Patch-ID# 110930-05 Keywords: x86 DCA boot diskette Synopsis: SunOS 5.8_x86: x86 bootfloppy image Date: Feb/11/2002 Solaris Release: 8_x86 SunOS Release: 5.8_x86 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Xref: Topic: Relevant Architectures: i386 BugId's fixed with this patch: 4137829 4304836 4319500 4321234 4321845 4323711 4325890 4343780 4344312 4354815 4355798 4375256 4401827 4402048 4406777 4415432 Changes incorporated in this version: 4304836 4355798 4323711 4319500 4343780 4401827 4415432 Patches accumulated and obsoleted by this patch: Patches which conflict with this patch: Patches required with this patch: Obsoleted by: Files included with this patch: README.110930-05 (this file) S28DCA1101 (Solaris 8 Device Configuration Assistant boot diskette) Problem Description: 4304836 acpi: Intel 820 Chipset motherboard gets warning message 4355798 boot.bin: does not account for a legitimate BIOS return for INT15 fn E820 4323711 pcplusmp: acpi: Solaris 8 hangs while installing on a IBM Netfinity 5000 4319500 pcplusmp: DEBUG kernels occasionally drop into the debugger 4343780 pcplusmp: acpi_probe: illegal type in APIC DT on Compaq ProLiant 8000 4401827 ACPI: Intel D815EEA mb: prom_panic: kmem_free block already free 4415432 acpi_intp: divide_reduce uses freed value (from 110930-04) 4402048 PXE feature required in Solaris 8 (from 110930-03) 4406777 Toshiba 8200 laptop uses an unsupported on-board iprb network device 4137829 drivers could inform kernel of their version number on loading. 4321234 iprb: add support for Intel "InBusiness" Adapter (8086,1030) 4325890 iprb: code regression in iprb 4375256 iprb: support for PRO/100 (8086,1029) inadvertently removed from the dri ver (from 110930-02) 4321845 x86 machine gets hang at "Boot Solaris" screen (from 110930-01) 4344312 acpi: DCA prom panic from x86 boot floppy 4354815 bootbin:acpi: Configuration Assistant fails to load Patch Installation Instructions: -------------------------------- Refer to 'Special Install Instructions' Special Install Instructions: ----------------------------- This patch contains a Solaris Diskette image file, and the instructions to create Diskettes from this image file. Note - You must use the dd command to copy the uncompressed images to diskettes. ( You can find a DOS version of the dd command at ftp.uu.net:/vendor/sun/solaris/x86/dd.exe ). For each Diskette: 1. Insert a blank diskette into your machine's diskette drive. If you are using DOS, type the following to format the diskette: format A: If you are using the Solaris(TM) operating environment, type the following to format the diskette: fdformat -Ud 2. Next, if you are using DOS, type: dd filename A: If you are using the Solaris(TM) operating environment, type the following commands to see if Volume Management is running: volcheck ls -l /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 * If you see a message similar to this: lrwxrwxrwx 1 root 34 Jan 21 17:28 /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 -> /vol/dev/rdiskette0/unnamed_floppy type: dd if= of=/vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 bs=36k eject floppy0 * If you see this message: /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0 not found type: dd if= of=/dev/rdiskette bs=36k 3. Label diskette(s) made from the included Solaris Device Configuration Assistant image if any as the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant for the appropriate release. NOTE 1: For information on using the DCA boot floppy refer to the documentation on Solaris x86 Installation installation. NOTE 2: To get the complete fix for: 4344312 acpi: DCA prom panic from x86 boot floppy 4354815 bootbin:acpi: Configuration Assistant fails to load one will need to use/install the following patches: 108822-02 - boot.bin patch 110930-01 - DCA boot diskette (this patch) NOTE 3: To get the complete fix for: 4321845 x86 machine gets hang at "Boot Solaris" screen one will need to use/install this patch: 110962-01 - bootconf.exe patch NOTE 4: The corresponding Solaris Driver ITU patch for iprb which contains the fixes for 4406777, 4137829, 4321234, 4325890 and 4375256 can be found in 111186-01. The corresponding protected driver patch for iprb which contains the fixes for 4406777, 4137829, 4321234, 4325890 and 4375256 can be found in 111187-01. NOTE 5: To get the full support for Pre-boot eXecution Environment (PXE), one needs to install the boot.bin, bootconf.exe, bootenv.rc and nbp patch 111307-02 (or newer). NOTE 6: To get the full support for ACPI (4304836) please install the following patches: 111307-03 (or newer) 108529-13 (or newer) KNOWN PROBLEMS AND LIMITATIONS This patch is a DCA boot floppy wrapper patch; its patch number will not be listed by the showrev utility after installation. README -- Last modified date: Monday, February 11, 2002