PCMCIA Issues

The following bugs have been filed against PCMCIA device support in this Solaris release.

Known Bugs

System Appears to Hang When the PC ATA (`pcata`) Module Is `modunloaded` (BugID 4096137)

If there is a PCMCIA I/O card in a slot that has been accessed and the card driver is unloaded (as occurs during modunload -i 0 at the end of multi-user boot) the system appears to hang.

Workaround: Removing the card may bring the system back.

Booting the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Initially With a 64-bit Kernel May Not Create the Device `/dev/term/pc0`, PC Card Serial Driver (BugID 4162969)

When booting the Solaris 8 operating environment initially with a 64-bit kernel, the /dev/term/pc0 hardware device node for PC card serial device may not be created.

Workaround: Boot the system with the 32-bit kernel first, then reboot with the 64-bit kernel.

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PCMCIA Issues

Known Bugs

System Appears to Hang When the PC ATA (pcata) Module Is modunloaded (BugID 4096137)

Booting the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Initially With a 64-bit Kernel May Not Create the Device /dev/term/pc0, PC Card Serial Driver (BugID 4162969)

System Appears to Hang When the PC ATA (`pcata`) Module Is `modunloaded` (BugID 4096137)

Booting the Solaris 8 Operating Environment Initially With a 64-bit Kernel May Not Create the Device `/dev/term/pc0`, PC Card Serial Driver (BugID 4162969)