers and video support are distributed to the field. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Driver Update 5 includes support for the following devices: (Legend: * = New driver in this release; u = updated in this release) DISK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Enhanced IDE (large disk support) u IDE CD-ROM (ATAPI) drives (see HCL for specific models tested) SCSI Host Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * IBM Fast/Wide SCSI-2 Adapter * IBM RAID Controller (PS/2 Server 95, PC Server 500) u Adaptec AHA-2940/AHA-2940W, AIC-7870/7850 BusLogic BT-440C, BT-445C, BT-445S, BT-542B, BT-545C, BT-545S, BT-742A, BT-746C, BT-747C, BT-747S, BT-757S, BT-946C Trantor T348 miniSCSI Plus Adaptec AIC-6260/6360, AHA-1510A, AHA-1520A, AHA-1522A, AHA-1530P, AHA-1532P AT&T GIS NCR53C710 SCSI (includes Siemens Nixdorf PCE-5S) AT&T GIS NCR53C815 SCSI NETWORK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Integrated AMD PCnet-PCI Ethernet (Intergraph TD series, HP Vectra XU, Compaq Deskpro XL) * Allied Telesyn AT-1500T, AT-1500AT, AT-1500BT (ISA) * Cabletron E2210 (AMD PCnet-ISA) * D-Link DE-510CT (AMD PCnet32) * Kingston KNE2121H (AMD PCnet-ISA) * CNet CN970EBT (AMD PCnet-PCI) * Mitron LX2100p (AMD PCnet-PCI) * Samsung SEB-3000C (AMD PCnet-PCI) * SVEC FD0455 EtherBoard (AMD PCnet-PCI) * SVEC NE2100 (AMD PCnet-ISA) * Novell/Eagle Technology NE2000 * Accton EtherCombo-16 * Alta EtherCombo-16 T/C * Kingston KNE-2000T+ * Kingston KNE-2031+ * Kingston KNE-2002+ * Olicom EtherCom ISA/II * Microdyne NE2000 * Thomas-Conrad TC5043-T * Novell/Eagle Technology NE3200 * Intel EtherExpress 32 * Racal Interlan ES3210 Ethernet Intel EtherExpress PRO Intel EtherExpress 16 SMC EtherCard Family SMC EtherEZ Ethernet Adapter VIDEO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * HP NetServer LC/LE/DF (Trident TVGA 9000i) * HP Vectra VL2 (Cirrus Logic GD5428) * HP Vectra XM2i (S3 Vision864) * HP Vectra XU (S3 Vision864) * Compaq QVision/E 1024 (EISA) * Diamond Viper Pro PCI/VLB (P9100) * Diamond Viper SE PCI (P9100) * Everex FIC864P * Everex ViewPoint 64P Acer ET4000/W32 ATI Graphics Ultra+ (ISA) ATI Graphics Ultra Pro (ISA, VLB, PCI) ATI Pro Turbo VLB (Mach64) ATI Pro Turbo PCI (Mach64) ATI WINTURBO PCI (Mach64) ATI Graphics Expression PCI (Mach 64) ATI Graphics Expression VLB (Mach 64) Compaq QVision 2000 Dell PowerEdge SP5xx (ATI Mach32) Diamond Speedstar 64 (ISA, PCI0 Diamond Viper VLB (P9000) Diamond Viper PCI (P9000) Diamond Stealth 32 VLB (ET-4000/W32p) Diamond Stealth 32 PCI (ET-4000/W32p) Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM VLB (Vision864) see NOTE_1 Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM PCI (Vision864) see NOTE_1 Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM VLB (Vision964) Diamond Stealth 64 VRAM PCI (Vision964) Elsa Winner 1000 VLB (S3 86C928) Elsa Winner 2000 VLB (S3 86C928) Elsa Winner 1000 PRO VLB (Vision864) Elsa Winner 2000 PRO VLB (Vision964) Elsa Winner 2000 PRO PCI (Vision964) IBM PS/ValuePoint Performance Series (S3 Vision864) IBM PC Series 300-486 (Cirrus Logic GD5430) IBM PC Series 300 (S3 Vision864) IBM PC Series 700 (S3 Vision864) Intel Professional/GX (High Resolution) (ATI Mach32) Intergraph TD1 (S3 86C928) Matrox Impression Plus Matrox Impression VLB (MGA) Matrox Ultima Plus VLB (MGA II) Matrox Ultima Plus PCI (MGA II) Matrox Ultima 200 PCI (MGA II) miro CRYSAL 20SD (S3 Vision864) miro CRYSAL 40SV (S3 Vision964) Number Nine #9GXE ISA (S3 86C928) Number Nine #9GXE VLB (S3 86C928) Number Nine #9GXE64 PCI (Vision864) Number Nine #9GXE64 Pro PCI (Vision964) Number Nine Imagine 128 Orchid Fahrenheit 128O Plus VLB Orchid Kelvin PCI (Cirrus Logic GD5434) Orchid Kelvin VLB (Cirrus Logic GD5434) S3 Vision864+SDAC STB Nitro PCI (Cirrus Logic GD5434) STB Lightspeed VLB (ET-4000/W32p) STB Powergraph PRO PCI (S3 Vision864) Trident TVGA9000i AUDIO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Creative Labs Soundblaster AWE32 NOTE_1: The S3 Trio63-based versions of these boards are not yet supported. An Early Access version of this video driver should be available on newstop (in the UNSUPPORTED directory) in the first half of March. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLARIS PATCH It is recommended that users of Driver Update 5 install the Solaris 2.4 x86 jumbo kernel patch ID 101946. This patch resolves problems known to cause user-level programs to core dump. This patch is posted on: - The WWW at http://access1.sun.com; select Solaris Driver Update - The Internet server (via anonymous ftp) sunsolve1.Sun.COM in the directory /pub/patches -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Driver Update 5 consists of the following components: - Driver Update 5 DISK Boot Diskette (replacement MDB disk for CD installs) - Driver Update 5 NET Boot Diskette (replacement MDB disk for NETWORK installs) - Driver Update 5 Distribution Diskette (patch format diskette) - Driver Update 5 Video Diskette (patch format diskette) - Driver Update 5 Guide (ASCII and Postscript formats) Note that not all of these diskette may be required for your installation. Please refer to the Driver Update 5 Guide for instructions. The Driver Update 5 is available on diskette or electronically via CompuServe, and the Internet. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISKETTE To obtain Driver Update 5 diskettes, contact SunSoft Inside Sales at 1-800-SUNSOFT, option 2, and request the Solaris 2.4 x86 Driver Update 5, Part No. ISOS-240-FP-DU5. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISKETTE ARCHIVES The available archives are: du5tar.3.Z -- compressed tar archive (includes 3 dd images: dsk_boot.3, net_boot.3, and du_distribution.3 - 3.5" format) du5tar.5.Z -- compressed tar archive (includes 3 dd images: dsk_boot.5, net_boot.5, and du_distribution.5 - 5.25" format) du5vid.3 -- uncompressed 3.5" dd diskette image (video update) du5doc.ps -- Solaris 2.4 x86 Driver Update 5 Guide, Postscript format du5doc.txt -- Solaris 2.4 x86 Driver Update 5 Guide, ASCII text format README -- this file, with update overview and access instructions 2) Uncompress the archive (example: uncompress du5tar.3.Z). 3) Using the tar command, extract the diskette images from the archive. (example: tar xvf du5tar.3) Note that the video file is not an archive. 4) Using the dd command, copy each diskette image to a diskette. (example: dd if=dsk_boot.3 of=/dev/diskette bs=1024k) 5) Follow the instructions in the Driver Update 5 Guide to install the update. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE CHECKSUMS File transfers may be verified by refering to the checksums below: (output from /usr/bin/sum) 31751 1113 du5doc.ps 24147 299 du5doc.txt 19678 3530 du5tar.3.Z 19009 3471 du5tar.5.Z 547 2880 du5vid.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UNIX ACCESS SITES This release is available from the following INTERNET sites: ftp.uu.net (vendor/sun/sun-doc/x-86-driver/2.4) sunsite.unc.edu (pub/sun-info/solaris-x86/sunsoft-drivers) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOS ACCESS SITES This release is available from the following DOS-compatible sites: CompuServe -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidates for Driver Update 6 (April) AMD PCnet-SCSI Mylex DAC960P PCI RAID Controller DPT PCI SCSI Host Adapters and RAID Controllers S3 Trio64-based video adapters Intel EtherExpress PRO/100 Fast Ethernet