SOLARIS 2.5 FOR X86 DRIVER UPDATE 1 OVERVIEW and INSTRUCTIONS The Solaris Driver Update is the mechanism by which new device drivers and video support are distributed to our customers. ========================================================================= LEGEND: * - New driver in this release; u - updated in this release Solaris 2.5 x86 Driver Update 1 includes support for the following devices: DISK - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u IDE / Enhanced IDE / ATAPI (IDE CD-ROM) SCSI Host Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Adaptec AHA-274x/AHA-284x, AIC-7770 RAID CONTROLLERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Mylex DAC960P (PCI) / DAC960E (EISA) RAID Controller ETHERNET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Asante EtherFAST 10/100 FAST ETHERNET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * Asante EtherFAST 10/100 Miscellaneous - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Serial Port (asy) VIDEO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - * ATI Mach64CT (Rev 1 and 2) u ATI Graphics Xpression PCI / VLB (Mach64) u ATI Graphics Pro Turbo PCI / VLB (Mach64) u ATI WINTURBO PCI (Mach64) * Compaq QVision 1280 u Compaq QVision 2000E u Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM u Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM Trio 64 PCI * Diamond Stealth64 Graphics 2000 (S3-764 and S3-864) * Diamond Stealth64 Video 2000 (S3-868) * Diamond Stealth64 Video 2001 (S3-765) * Diamond Stealth64 Video 3000 (S3-968 with TVP or IBM RAMDACs) u Diamond Viper Pro PCI / VLB u Intel Professional/GX High Resolution * NEC 5FGe and 6FGp monitors * Oak OTI-107 based boards * S3 Trio64V+ based boards MP Modules - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - u Intel MP Specification 1.1-compliant systems u Compaq ProLiant (Triflex) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OBTAINING DRIVER UPDATE 1 Driver Update 1 is available on 3.5" diskette or electronically via the Internet (the World Wide Web and anonymous ftp sites), CompuServe, and the Sun's internal ftp server (newstop.ebay). The following is a list of the components of Driver Update 1 including the names of the 3.5" diskette image files (as viewed from both the DOS and Unix environments). Note that some but not all of the diskette image files are compressed to reduce downloading time (not all files can be compressed any further). There are two different compression formats: DOS ZIP and Unix compress. Utilities for dealing with either of these formats are available for both DOS and Unix (see note at the end of this announcement). Device Driver Set: - Driver Update 1 Realmode Boot Diskette du1boot1.Z DU1BOOT1.ZIP - Driver Update 1 Solaris Boot Diskette du1boot2.Z DU1BOOT2.ZIP - Driver Update 1 Distribution Diskette du1dist1.Z DU1DIST1.ZIP Video Set: - Driver Update 1 Video Diskette du1video DU1VID.ZIP Documentation Set: - Solaris 2.5 x86 Driver Update 1 Guide du1docps.Z -- Postscript format DU1DOCPS.ZIP du1doctx.Z -- ASCII text format DU1DOCTX.ZIP Some of these diskettes may not be required for your particular installation. Please refer to the Driver Update 1 Guide for instructions. The uncompressed *.Z and the unzipped *.ZIP files produce identical diskette image files. You only need one of each diskette, and any of the files provided will work as long as you have the right uncompression utility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DISKETTE To obtain Driver Update 1 diskettes, contact SunSoft Inside Sales at 1-800-SUNSOFT, option 3 or (415) 336-4960 and request the Solaris 2.5 x86 Driver Update 1, Part No. ISOS-250-FP3-DU1. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WORLD-WIDE WEB To obtain files from the Access1 Web Page: Open URL http://access1.sun.com/gateway/drivergate/driverMain.html. Under Solaris 2.5 for x86 Driver Information, click "Solaris 2.5 for x86 Driver Update 1." You will be presented with a list of all files available to download and links to further information about this Update. Download the desired files by selecting the file name and then specifying a local file name when prompted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FTP.UU.NET (Anonymous FTP) To obtain the files using ftp: 1) Use ftp to connect to ftp.uu.net: 'ftp ftp.uu.net' 2) At the login prompt, use 'anonymous'. 3) For the password, use your complete email address. 4) At the ftp prompt, set file type to "binary" ftp> binary [RETURN] 5) cd /vendor/sun/solaris/x86/2.5/DU1 6) 'get' the desired files (as listed above). 7) Quit the FTP session: ftp> quit [RETURN] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADDITIONAL INTERNET SITES Driver Update 1 is also available at SunSITE USA at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. It is accessible via anonymous ftp from sunsite.unc.edu in /pub/sun-info/solaris-x86/sunsoft-drivers and via the WWW at URL http://sunsite.unc.edu in the Sun Archives (direct access URL file://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/sun-info/solaris-x86/sunsoft-drivers) Driver Updates are also available on Sun's internal anonymous ftp server (newstop.ebay). Using ftp, log in as described in the above example and go to directory /sun/Solaris/x86driver/2.5/DU1 to "get" the desired archives. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMPUSERVE To obtain files from CompuServe, establish a CompuServe session and at the prompt type "g sunsoft" or "go sunsoft". Proceed to the Solaris x86 Library ("lib 9"). You can then download the ZIP archive which contains the diskette image files you need. If you do not have an unzip utility (such as unzip, or pkunzip), they are available on CompuServe. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CREATING DRIVER UPDATE DISKETTES Once you have downloaded Driver Udpate diskette images, you can create diskette using the following procedure: 1) Uncompress the diskette image file(s) using the UNIX "uncompress" command or the DOS ZIP program. Note that if the image file name does not have a .Z or .ZIP suffix, then it does not need to be uncompressed. For example: uncompress du1boot1.Z or: pkunzip DU1BOOT1.ZIP 2) Using the Unix dd or DOS equivalent command, copy each diskette image to a diskette. For example: dd if=du1boot1 of=/dev/rdiskette bs=1024k Or if you are using a Solaris system running Volume Manager (vold) use the following commands: volcheck dd if=du1boot1 of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=1024k eject floppy0 3) Follow the instructions in the Driver Update 1 Guide to install the update. NOTE: If you do not have access to UNIX and the UNIX uncompress utility, there is an equivalent uncompress utility available for DOS. This program is available in the SimTel MSDOS software collection. Two ftp sites that carry this software are wuarchive.wustl.edu and oak.oakland.edu. A DOS version of the unix dd utility (DD.EXE) can be obtained from the SunSoft Solaris x86 library (lib 9) on CompuServe or via anonymous ftp from ftp.uu.net:/vendor/sun/sun-doc/x-86-driver The command syntax is: DD.EXE [FILENAME] [DRIVE]: For example: DD.EXE DU1BOOT1 A: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE: ---------------------------------------------- Call 1-800-SUN-SOFT, option #3 "software upgrades" and request the Solaris 2.5 x86 Driver Update 1, Part No. ISOS-250-FP3-DU1. SunSoft will send you the driver update diskettes. Or FAX your name, address, and phone number to 415-691-1158 and specify which Driver Update release you need to receive. (Solaris 2.5 x86 Driver Update 1, Part No. ISOS-250-FP3-DU1.) SunSoft will send you the driver update diskettes. If you're outside the US and Canada, call 310-348-8677. You can also FAX questions to 310-348-8601. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------