System Administration Guide: Basic Administration

x86: Device Configuration Assistant Screen


Note –

In this Oracle Solaris release, the Device Configuration Assistant Screen has been replaced with the GRUB menu on x86 based systems. For more information, see Booting an x86 Based System by Using GRUB (Task Map).


In the Solaris 10 initial release, the autoboot process bypasses the Device Configuration Assistant menus, unless you press ESC when prompted by the system during the boot phase. If you choose to use the Device Configuration Assistant, the following screen is displayed.


Solaris Device Configuration Assistant
                                             
The Solaris(TM)Device Configuration Assistant
scans to identify system hardware, lists identified devices, and can
boot the Solaris software from a specified device. This program must be
used to install the Solaris operating environment, add a driver,
or change the hardware on the system. 

> To perform a full scan to identify all system hardware, choose Continue. 
> To diagnose possible full scan failures, choose Specific Scan.
> To add new or updated device drivers, choose Add Driver. 

About navigation...  
	- The mouse cannot be used. 
	- If the keyboard does not have function keys or they do not respond,
	  press ESC. The legend at the bottom of the screen will change to
	  show the ESC keys to use for navigation. 
	- The F2 key performs the default action.

F2_Continue		F3_Specific Scan		F4_Add Driver		F6_Help