Preface
The SolarisTM 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Release Notes contain installation problem details and other information that were not available until immediately before the release of the Solaris 7 operating environment and arrived too late to be included in the SUNWrdm package that is resident on the Solaris CD. This document complements the information that is available in the SUNWrdm package, the online release notes except for the information in Chapter 2, Installation Issues.
Chapter 2, Installation Issues supersedes the information in the installation_bugs file that is part of the online release notes.
You can access the online release notes (the SUNWrdm package) as follows:
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When booting from the Solaris 7 CD, information about this release can be found in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
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The default installed location for information about this release can be found in the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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The name of this product is Solaris 7 but code and path or package path names may use Solaris 2.7 or SunOS 5.7. Always follow the code or path as it is written.
Who Should Use This Book
These notes are for users and system administrators who are installing and using Solaris 7 software.
If you are using any Solaris locale other than the C/POSIX locale, be sure to check to locale-specific bugs in the "Localization Bugs".
How This Book is Organized
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Chapter 1, Update 10/19/1998 provides late-breaking information that became available for publication after 9/24/1998.
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Chapter 2, Installation Issues lists installation problems and installation news that arrived too late for publication in other documents. When booting from the Solaris 7 CD, the installation_bugs file is located in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The installed location for the installation_bugs file is the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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Chapter 3, Late-Breaking Solaris Runtime Issues describes non-installation problems that arrived too late for publication in other documents. When booting from the Solaris 7 CD, the runtime_bugs file is located in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The installed location for the runtime_bugs file is the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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Chapter 4, Late-Breaking News lists the new Solaris features that arrived too late to be included in the "What's New: A Closer Look" of the Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Installation Library or the new_features file in the SUNWrdm package located on the Solaris CD.
When booting from the Solaris 7 CD, the new_features file is located in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The installed location for the new_features file is the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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Chapter 5, End-of-Support Statements provides statements about end-of-support for certain software features and some hardware products that arrived too late for publication in the eof file of the SUNWrdm package on the Solaris CD. When booting from the Solaris 7 CD, the eof file is located in the directory:
/cdrom/sol_7_x86/s2/Solaris_2.7/Docs/release_info/C
The installed location for the eof file is the directory:
/usr/share/release_info/Solaris_2.7/C
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Chapter 6, Documentation Issues describes documentation issues that arrived too late for publication in the Solaris product documents.
Other software that may be included can have installation issues or important news that arrived too late for publication. Be sure to read any separate Release Notes of any additional software products that may be selected for installation.
All Solaris bug IDs are enclosed in () parenthesis.
Related Books
You may need to refer to the following manuals when installing Solaris software:
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Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Start Here
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Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Device Configuration Guide
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Solaris 7 (Intel Platform Edition) Hardware Compatibility List
Ordering Sun Documents
The SunDocsSM program provides more than 250 manuals from Sun Microsystems, Inc. If you live in the United States, Canada, Europe, or Japan, you can purchase documentation sets or individual manuals using this program.
For a list of documents and how to order them, see the catalog section of the SunExpressTM Internet site at http://www.sun.com/sunexpress.
Contacting Customer Support
If you have any support issues, call your authorized service provider. For further information about support, see http://access1.sun.com. To find out more about Sun Microsystems, Inc., see http://www.sun.com.
Accessing Sun Documentation Online
The docs.sun.com Web site enables you to access Sun technical documentation online. You can browse the docs.sun.com archive or search for a specific book title or subject. The URL is http://docs.sun.com.
What Typographic Changes Mean
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions|
Typeface or Symbol |
Meaning |
Example |
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AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
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AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
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AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
To delete a file, type rm filename. |
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AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. |
Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
Table P-2 Shell Prompts|
Shell |
Prompt |
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| C shell prompt | machine_name% |
| C shell superuser prompt | machine_name% |
| Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
| Borne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
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