Configuration Procedure

Initial Installation and Configuration

1. Install the Solaris software, including the PCMCIA packages in the SUNWpcmc cluster.

2. Boot the system.

3. Insert the PC Card ATA device.

Identifying an Unrecognized Card

If you insert a PC Card ATA device and it isn't recognized (no special files are created), use the prtconf command to try to identify the problem.

1. Run the prtconf -D command to see if your pcata card is recognized.

   A recognized device will appear at the end of the prtconf -D output. For example:

   # prtconf -D . . . pcic, instance #0 (driver name: pcic) . . . disk, instance #0

2. If pcata does not appear in the prtconf -D output, there is a problem with the PC Card adapter configuration or with the hardware.

   Check to see whether the problem is with the card or the adapter by trying to use the card on another machine and by seeing if it works on the same machine using DOS.