Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide

Disabling PAE Mode

To disable support for PAE mode, follow these steps:

  1. Reboot your machine.

  2. Interrupt autoboot by pressing the Escape key.

    The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant starts.

  3. Press F2_Continue until the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.

  4. Press F4_Boot Tasks.

    The Boot Tasks screen is displayed.

  5. Select View/Edit Property Settings.

    The View/Edit Property Settings screen is displayed.

  6. Press F4_Create.

    The Create Property screen is displayed.

  7. In the Specify Property Name field, type mmu-modlist and press Enter.

  8. In the Specify Value field, type mmu32 and press Enter.

    The message "Updating Saved Configuration information..." is displayed on the Updating screen. When the property and value are saved successfully, the View/Edit Property Settings screen is displayed.

  9. Press F2_Back.

    The Boot Tasks screen is displayed.

  10. Press F3_Back.

    After drivers on your machine are loaded, the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.

  11. Continue booting your machine as you normally would.