Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3
Overview & Instructions
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***NOTE*** Driver Update 3 has been verified with both Solaris 2.5 and
Solaris 2.5.1.
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The Solaris x86 Driver Update is the mechanism by which new device drivers
and video support are distributed to our customers.
LEGEND: * - New support in this release; u - Updated support in this release
Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 includes support for the following devices:
DISKS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
u Enhanced IDE / ATAPI (IDE CD-ROM) including support for NEC CDR-260R/CDR-273
SCSI Host Adapter - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
u Adaptec AHA-2940U, AHA-2940UW, Integrated AIC-7880
Adaptec AHA-274x/AHA-284x, AIC-7770
Compaq 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 (53c710 - EISA add-in card)
Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2 (53c710 - ProLiant 2000, 4000)
Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-SCSI-2/P (53c810 - ProSignia 300, 500)
Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/E (53c825 - ProLiant 4500)
Compaq Integrated 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P (53c825 - ProLiant 1500)
Compaq 32-Bit Fast-Wide SCSI-2/P (53c825 - PCI add-in card)
RAID CONTROLLERS - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mylex DAC960P (PCI)/DAC960E (EISA)
ETHERNET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* 3Com Etherlink III PCI Bus Master (3C590)
* 3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100 PCI (3C595 TX)
* 3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100 EISA (3C597 TX)
Compaq Netflex-2 DualPort ENET, NetFlex-2 ENET-TR Controller (Ethernet only)
* Compaq NetFlex-3/E
* Compaq NetFlex-3/P
* Intel EtherExpress PRO/10+ PCI
* Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B PCI TX
SMC EtherPower (21040)(8432BT/8432BTA)
SMC EtherPower (21041)(8432BT/8432BTA)
FAST ETHERNET - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* 3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100 PCI (3C595 TX)
* 3Com Fast Etherlink 10/100 EISA (3C597 TX)
Asante EtherFAST 10/100 (100MB support only)
Cogent EM100TX
Cogent EM110TX (100MB support only)
* Compaq NetFlex-3/E (supports 100Base-TX and 100VG-AnyLAN UTP modules)
* Compaq NetFlex-3/P (supports 100Base-TX and 100VG-AnyLAN UTP modules)
* Intel EtherExpress PRO/100B PCI TX
SMC EtherPower 10/100 PCI (SMC 9332DST)
Znyx EtherXtend ZX342
FDDI - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* Rockwell RNS 2200 Series FDDI PCI Adapters
TOKEN RING - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* IBM 16/4, Auto 16/4 Token Ring (and compatible Adapters)
* Madge Smart 16/4 AT Ringnode/Bridgenode
* Madge Smart 16/4 AT Plus Ringnode
* Madge Smart 16/4 ISA Client Ringnode
* Madge Smart 16/4 ISA Client Plus Ringnode
* Madge Smart 16/4 EISA Ringnode/Bridgenode
* Madge Smart 16/4 MC Ringnode/Bridgenode
* Madge Smart 16/4 MC32 Ringnode/Bridgenode
* Madge Smart 16/4 PCI Ringnode/Bridgenode
VIDEO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
ATI Graphics Pro Turbo (ATI Mach64)
* ATI Graphics Pro Turbo 1600 (ATI Mach64)
ATI Graphics Xpression (ATI Mach64)
ATI WinTurbo (Mach64)
ATI Mach64CT (Rev 1 and 2)
Boca Voyager 64
* Chips & Technology 65545
* Chips & Technology 65548
* Cirrus Logic 5428 chipset
* Cirrus Logic 5429 chipset
* Cirrus Logic 5436 chipset
* Cirrus Logic 54M40 chipset
* Cirrus Logic 5446 chipset
* Cirrus Logic 7543 chipset
Compaq ProSignia 300 (Cirrus Logic GD5424)
Compaq QVision 1280
Compaq QVision 2000E
Compaq QVision 2000 (Rev. G)
Diamond Stealth 64 Graphics 2000 (S3 Trio64 and S3 Vision864)
Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2000 (S3 Vision868)
Diamond Stealth 64 Video 2001 (S3 Trio64V+)
Diamond Stealth 64 Video 3000 (S3 Vision968 with TVP or IBM RAMDACs)
* Diamond Stealth SE (S3 Trio32)
Diamond Viper Pro (P9100)
Diamond Viper SE (P9100)
* IBM PC 330-Model 6575 (S3 864)
* IBM PC 330-Model 6576 (S3 Trio64)
* IBM PC 350-Model 6581 (GD5430)
* IBM PC 360-Model 6598 (Storm)
* IBM PC 750-Model 6885-35H (S3 864 + S3 SDAC)
* IBM PC 750-Model 6885-J0M (S3 864 + S3 SDAC)
* IBM PC Server 310-Model 8639-0DT (S3 868)
* IBM PC Server 310-Model 8639-0XT (S3 864)
* IBM PC Server 320-Model 8640-MXT (GD5430)
* IBM PC Server 320-Model 8640-0NJ (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 320-Model 8640-0XT (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 320-Model 8640-0YT (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 320-Model 8640-0DV (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 500-Model 8641-0YR (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 500-Model 8641-0YT (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 520-Model 8641-ED2 (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 520-Model 8641-EDG (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 520-Model 8641-EZS (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 520-Model 8641-EZV (GD5428)
* IBM PC Server 720-Model 8642-0ZO (GD5428)
Intel Professional/GX (High Resolution) (ATI Mach32)
Matrox MGA Millenium
* Number Nine Motion 331 (S3 Trio64V+)
Oak Technology OTI-107
* Oak Technology OTI111
* S3 Trio32 (S3 Trio32)
S3 Trio64V+ chipset
STB Powergraph 64 Video (S3 Trio64V+)
* Trident 9440 (TGUI9440)
* Trident 9680 (TGUI9680)
NOTEBOOK VIDEO SUPPORT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* AST Ascentia 950N w/SVGA Panel A, B, C, D, E
* AST Ascentia 950N w/VGA Panel A, B, C, D, E
* Compaq LTE 5100 A, B, C, D, E
* Compaq LTE 5200 A, B, C, D, E
* Dell Latitude XPi 75D A, C, D
* IBM ThinkPad 755C A, C, D
* IBM ThinkPad 755CD A, C, D
* IBM ThinkPad 755CV A, C, D
* IBM ThinkPad 755CX w/SVGA Panel A, B, C, D, E
* NEC Versa M75C A, C, D
* NEC Versa M75HC A, B, C, D, E
* TI Extensa 560CDT A, C, D
* Toshiba 4800CT A, C, D
* Toshiba 4850CT A, C, D
* Toshiba 4900CT A, C, D
* Toshiba Portege 610CT A, C, D
* Toshiba Satellite Pro 400CDT A, C, D
* Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT A, B, C, D, E
* Toshiba Tecra 700CT A, B, C, D, E
* Zenith Z-Note GT A, B, C, D, E
* Zenith Z-Noteflex A, C, D
* C&T 65545 with VGA Panel A, C, D
* C&T 65545 with SVGA Panel A, B, C, D, E
* C&T 65548 with VGA Panel A, C, D
* C&T 65548 with SVGA Panel A, B, C, D, E
A LCD supported at 640x480x8
B LCD supported at 800x600x8 (and is default LCD resolution)
C External monitor supported at 640x480x8, 800x600x8, and 1024x768x8
D LCD and External Monitor supported at 640x480x8
E LCD and External Monitor supported at 800x600x8
NOTE: The last four "generic" items on the above list are expected
to work with notebooks which use these video controllers but were not
available for testing. This includes the Hewlett Packard OmniBook 5000CTS,
NEC Versa 4050C and Gateway 2000 Solo S90/S120. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE
THAT THESE DRIVERS WILL WORK WITH EVERY NOTEBOOK USING THESE CHIPS.
AUDIO - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
* Analog Devices AD1848 (and compatible devices)
MP Modules - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Intel MP Specification 1.1-compliant systems
Compaq ProLiant (Triflex)
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The Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 release consists of the following components:
Device Driver Set:
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 REALMODE Boot Diskette
du3bt1.Z -- 3.5" compressed dd image
du3bt1.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 SOLARIS Boot Diskette
du3bt2.Z -- 3.5" compressed dd image
du3bt2.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Distribution 1 Diskette (patch format)
du3d1.bin -- 3.5" uncompressed dd image
du3d1.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Distribution 2 Diskette (patch format)
du3d2.Z -- 3.5" compressed dd image
du3d2.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
Video Set:
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Video 1 Diskette
du3vid1.bin -- 3.5" uncompressed dd image
du3vid1.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Video 2 Diskette
du3vid2.Z -- 3.5" compressed dd image
du3vid2.zip -- 3.5" zipped dd image
Documentation Set:
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Guide
du3ps.Z -- compressed postscript format
du3ps.zip -- zipped postscript format
du3txt.Z -- compressed ASCII text format
du3txt.zip -- zipped ASCII text format
- Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Video Driver Update 3 Guide
du3vps.Z -- compressed postscript format
du3vps.zip -- zipped postscript format
du3vtxt.Z -- compressed ASCII text format
du3vtxt.zip -- zipped ASCII text format
Some of these diskettes may not be required for your particular installation.
Please refer to the Solaris 2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3 Guide and the Solaris
2.5/2.5.1 x86 Video Driver Update 3 Guide for instructions. The uncompressed
(*.Z) and the unzipped (*.zip) files produce identical diskette image files.
For each diskette image you only need to download ONE of these two file formats.
Driver Update 3 is available on diskette or electronically via the
Internet (the World Wide Web and anonymous ftp sites), CompuServe, and
the Sun's internal ftp server (newstop.ebay).
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DOWNLOADING FILES FROM THE WORLD-WIDE WEB
To obtain files from the Access1 Web Page:
1) Open URL http://access1.sun.com/gateway/drivergate/driverMain.html
click on "Solaris Driver Update 3." You will be presented with a
list of all diskette images and documents available to download.
2) Download the desired files by selecting the filename and then specifying
a local filename when prompted.
An alternative WWW site for Driver Update 3 is SunSITE USA, at
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/sun-info/solaris-x86/sunsoft-drivers/2.5/DU3
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DOWNLOADING FILES VIA ANONYMOUS FTP (from ftp.uu.net)
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/DU3
6) 'get' the desired files
ftp> get <filename> [RETURN]
7) Quit the FTP session:
ftp> quit [RETURN]
Alternative anonymous ftp sites for DU3 are:
SunSITE USA (sunsite.unc.edu) in the directory
/pub/sun-info/solaris-x86/sunsoft-drivers/2.5/DU3
Sun's internal anonymous ftp server (newstop.ebay) in the directory
/sun/Solaris/x86drivers/2.5/x86/DU3.
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DOWNLOADING FILES FROM COMPUSERVE
To obtain files from CompuServe, establish a CompuServe session and at
the prompt type "go sunsoft". Proceed to the Solaris x86 Library ("lib
9"). You can then download the ZIP archives which contain the diskette
image files you need.
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CREATING DISKETTES FROM DOWNLOADED FILES
Files with .zip or .Z extensions must first be uncompressed. Utilities
to uncompress files of either type are widely available for UNIX, DOS,
and Microsoft Windows systems (CompuServe, and the SimTel archives which
are mirrored on the anonymous ftp sites wuarchive.wustl.edu and
oak.oakland.edu, are good sources for DOS and Windows utilities.)
To uncompress a .Z file, type:
uncompress <filename>
To unzip a .zip file, follow the instructions appropriate for your unzip
program.
The uncompressed images must then be copied to diskettes with the dd
command. (A DOS version of this command may be found in
ftp.uu.net:/vendor/sun/solaris/x86/dd.exe)
Under UNIX:
dd if=filename of=/dev/rdiskette bs=1024k
Or, alternatively, if you are using a Solaris system running Volume
Manager (vold):
volcheck
dd if=filename of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=1024k
eject floppy0
Under DOS:
dd filename A:
Finally, follow the instructions in the Driver Update Guide to
install the update.
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INSTALLING THE DRIVER UPDATE WITHOUT CREATING DISKETTES
If you have downloaded the Driver Update files from the World-Wide Web
or via anonymous FTP directly to a Solaris system, you can install the
Driver Update without creating diskettes.
Since the files are designed to be installed from diskette, you need
to combine some of them before unpacking them. Currently, this
applies to the Distribution and Video diskettes. (The Boot diskettes
aren't needed when applying the Driver Update to a running Solaris
system.)
1) Download the following files from the World-Wide Web or via anonymous
FTP to the system on which you want to install the drivers:
Drivers for devices such as SCSI host bus adapters, disk interface,
network adapters, PC-Card devices, audio, SCSI tape devices, and
serial ports:
du3d1.bin and du3d2.Z or
du3d1.zip and du3d2.zip
Video Drivers:
du3vid1.bin and du3vid2.Z or
du3vid1.zip and du3vid2.zip
You can omit the video drivers or the non-video drivers files, but
make sure you get the complete set of files for the type you choose.
2) cd to the directory containing the downloaded files. The directory
must have space for the uncompressed files resulting from this procedure.
3) Uncompress the files using the correct program, either uncompress
or unzip, for the type of files you've downloaded. For example:
% unzip du3d1.zip
% uncompress du3vid2.Z
The files ending in .bin don't need to be uncompressed. Rename
them to the same file name without .bin . For example:
% mv du3d1.bin du3d1
3) Become root.
4) Type:
# cat du3vid1 du3vid2 | cpio -ivcdm
vdu3image.Z
nnnn blocks
# cat du3d1 du3d2 | cpio -ivcdm
copyright
ident
installdu.sh
cpioimage.Z
installpatch
backoutpatch
nnnn blocks
5) In the appropriate Driver Update Guide, locate the procedure for
installing a Driver Update from diskettes on an existing system.
Continue with the step which follows using cpio to copy the files
from the diskettes.
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IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO ANY OF THE ABOVE:
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Call 1-800-SUN-SOFT, option #3 "software upgrades" and request the Solaris
2.5/2.5.1 x86 Driver Update 3, Part No. ISOS-250-FP3-DU3. 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 2.5/2.5.1 x86
Driver Update 3, Part No. ISOS-250-FP3-DU3.) SunSoft will send you the
driver update diskettes.
If you are outside the US and Canada, please contact your local technical
support provider.