Solaris 8 (Intel Platform Edition) 1/01 Release Notes Update

Common Desktop Environment Bugs

Volume Manager Might Fail to Mount CD-ROM (4355643)

A CD-ROM with an unusual data layout might fail to mount automatically. The File Manager window might not display the CD-ROM's contents after it is inserted into the drive.

Workaround: Mount the CD-ROM manually:

Become root.
Stop the volume manager:
/etc/init.d/volmgt stop
Mount the CD-ROM:
mount -F hsfs -r device_pathname /mnt
Where device_pathname is the pathname to where in the system the CD-ROM drive is connected to. For example, /dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0.

Note -
CD-ROM drives are typically connected to c0t6d0s0 or to c0t2d0s0 at the factory, but you must use the correct pathname for this command to work.
Restart the volume manager:
/etc/init.d/volmgt start

OpenWindows File Manager Fails to Mount Diskette (4329368)

If you insert a diskette into its drive on a system with SCSI removable media devices and then select Check for Floppy from the File menu in OpenWindows^TM File Manager, File Manager mounts the diskette in the /floppy directory, but fails to display a File Manager view listing the disk contents. The Format Floppy and Eject Floppy options do not appear in the File menu of File Manager.

Workaround: Choose one of the following workarounds.

To view the contents of a diskette, follow these steps:
1. Click on the / folder in the File Manager Iconic Path.
2. Double-click on the floppy folder in the / display window.
3. Double-click on the floppy0 folder in the /floppy display window.
To format a diskette, follow these steps:
1. Unmount the diskette.
  % volrmmount -e floppy0
  where floppy0 is the floppy disk's folder in the /floppy directory.
2. Format the diskette.
  % fdformat floppy0
To create a new file system on a diskette, follow these steps:

Note -
If you have already unmounted the diskette, go to step 2 of this workaround.
1. Unmount the diskette.
  % volrmmount -e floppy0
  where floppy0 is the diskette's folder in the /floppy directory.
2. Create the appropriate file system on the diskette.
  - To create a new UFS file system on the diskette, use the newfs command:
    % newfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0
  - To create a PCFS file system on the diskette, use the mkfs command:
    % mkfs -F pcfs /vol/dev/aliases/floppy0
3. Mount the diskette.
  % volrmmount -i floppy0
To eject the diskette, use the eject command.
% eject floppy0

To prevent this problem, apply patch 109464-01.

PDASync Cannot Delete Last Entry From the Desktop (4260435)

After deleting the last item from the desktop (for example, the last appointment in your Calendar or the last address in the Address Manager), it is restored from the handheld device to the desktop when you synchronize your handheld device.

Workaround: Manually delete the last entry from the handheld device prior to synchronization.

PDASync Does Not Support Data Exchange With the Multibyte Internationalized PDA Device (4263814)

If you exchange multibyte data between a PDA device and Solaris CDE, the data may be corrupted in both environments.

Workaround: Back up your data on your personal computer with the PDA backup utility before you run the PDASync application. If you accidentally exchange multibyte data and corrupt that data, restore your data from the backup.