Is Plug-and-Play (PNP) supported by Solaris/x86?
Yes, with release 2.6 and latter. Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier (even with the DUs), do NOT support PNP. PNP should be disabled and the card manually configured for the latter case. Sun FAQ 2234-02 at http://access1.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/rinfo2html?223402.faq has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices. See the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide (mentioned above) for details on each device (and see the Driver Update Guide when using updates). Personally, I find it a lot easier to disable PNP on cards that have that option. Boot into DOS or Windows (with a diskette if you have to) and run your card manufacturer’s utility or configuration or diagnostic program. I also disable the BIOS setting “OS supports PNP”. PNP can be tricky with Solaris sometimes. To display your current system configuration run “prtconf -pv” The following is from Sun FAQ 2234-02, which has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices: You hav
Yes, with release 2.6 and latter. Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier (even with the DUs), do NOT support PNP. PNP should be disabled and the card manually configured for the latter case. Sun FAQ 2234-02 at http://access1.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/rinfo2html?223402.faq has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices. See the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide (mentioned above) for details on each device (and see the Driver Update Guide when using updates). Personally, I find it a lot easier to disable PNP on cards that have that option. Boot into DOS or Windows (with a diskette if you have to) and run your card manufaturer’s utility or configuration or diagnostic program. PNP can be tricky with Solaris sometimes.
Yes, with release 2.6 and latter. Solaris 2.5.1 and earlier (even with the DUs), do NOT support PNP. PNP should be disabled and the card manually configured for the latter case. Sun FAQ 2234-02 at http://access1.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/rinfo2html?223402.faq has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices. See the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide (mentioned above) for details on each device (and see the Driver Update Guide when using updates). Personally, I find it a lot easier to disable PNP on cards that have that option. Boot into DOS or Windows (with a diskette if you have to) and run your card manufacturer’s utility or configuration or diagnostic program. I also disable the BIOS setting “OS supports PNP”. PNP can be tricky with Solaris sometimes.
Yes, with Solaris 2.6 and latter. Sun FAQ 2234-02 at http://access1.Sun.COM/cgi-bin/rinfo2html?223402.faq has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices. See the System Administration Guide: Devices and File Systems at http://docs.sun.com/ for details on each device (and see the Driver Update Guide when using updates). Personally, I find it a lot easier to disable PNP on cards that have that option. Boot into DOS or Windows (with a diskette if you have to) and run your card manufacturer’s utility or configuration or diagnostic program. I also disable the BIOS setting “OS supports PNP”. PNP can be tricky with Solaris sometimes. To display your current system configuration run “prtconf -pv” The following is from Sun FAQ 2234-02, which has instructions for configuring Solaris to recognize specific PNP devices: You have a device that is “Plug and Play” (PnP), but Solaris doesn’t recognize it. Yet it seems that it is generic enough, like a modem, that it should b
