Driver Update 3 Guide for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition)

Installing Solaris Using the Driver Update

The procedure to install the Solaris operating environment using a Driver Update is changed with the Solaris 2.6 release. Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette includes a Configuration Assistant program that finds and configures devices for you. Use this diskette to boot the Solaris 2.6 operating environment and Driver Update diskettes to install and update device drivers.

Follow these steps:

Insert Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette into your machine's diskette drive (Version 1.2 replaces the Version 1.1 diskette and the diskette provided with Solaris 2.6 Intel Platform Edition).

Turn on your machine.

When the Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed, press F4_Driver Update.

The message "Enumerating buses ..." is displayed. The Install Driver Update screen is then displayed.

Remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette from the diskette drive and insert Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 Diskette 1.

Note -
Do not insert a Solaris 2.6 Video Driver Update diskette in the diskette drive at this point. You are prompted to do this later.

Press F2_Continue.

The Select Solaris System Version screen is displayed.

Select Solaris OS 2.6 and press F2_Continue.

The Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen is displayed.

Remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskette from the diskette drive and insert the next Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskette.

Press F2_Continue.

The Loading Driver Update Software screen is displayed, along with a progress bar that shows the percentage of drivers that have been extracted from the diskette. Drivers are read into memory and survive long enough for the system to successfully boot to its installation program. When all the new drivers on the diskette have been processed, the Continue Driver Update Installation screen is displayed.

Repeat Step 7 through Step 8 until all Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskettes are installed.

When all the drivers are processed, remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskette from the diskette drive and reinsert Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette.

Important: Do not remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette from the diskette drive until you see the following message displayed in a dialog box:
If you want to bypass the device configuration and boot screens when the system reboots, eject the Device Configuration Assistant/Boot diskette now

Press F2_Continue.

The Solaris Device Configuration Assistant screen is displayed.

Press F2_Continue.

The following message is displayed:
Enumerating buses ...
The Scanning Devices screen is then displayed. System devices are scanned. When scanning is complete, the Identified Devices screen is displayed.

Press F2_Continue.

The message "Loading driver com.bef ..." is displayed followed by messages about the drivers that are required to boot your system. After a few seconds, the Boot Solaris screen is displayed.

At the Boot Solaris screen, select the device controller attached to the device that contains your install medium.

Press F2_Continue.

Drivers for the device controller you selected are displayed. Your system boots to run the install program. The install program starts and your machine begins booting the complete Solaris 2.6 operating environment. Then, after some time, the following messages are displayed:

Installing unbundled device driver support
Extracting driver list from tree..
distribution-diskette-name driver-name...

Please insert the Driver Update diskette labeled distribution-diskette-name
Press <ENTER> when ready.

Remove Solaris 2.6 Device Configuration Assistant, Version 1.2 Diskette and reinsert Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 Diskette 1 into the diskette drive.

Press Enter.

Patches that contain the new drivers are installed from the diskette onto your machine. Messages about the patches being installed are displayed.
- If drivers on other Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskettes are required for your machine, this prompt is displayed:
  Please insert the Driver Update diskette labeled distribution-diskette-name Press <ENTER> when ready.
- Otherwise, this prompt is displayed:
  If you have additional Update diskettes to install(such as video), please insert diskette now.Additional Update diskettes to install? (y/n) [y]

If drivers on other Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskettes are required, remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskette from the diskette drive, insert the next Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 diskette you are prompted to insert, press Enter, and repeat until all drivers you need are installed.If you want to install video drivers, remove the Solaris 2.6 Driver Update 3 Diskette 1 from the diskette drive, insert a Solaris 2.6 Video Driver Update diskette, type y for yes or press Enter, and then follow the directions displayed on your screen.If you don't want to install video drivers, type n for no.

Note -
Video Driver Update 3 Guide for Solaris 2.6 (Intel Platform Edition) contains additional information about video drivers.

Press Enter.

When installation is complete, the message "Installation complete" is displayed.

Remove the diskette from the diskette drive.

Reboot your machine.

When the Solaris operating environment is finished booting and running, the new devices whose drivers you installed are available for use.

Note -

If you install a video device driver, you may need to run kdmconfig after your system reboots.