Solaris Express Developer Edition Release Notes

Bugs Fixed and Integrated

This table lists issues and bugs that have been fixed since the release of Solaris 10 Operating System.

Table 1–1 Integrated Bugs

Change Request Number 

Heading 

Fixed in Release 

6554028 

Xorg Fails on Dell Latitude D620 Machines With 945GM-based Video Card 

Developer 1/08 

6557192 

Disabled SMF Services are Online Due to Relinking of generic.xml

Developer 9/07 

6557069 

CDE is the Default Desktop 

Developer 9/07 

6555581 

Network Configuration Tool is Not NWAM Aware 

Developer 9/07 

6554029 

LSI53C1020 and LSI53C1030 Parallel SCSI Controllers Might Cause Panic 

Developer 9/07 

6553364 

Netbeans Application Server Installation Error  

Developer 9/07 

6526120 

64-bit SPARC and x86 Machines Need Xtsol Extension Module for Xorg Server 

Developer 9/07 

6517484 

Users Cannot Adjust Date and Time Setting in Asian Locales 

Developer 9/07 

6506588 

Xorg Desktop Panics During Solaris GUI Installation 

Developer 9/07 

6502253 

Firefox Packages Partially Removed on Upgrade of System With Sparse Root Zone Installed 

Developer 9/07 

6466379 

svc:/system/dbus:default Goes Into Maintenance Mode in Zones

Developer 9/07 

6316245 

Wrong MAC Address is Displayed When There is More Than One Ethernet Card 

Developer 9/07 

6515667 

Solaris Registration Fails On x86 Platforms 

Developer 5/07 

6498805 

Java Applications Will not Run on Live Upgrade 

Developer 5/07 

6453340 

Show Desktop, Window List, and Workspace Switcher Fail to Load on Login 

Developer 5/07 

6452649 

GNOME Panel Exits on Login 

Developer 5/07 

6227829 

Default DMA Setting for CD and DVD Devices Might Cause Problems for Certain Systems 

Developer 5/07 

6488396 

Access To Removable Media 

Developer 2/07 

6440673 

Solaris Trusted Extensions Installation Issue 

Developer 2/07 

6411690 

SPARC: Installing a Solaris Flash Archive Causes Sun4v System to Hang

Developer 2/07 

6478928 

Buffer Recycling Causes Long ARC Mutex Spin 

SX 12/06 

6478246 

Panic Caused by Bad Trap ire_round_robin()

SX 12/06 

6452077  

DR: cfgadm -c Configuration of Slot on Starcat Fails

SX 12/06 

6448317 

Many GNOME Packages Fail to Install for Diskless Clients 

SX 12/06 

6442319 

Issue Managing Solaris Trusted Extensions With SMC 

SX 12/06 

6423748 

Sound Juicer and Nautilus CD Burner Cannot Be Used Without HAL 

SX 12/06 

6353146  

x86: Adding Driver Updates Might Cause Failure of Network Configuration 

SX 12/06 

6467198 

xdpyinfo Command Displays Incorrect Extensions List

SX 11/06 

6317659  

SPARC: Using Suspend-and-Resume Functionality Might cause Sun Blade 2500 Systems to Hang 

SX 11/06 

6453083 

Running add_install_client -e -f Removes Client Entry From /etc/Ethers

SX 9/06 

6450019 

Inability to Type The Password That Unlocks The GNOME 2.14 Screensaver 

SX 9/06 

6439022 

Solaris Management Console Server Fails to Start  

SX 8/06 

6419441 

Cannot Use Proprietary NVIDIA Drivers With Xorg Server Starting With Solaris Express 6/06 Release 

SX 8/06 

6400907 

bge Gets the checksum Wrong on IPv6

SX 8/06 

6430207 

SMC Server Fails to Start 

SX 7/06 

6430143 

Panic in vhci_pathinfo_state_change

SX 7/06 

6401605  

pcie_error_init Enables memory Access for Ranges 0x00000000-0x???

SX 7/06 

6410632 

Solaris ZFS Administration Application Not Visible in Sun Java Web Console 

SX 6/06 

6350819 

Problem With Choosing a Terminal Type When Installing Solaris Express 1/06 Software 

SX 6/06 

6340509 

Custom JumpStart Profile Test Fails With Locale Keyword 

SX 6/06 

6409425  

Upgrade Fails When Upgrading to the Build 37 Release 

SX 5/06 

6376682 

Problems in the Execution of the Precreation Script Impacts the Creation of the Solaris Flash Archive 

SX 5/06 

6350869 

Generic LAN Driver Version 3 Fails to Set Field Length of Logical Link Control Frames 

SX 5/06 

6346843 

Bulgarian Locale Uses Russian Character Map 

SX 5/06 

6336069 

Error Occurs When You Upgrade a Solaris Live Upgrade Boot Environment With CD or DVD Media 

SX 5/06 

6314583 

Serbian Locale Uses Russian Character Map 

SX 5/06 

6241781 

Secure Shell Daemon Not Storing Delegated Credentials 

SX 5/06 

5110062 

NFSv4 Domain Prompting Now Performed by sysidtool Framework

SX 5/06 

6383586 

Solaris Flash Archive Does Not Install Properly and SMF ServicesAre NotAvailable  

SX 4/06 

6352813 

Using mkfs Command to Create File System Might Fail on Very Large Disks 

SX 4/06 

6303564 

SUNWceuow Package Improperly Upgraded if Symbolic Links to Solaris OS Are Changed 

SX 4/06 

6303241 

x86: Upgrading to the Current Solaris Express Release Overwrites GLX Module 

SX 4/06 

6372842 

Some Keyboard Layout Names in kdmconfig Have Changed

SX 3/06 

6372560 

The System Appears to Hang When Installing Solaris Express 2/06 OS 

SX 3/06 

6301627 

Reinitializing Link on a Server in a Storage Area Network Causes Logical Unit Number on All Servers to Reset 

SX 3/06 

6272126 

Incorrect ACPI BIOS Information in Sun Fire V65x Servers 

SX 3/06 

6241782 

Overwrite Parameter of gss_store_cred() Function Fails

SX 3/06 

5077933 

Devices Not Immediately Available in Fabric Zones in a Storage Area network 

SX 3/06 

6354739 

Selecting New Locale During Installation Causes Installation to Fail 

SX 2/06 

6350486 

Adding Regions Fails With the localeadm Command 

SX 2/06 

6338316 

Floppy Drive Not Usable on Systems With Solaris Express 11/05 Release 

SX 2/06 

6329929 

SPARC: Problems Configuring Preferences With the GNOME On-Screen Keyboard 

SX 2/06 

6356098 

ZFS Administration Application Not Immediately Available After Installation 

SX 1/06 

6342813 

Upgrading to Solaris Express 12/05 Release Not Loading Volume Device Driver 

SX 1/06 

6333461 

Unloading the e1000g Ethernet Driver Might Cause a System Panic 

SX 1/06 

6346510 

File System Creation Might Fail on Small Slices 

SX 12/05 

6334799 

Input/Output Problems With sd or ssd Drivers Cause System to Hang 

SX 12/05 

6332093 

Custom JumpStart Pauses During Installation or Upgrade 

SX 12/05 

6331510 

ns_files.xml File Overwritten During Installation

SX 12/05 

6330877 

Failures Occur on Systems Without Support for Streaming SIMD Extension-2 Instruction Set 

SX 12/05 

6329642 

SPARC: Loadkeys Warnings Appear When System Is Booted From Solaris OS DVD 

SX 12/05 

6329593 

Problems With dbx and GNU Debuggers 

SX 12/05 

6312424 

SPARC: Error Messages Displayed During Dynamic Reconfiguration 

SX 12/05 

6273030 

Full-Screen Magnification and Keyboard Accessibility Features Not Working 

SX 12/05 

6208656 

Solaris Installation GUI Might Fail When You Install Solaris Flash Archive 

SX 12/05 

6262272 

Systems With Less Than 256 Mbytes of Memory Might Fail to Boot 

SX 11/05 

6256048 

Files Larger Than 2 Gbytes Not Included When Solaris Flash Archive Is Created 

SX 11/05 

6295862 

Command-Line Utilities Not Working in en_GB.UTF-8 Locale 

SX 10/05 

6280765 

StarOffice Not Starting in Solaris Express 7/05 OS 

SX 10/05 

6231291 

Configuration Steps Skipped After a Solaris OS Installation 

SX 10/05 

6304033 

Systems With Boot Partitions Might Boot Improperly After an Upgrade 

SX 9/05 

6296944 

Systems on CGTP Network Setup Might Panic 

SX 9/05 

6293801  

SPARC: Sun PGX Graphics Driver Not Working on Developer 9/05 Release 

SX 9/05 

6279238 

Sun Fire V440 Systems Might Panic Under Intense Network Traffic 

SX 9/05 

6266985 

Cassini Gigabit-Ethernet Driver Not Working in Current Release 

SX 9/05 

4992478 

Permissions for Mount Points Not Preserved in Created Boot Environment 

SX 9/05 

6282885 

Certain Logitech USB Mouse Devices Hang if Used With Solaris Express 7/05 OS 

SX 8/05 

6266969 

regexec() Function Might Fail to Match Certain Specified Expressions

SX 8/05 

6189823 

localeadm -l Does Not List Installed Korean Locale Packages 

SX 8/05 

6272302 

Running and Terminating Packet Analyzers on Certain Network Adapters Might Cause System to Panic 

SX 7/05 

6272095 

Installation of GNU C Compiler Fails in Current Solaris Release 

SX 7/05 

6271759 

pwdx Command Allows Any User to Display Working Directories

SX 7/05 

6271688 

Applications That Switch Directories Within /proc Might Cause System to Panic

SX 7/05 

6259168 

System Without USB Devices Might Panic After Installation of Current Solaris Release 

SX 7/05 

6256056 

Race Condition While Using t1 Driver Might Cause a System Panic 

SX 7/05 

6249712 

System Hangs During Dynamic Reconfiguration 

SX 7/05 

6235086 

Sun Fire V40z Servers Might Panic When Booted From the Network 

SX 7/05 

6232864 

System Might Panic During Dynamic Reconfiguration 

SX 7/05 

6216195 

Non-Global Zones Created After Patching Global Zones Are Not Accessible by Remote Login Services 

SX 7/05 

6234227 

Do Not Use Encrypted or Commercial Movie DVDs on Systems With Solaris Express 3/05 

SX 6/05 

6233202 

Upgrading to Solaris Express Fails When Using Solaris Live Upgrade 

SX 6/05 

6230700 

SCTP Socket-Based Applications Cause the System to Panic 

SX 6/05 

6226332 

Processing ipf.conf With Verbose Option Might Cause System Panic

SX 6/05 

6221374 

svccfg import Subcommand Does Not Refresh Dependent Services

SX 6/05 

6212965 

Mozilla Not Starting in the Current Solaris Express Release 

SX 6/05 

6209619 

Using USB 2.0 Hubs With USB 1.x Devices Might Cause System Panic 

SX 6/05 

6204987 

EHCI Driver Unusable in Certain Motherboards 

SX 6/05 

6200924 

Pausing USB Audio Devices During Play or Record Operation Might Cause System Deadlock 

SX 6/05 

4640568 

SPARC: Systems With Multiple Interfaces Recognize All Interfaces as Usable After Installation or Upgrade 

SX 6/05 

4720192, 6215918 

/dev and /devices/pseudo Permissions Set Incorrectly After Installation

SX 6/05 

6244945  

Upgrading from Solaris Express 6/05 Release to Current release requires remounting of file systems 

SX 4/05 

6219932 

Compose Key Sequences Might Not Work When You Use X Keyboard Extension in Some Locales 

SX 4/05 

6218158 

Java Error Messages Are Displayed After a Solaris 10 OS Installation 

SX 4/05 

6215739 

Solaris GUI Installation Program Fails If You Configure Nonprimary Interface and Enable DHCP 

SX 4/05 

5042195 

x86: Only Part of the Disk Is Usable by fdisk or format Commands

SX 4/05 

6222925 

Installation Fails When You Install Solaris Flash Archive on Empty Boot Environment With Solaris Live Upgrade 

SX 3/05 

6203680 

Using FireWire 1394 Storage Devices Might Cause System Panic 

SX 3/05 

6215847 

Solaris 10 Installation Disc Ejects When You Install the Solaris Flash Archive 

SX 3/05 

5087588 

install_log does not log Installation of all packages in s10_64 and onward 

SX 3/05 

5062018 

SPARC: Systems With Active Kernel Debugger Might Panic During Suspend/Resume Cycles 

SX 3/05 

5042573 

SPARC: Some UTF-8 Locales Are Unavailable in the Common Desktop Environment Login Service 

SX 3/05 

4967742 

Installation of Locales Fails if Solaris Installation CDs Are Used 

SX 3/05 

4915974 

Solstice DiskSuite Configurations Not Converted to Solaris Volume Manager Format When You Upgrade With Solaris Live Upgrade 

SX 3/05 

Issue 

Cannot Access Storage Area Networks Through SUNWsan With Solaris 10 Software 

Solaris 10 OS 

Issue 

Sun Studio 12 Upgrade Issues 

Developer 9/07 

Issue 

Solaris Trusted Extensions Must Use Xsun X Server

Developer 2/07 

Issue 

Physical Distribution of Solaris Software is Now Only on DVD 

 

Issue 

New Minimum Memory Requirement 

 

Issue 

StarOffice Patch Application Requires Additional Steps 

 

Issue 

Cannot Use Solaris Live Upgrade to Upgrade to Solaris Express 6/05