Features Removed From the Solaris 9 Operating Environment

adb Map Modifiers and Watchpoint Syntax

The adb utility is implemented as a link to the new mdb utility in this release of the Solaris operating environment.

The mdb(1) man page describes the features of the new debugger, including its adb compatibility mode. Even in this compatibility mode, differences between adb(1) and mdb exist. These differences include the following:

• The text output format of some subcommands is different in mdb. Macro files are formatted by using the same rules, but scripts that depend on the output of other subcommands might need to be modified.

• The watchpoint-length specifier syntax in mdb is different from the syntax that is described in adb. The adb watchpoint commands :w, :a, and :p enable an integer length (in bytes) to be inserted between the colon and the command character. In the mdb(1) man page, the count should be specified after the initial address as a repeat count.

  The adb command 123:456w is specified in the mdb man page as 123,456:w.

• The /m, /*m, ?m, and ?*m format specifiers are not recognized or supported by mdb.

AnswerBook2 Server

The AnswerBook2^TM server is no longer included in this release. Existing AnswerBook2 servers can run on the Solaris 9 operating environment. Solaris documentation is available on the Solaris Documentation CD in online formats. All Solaris documentation is also always available at http://docs.sun.com.

aspppd Utility

The aspppd utility is no longer included in this release. Instead, use the pppd(1M) utility with Solaris PPP 4.0 utility that is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment.

ATOK8 Japanese Input Method

The ATOK8 Japanese input method is no longer supported in this release. The ATOK12 Japanese input method is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment. The ATOK12 Japanese input method provides a similar range of operations to the ATOK8 with the addition of several enhancements.

crash Utility

The crash utility is no longer supported in this release. In the Solaris 9 operating environment, the mdb(1) utility provides a function that is similar to the function of the crash utility. The mdb utility also examines system crash dump files. The crash utility's interface has been structured around implementation details, such as slots, that have no relation to the Solaris operating system implementation.

"Transition From" in Solaris Modular Debugger Guide provides information for users who are making the transition from using crash to using mdb.

Crash Dump Options for Solaris ipcs Command

The capability of applying the ipcs(1) command to system crash dumps by using the -C and -N command-line options is no longer supported in this release. Equivalent capability is now provided by the mdb(1) ::ipcs debugger command.

cs00 Japanese Input Method

The cs00 Japanese input method is no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment. Related interfaces, such as the xci interface, the Japanese Feature Package (JFP) libmle API, and the mle command, are also no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment.

If you upgrade to the Solaris 9 operating environment from a previous release, the existing public user dictionary /var/mle/ja/cs00/cs00_u.dic is removed.

Two Japanese input methods, ATOK12 and Wnn6, are supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment. For more information on the ATOK12 and Wnn6 input methods, see the International Language Environments Guide.

devconfig

devconfig is no longer supported in this release.

Device Support and Driver Software

The following table lists devices and driver software that are no longer supported in this release.

Early Access (EA) Directory

The name of the EA directory has been changed to ExtraValue in the Solaris 9 operating environment.

Emulex MD21 Disk Controller for ESDI Drives

The MD21 disk controller for ESDI drives is no longer supported in the Solaris 9 operating environment.

enable_mixed_bcp Tunable

The enable_mixed_bcp tunable is no longer supported in this release. In Solaris releases prior to the Solaris 9 operating environment, the /etc/system variable enable_mixed_bcp could be set to 0 to disable dynamic linking of partially statically linked SunOS^TM 4.0 and compatible executables. The system used dynamic linking for these executables by default. In the Solaris 9 operating environment, dynamic linking is always used for these executables, and the enable_mixed_bcp tunable has been removed from the system. This change does not affect binary compatibility for SunOS 4.0 and compatible executables in any way.

Intel 486–Based Systems

The Solaris operating environment is no longer supported on Intel 486–based systems.

japanese Locale Name Alternate

The japanese locale name alternate of the ja Japanese Extended UNIX Code (EUC) locale is no longer supported in this release. This locale name facilitated migration from the Solaris 1.0 release and compatible releases. You can use ja or ja_JP.eucJP as the Japanese EUC locale with the Solaris 9 operating environment. The Solaris 1.0 BCP (JLE) application and compatible versions can still run in the Solaris 9 operating environment without any changes.

Java Software Developer's Kit (SDK) 1.2.2

Version 1.2.2 of the Java^TM SDK (SUNWj2dev) is no longer included in the Solaris 9 release. Near-equivalent capability is supported by Java 2 Standard Edition, versions 1.4 and compatible versions. Current and previous versions of JDK and Java runtime environment (JRE) are available for download from http://java.sun.com.

JDK 1.1.8 and JRE 1.1.8

Version 1.1.8 of the JDK and version 1.1.8 of the JRE are no longer supported in this release. Near-equivalent capability is supported by Java 2 Standard Edition, versions 1.4 and compatible versions. Current and previous versions of JDK and JRE are available for download from http://java.sun.com.

OpenWindows Toolkits for Developers

Development in the OpenWindows^TM XView^TM and OLIT toolkits is no longer supported in this release. Developers are encouraged to migrate to the Motif toolkit. Applications that were developed with the OpenWindows XView and OLIT toolkits can still run on the Solaris 9 operating environment.

OpenWindows Environment for Users

The OpenWindows environment is no longer supported in this release. The Common Desktop Environment (CDE) is the default desktop environment that is included in the Solaris 9 operating environment. Applications that use the OpenWindows XView and OLIT toolkits can still run on the Solaris 9 operating environment in CDE.

Priority Paging and Related Kernel Tunables (priority_paging/cachefree)

The priority_paging and cachefree tunable parameters are not supported in the Solaris 9 release. These parameters have been replaced with an enhanced file-system caching architecture that implements paging policies that are similar to priority paging, but always enabled. Attempts to set these parameters in the /etc/system file result in boot-time warnings such as the following:

sorry, variable 'priority_paging' is not defined in the 'kernel'
sorry, variable 'cachefree' is not defined in the 'kernel'

If you upgrade to the Solaris 9 release or pkgadd the SUNWcsr packages, and your /etc/system file includes the priority_paging or cachefree parameters, the following occurs:

1. The following message is displayed if the priority_paging or cachefree parameters are set in the /etc/system file:

   NOTE: /etc/system has been modified since it contains references to priority paging tunables. Please review the changed file.

2. Comments are inserted in the /etc/system file before any line that sets priority_paging or cachefree. For example, if priority_paging is set to 1, this line is replaced with the following lines:

   * NOTE: As of Solaris 9, priority paging is unnecessary and * has been removed. Since references to priority paging-related tunables * will now result in boot-time warnings, the assignment below has been * commented out. For more details, see the Solaris 9 Release Notes, or * the "Solaris Tunable Parameters Reference Manual". * set priority_paging=1

s5fs File System

The s5fs file system is no longer supported in this release. The s5fs file system supports the installation of Interactive UNIX applications, which is no longer required in the Solaris operating environment.

sendmail Utility Features

Some features of the sendmail utility are no longer supported in this release. The affected features are modifications that are mostly nonstandard and specific to Sun. These features include special syntax and special semantics for V1/Sun configuration files, the remote mode feature, the AutoRebuildAliases option, and the three sun-reverse-alias features.

More information about these features and migration issues is located at http://www.sendmail.org/vendor/sun/solaris9.html.

SUNWebnfs

The SUNWebnfs package is no longer included on the Solaris operating environment media.

The library and documentation are available for download from http://www.sun.com/webnfs.

sun4d–Based Servers

The following servers that are based on the sun4d architecture are no longer supported in this release.

• SPARCserver^TM 1000

• SPARCcenter 2000

SUNWrdm

The SUNWrdm package, which formerly contained text release notes, is no longer included on the Solaris Software CD in this release.

For release notes, refer to the Release Notes on the Solaris Documentation CD, the printed Installation Release Notes, or the most current release notes that are available on http://docs.sun.com.