Configuration Procedure

Initial Installation and Configuration

1. Consult the Configuration Assistant for address space, I/O space, and IRQs already used by system devices.

2. Insert the PC Card adapter.

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

   • If you choose to install the Entire Distribution, the PCMCIA packages are automatically included. After installation and reboot, any reconfiguration is done automatically.

   • If you choose any other distribution, such as the End User Distribution, select Customize from the choices at the bottom of the Software Selection screen. Then choose PCMCIA Support from the scrolling list on the Customize Software screen. After installation and reboot, any reconfiguration is done automatically.

4. Reboot the system.

Adding PC Card Support to a Previously Installed System

1. Become root.

2. Use the pkgadd command and select PCMCIA Support from the Customize Software screen.

3. Do a reconfiguration reboot to reallocate resources:

   # touch /reconfigure # reboot

4. Insert the PC Card adapter and turn on the machine.

5. Do a second reboot so that the PC Card device driver begins running with the new resources allocated.