Installation guide

The program should warn you if there is a conflict.
3. When the scan is successful, go to the Boot Solaris menu and select a device to
boot from.
If you plan to boot or install from a CD-ROM, select CD.
If you plan to boot or install using the network and your machine is registered
as a netinstall client, select NET.
If you plan to boot from the machine’s installed hard disk, select DISK.
Note - If the device hangs again when attempting to go the Boot Solaris menu or
the device does not function, contact your support provider.
PC Card Devices
PC Card devices can be inserted at any time during the boot process or after the
Solaris environment is running since PC Card peripherals are hot-pluggable and
configured automatically by the software.
Issue What to Do
How to know if there are enough IRQs
available to run a two-socket adapter.
Three IRQs must be available to use devices in
both of the sockets. One IRQ is required for the
adapter itself, and one is needed for each device
inserted in a socket.
Allocating IRQs—Sample Procedure
1. Boot with the Configuration Assistant diskette so you can review the resource
usage.
2. Select View/Edit Devices from the Device Tasks menu, and review the list of
devices to see how many IRQs are being used.
There are 16 IRQs, from 0-15. Several IRQs are already assigned. For example,
IRQ 3 is reserved for the second serial port, COM2.
3. If your system has a COM2 port but it is not being used, delete the port to
leave the IRQ resource free for a PC Card.
a. Select the serial port device using IRQ 3, and choose Delete Device.
b. Choose Continue to return to the Device Tasks menu.
c. Save the configuration.
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Information Library for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) ♦ August 1997